Commissioner Panagiotis (Peter) Koulias is proud to be a native son, born and raised in Tarpon Springs. Commissioner Koulias for his second term was sworn in office on April 8, 2025, running unopposed. He was originally elected to office on March 15, 2022, and was sworn in on April 22, 2022. During his first term he served as Vice-Mayor and was appointed as Mayor on October 1, 2024. He is the youngest Greek American Mayor to serve at the age of 37. His campaign reinvigorated the pride of the residents, who grew up in Tarpon Springs. His grandparents immigrated to Tarpon Springs from Greece in 1971 to provide his mother and her siblings a better opportunity. His grandparents' house is in the historic Greek Town Sponge Docks neighborhood. His father immigrated to America in the 1970s, and both of his parents are from the island of Kalymnos, Greece. As a Greek American, second-generation Tarponite, Panagiotis feels blessed to have grown up in a city intertwined with history and Greek culture. He is a proud member of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral. Panagiotis played Junior Sponger Football and High School Football all four years as a youth. He attended Sunset Hills Elementary School, Tarpon Springs Middle School, and is a 2005 graduate of Tarpon Springs High School. He then attended the University of South Florida, receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting in 2010. Panagiotis has been a local business owner for many years. After college, he opened a staffing and temporary employment agency, in addition to a payroll and workmen's compensation brokerage. His focus serving as Mayor and Commissioner is to protect the Tarpon Springs way of life for current and future generations and to preserve small-town charm. He is thankful to be able to give back and serve the community he grew up in and loves.