Career
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women"s competition, finishing in 29th place. She qualified for the 2012 Olympics after finishing 20th at the UIPM World Cup Final in Chengdu. Vakalis attended McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, receiving an honours bachelor"s degree of arts and science.
She received a professional master"s degree in architecture from the University of Toronto, and began Doctor of Philosophy studies there in 2012.
Her dissertation is on assessing building projects for the impacts on health and environment.