Demetra Markopoulos
Founder, CarsDiva.com
With over five years in the retail business, the last three immersed in automotive new ventures, Markopoulos, while spearheading the management of all of the automotive related online network communities, is the "Cars Diva" for the CarsDiva.com social and professional network, which she began as a blog aimed toward women consumers in October 2007. Prior to CARS, Inc., Markopoulos directly interfaced with many top automotive executives from around the nation in the dealer, fleet, and remarketing sectors of the business in her role as Vice President, Marketing and Business Development of Driveitaway/Carliquidators. As skillful and versatile in front of the camera as she is behind it, prior to her work at Driveitaway, Markopoulos worked for Univision Communications, and has also been a sales representative for a leading international yacht supplier. She is fluent in Spanish and Modern Greek and has also worked for the U.S. Department of Foreign & Commercial Service at the U.S. Embassy in Athens, Greece.
Markopoulos holds a B.A. in International Studies and Hispanic Studies from Northwestern University and is on the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Professional Society of Illinois.
E-mail: Demetra@CarsDiva.com