LEADERSHIP 100 MARKS 35TH ANNIVERSARY

Welcome beloved members of Leadership 100 to your 28th Annual Conference and the celebration of the 35th Expresses Gratitude to the Generous Members Anniversary of the founding of this dynamic organization dedicated to the support of the sacred ministries of our Who Have Made Possible th Church. I have been blessed to be with you now for 20 years and have witnessed extraordinary leaders who live their faith The 28 Annual Leadership 100 Conference through action, always sensitive to the needs of the faithful and of humanity. Truly you have been a ministry yourselves in following the example of our Lord Jesus Christ. Grand Benefactor Michael G. and Robin Psaros Leadership 100 is always trying to renew itself and adjust to the demands of the day and the needs of the Church to initiate new ministries. The support of Leadership 100 was instrumental not only in the aftermath of September 11 and during Benefactors devastating hurricanes, earthquakes and fires, but for 20 years in providing scholarships Michael and Katherine Johnson for our seminarians preparing for the priesthood, and even longer in Arthur and Denise Katsaros supporting our clergy and all our National Ministries. Leadership 100 helped Dean and Marianne Metropoulos establish International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) and the Patrons Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC), provided initial funding for our Internet Ministries and Center for Family Care and for eight years has Lynda Ann Costas John and Mary Pappajohn funded our Summer Church Camps. Your organization and its members John and Mary Lynn Rallis have supported the building of the St. Nicholas Church and National Gerry and Jeannie Ranglas Shrine and the Holy and Great Synod of the Orthodox Church in Crete Perry C. Siatis in 2016. Argyris and Ann Vassiliou I had the special privilege of working with nine of your eleven Sponsors Chairmen and six of your seven founders, all of whom have made Arthur C. Anton, Sr. tremendous contributions to Leadership 100, to our Church and to Robert and Kalliope Badavas many organizations, all exceptional leaders and philanthropists. You Thomas G. Jordan have been truly blessed to have had these extraordinary individuals Nick and Kathy Lekas lead you for three and a half decades. Jeffrey and Anastasia Michals Harry and Sandra Nick I cherish the memories of these many years serving with you for the Louis and Helen Nicozisis greater glory of God and coming to know personally your many George S. Tsandikos members, who continue to be attracted by the integrity and resilience of such a remarkable organization. Supporters Thomas S. Cappas and Family Today, our Beloved Church, being a living organism, faces Constantine and Maria Caras many challenges in the world. Our faith and our values are too Helen A. Carlos and Ron Hilliard often disregarded in the hectic pursuit of other directions. Marian and Spyros Catechis We overestimate the time we have been granted and Sam Galanis underestimate the good we can do for others. Tim and Kathy Joannides and Family Konstantinos and Barbara Kostakis Leadership 100 has not wasted its time and has not Andy and Mike Manatos Families limited its philanthropy. Rather, it has provided an George and Stephanie Pantelidis engine that drives us higher in spirit and deeper James and Stella Pantelidis into the reservoir of goodness. Anastasios and Georgia Parafestas Dr. Michael and Susan Patzakis May you always stay true to your purpose, guided John and Marisa Payiavlas by our Faith and Heritage, continuing to follow Kassandra L. Romas the example of our Lord Jesus Christ. May He John and Ermioni Spanos continue to lead you in your sacred mission. Artemis Comet Trebellas Helen D. Tsintolas With paternal blessings, Gus M. Vratsinas † DEMETRIOS George and Fay Zaharas Archbishop of America Frosene and Steve Zeis

Others Madeline Meimaridis LEADERSHIP 100 MARKS 35TH ANNIVERSARY

Welcome beloved members of Leadership 100 to your 28th Annual Conference and the celebration of the 35th Expresses Gratitude to the Generous Members Anniversary of the founding of this dynamic organization dedicated to the support of the sacred ministries of our Who Have Made Possible th Church. I have been blessed to be with you now for 20 years and have witnessed extraordinary leaders who live their faith The 28 Annual Leadership 100 Conference through action, always sensitive to the needs of the faithful and of humanity. Truly you have been a ministry yourselves in following the example of our Lord Jesus Christ. Grand Benefactor Michael G. and Robin Psaros Leadership 100 is always trying to renew itself and adjust to the demands of the day and the needs of the Church to initiate new ministries. The support of Leadership 100 was instrumental not only in the aftermath of September 11 and during Benefactors devastating hurricanes, earthquakes and fires, but for 20 years in providing scholarships Michael and Katherine Johnson for our seminarians preparing for the priesthood, and even longer in Arthur and Denise Katsaros supporting our clergy and all our National Ministries. Leadership 100 helped Dean and Marianne Metropoulos establish International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) and the Patrons Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC), provided initial funding for our Internet Ministries and Center for Family Care and for eight years has Lynda Ann Costas John and Mary Pappajohn funded our Summer Church Camps. Your organization and its members John and Mary Lynn Rallis have supported the building of the St. Nicholas Church and National Gerry and Jeannie Ranglas Shrine and the Holy and Great Synod of the Orthodox Church in Crete Perry C. Siatis in 2016. Argyris and Ann Vassiliou I had the special privilege of working with nine of your eleven Sponsors Chairmen and six of your seven founders, all of whom have made Arthur C. Anton, Sr. tremendous contributions to Leadership 100, to our Church and to Robert and Kalliope Badavas many organizations, all exceptional leaders and philanthropists. You Thomas G. Jordan have been truly blessed to have had these extraordinary individuals Nick and Kathy Lekas lead you for three and a half decades. Jeffrey and Anastasia Michals Harry and Sandra Nick I cherish the memories of these many years serving with you for the Louis and Helen Nicozisis greater glory of God and coming to know personally your many George S. Tsandikos members, who continue to be attracted by the integrity and resilience of such a remarkable organization. Supporters Thomas S. Cappas and Family Today, our Beloved Church, being a living organism, faces Constantine and Maria Caras many challenges in the world. Our faith and our values are too Helen A. Carlos and Ron Hilliard often disregarded in the hectic pursuit of other directions. Marian and Spyros Catechis We overestimate the time we have been granted and Sam Galanis underestimate the good we can do for others. Tim and Kathy Joannides and Family Konstantinos and Barbara Kostakis Leadership 100 has not wasted its time and has not Andy and Mike Manatos Families limited its philanthropy. Rather, it has provided an George and Stephanie Pantelidis engine that drives us higher in spirit and deeper James and Stella Pantelidis into the reservoir of goodness. Anastasios and Georgia Parafestas Dr. Michael and Susan Patzakis May you always stay true to your purpose, guided John and Marisa Payiavlas by our Faith and Heritage, continuing to follow Kassandra L. Romas the example of our Lord Jesus Christ. May He John and Ermioni Spanos continue to lead you in your sacred mission. Artemis Comet Trebellas Helen D. Tsintolas With paternal blessings, Gus M. Vratsinas † DEMETRIOS George and Fay Zaharas Archbishop of America Frosene and Steve Zeis

Others Madeline Meimaridis WELCOME TO OUR 28TH LEADERSHIP 100 ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND THE CELEBRATION OF OUR 35TH ANNIVERSARY Blessed Memory, Andrew A. , We will mark our anniversary Thomas A. Athens, George K. Thursday evening with a “Concert 35” Chimples, George P. Kokalis, and offered by Aphrodite Daniel’s Michael Jaharis, remain in our hearts Synphonia Entertainment featuring and minds, and those we are blessed to renowned Greek vocalist, Dimitris have with us, Arthur C. Anton and Basis, Daniel herself as vocalist, Argyris Vassiliou Peter M. Dion, continue to guide us. Achilleas Wastor, virtuoso pianist, and Yiannis Sinanis, bouzouki virtuoso. Our Conference speakers are George Welcome to our 28th Annual Veras, Chief Operating Officer & The full musical program featured on Conference and the celebration of our Executive Producer of the Pro Football Friday and Saturday nights will also 35th Anniversary. The Archbishop Hall of Fame, a 10-time National include the Synphonia Band with Iakovos Leadership 100 Fund was Sports Emmy Award winner and special guest vocalist Eric Nicolas. founded in 1984 by Archbishop Producer of seven Olympics, Stellene George Veras is Chief Operating Vote, along with five one-hour The program also includes the Golf Iakovos of Blessed Memory along with Volandes, Editor in Chief of Town and Officer & Executive Producer of the television specials for NFL Network. and Tennis Tournaments and Awards our Founders, a small group of Countr y Magazine, the oldest organized by Thanasi Liakos, a Pro Football Hall of Fame (PFHOF) He secured first time national sponsors dedicated Greek American Orthodox continually published magazine in the Walk/Run event organized by Mike and 10-time National Sports Emmy Phillips Van Heusen, Allstate, Ford, leaders. Leadership 100 has grown country, and our own Chairman Manatos, and children and youth Award winner as writer, producer and GEORGE VERAS Guinness, and the US Army, for $20 dramatically over these three and a half Emeritus George D. Behrakis, who will activities organized by Elaine director of national television live million, with appearance fees for the decades, principally in the last 20 years lead a discussion on Health and TO DELIVER Cotronakis and Stephanie Liakos. events and documentaries. He Hall of Famers of $4 million. under the guidance of His Eminence Wellness with two renowned medical produced seven Olympics for CBS KEYNOTE ADDRESS Archbishop Demetrios. Total grants specialists: George Dangas, MD PhD, Our Grand Banquet on Saturday Sports and NBC Sports. Veras joined Veras is an Adjunct Professor of Sports distributed since our founding Professor of Medicine, Cardiology and evening will feature the presentation of the PHFOF in 2009 after 15 years with FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2019 Business at Case Western Reserve exceeded $51 million at the end of Professor of Surgery at the Icahn the Archbishop lakovos Leadership CBS Sports and time as owner of Veras University, a judge for the National 2018. Total membership has reached School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 100 Award for Excellence. The C o m mu n i c at i o n s P r o d u c t i o n Sports Emmys, an Archon of the 1,104, with fulfilled members Medical Center in New York and Hierarchical Divine Liturgy will be Company, and as Manager and Executive Producer for the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Order of Saint Andrew, a numbering 649. Finally, our total Har r y T. A n a s t op ou l o s , M D, celebrated on Sunday, February 24 at assets stood at $97,237,000 at the end Gastroenterologist, Clinical Instructor Saint Mark Church in Boca Raton. world-renowned musician Yanni, for whom he produced member of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Rocky of 2018. These have been truly of Medicine at Harvard Medical shows including “Live at the Acropolis”, “Live at the Taj River, Ohio and an Ellis Island Gold Medalist. Past remarkable achievements at a time of School. Leadership 100 has progressed by all Mahal” and “Live at the Forbidden City”. associations include member of 1996 Athens Olympic rapid change in both our Church and measures in the past and, as we Committee, Board membership for the Cleveland Pops The Opening Forum on Thursday, Society, providing evidence that our continue to attract the best and the Veras was named to his current position in December 2016 Orchestra and Anatolia College, . He has been February 21, will feature one of the Greek Orthodox leaders continue to brightest of our Greek American by Hall of Fame President & CEO David Baker. As Chief honored three times as Man of the Year by the Greek- most prominent ministries of our faithfully fulfill their purpose of leaders, we will, by the grace of God, be Operating Officer & Executive Producer, he oversees American community, in 1994 by the Hellenic Spirit Archdiocese, The Center for Family granted a promising future. We are advancing our Orthodox Faith and marketing, sponsorships, ticket sales, hospitality, guest Foundation, in 1999 by the Elios Society and in 2005 by the Care, whose remarkable work will be leaders who serve out of dedication to Hellenic Heritage. services, social media, events, media, content and American Hellenic Institute. presented by its Director, Rev. Fr. our faith and heritage, and thereby television. He is contributing the programming, media, Gratitude for our progress goes to Alexander Goussetis and Coordinator provide for the generations to come. those who set us on a steady course, for Seminarian and Clergy Couple and event support for the $886 M Johnson Controls Hall of Veras’ wife, Kimberly (Gallas), has a B.A. of Journalism never wavering from the hallmarks of Care, Presvytera Kerry Pappas. On Ann and I look forward to personally Fame Village. from The Ohio State University, worked for the New York Leadership 100 – accountability, Friday, Februar y 22, Dr. Ann greeting you at this momentous Yankees in promotions and marketing, and currently is t r a n s p a r e n c y, a n d f i d u c i a r y Bezzerides, Director of Hellenic celebration. Veras came to the Hall of Fame in 2009 as President of serving her second term on the City Council in Brecksville responsibility. They guarded the College/Holy Cross Office of Vocation PFHOF Enterprises, the for- profit arm of the Pro Football (OH). They are the parents of four sons, Dr. Dimitri Veras, integrity of our endowment, enabling and Ministry, will speak on Youth Warmest regards, Hall of Fame. He created the Hometown Hall of Famer Gregory, Alexander (Jennifer), Christopher, and it to generate support of the National Ministry. The traditional Bible Study program, celebrating the community’s support of the Gold granddaughter, Savannah Noel. Ministries of the Greek Orthodox and Lecture will be conducted by His Jackets, the US Army Award for Excellence and the Fan Argyris Vassiliou Archdiocese of America for these 35 Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, Chairman years. Our memorable founders of Geron of America. WELCOME TO OUR 28TH LEADERSHIP 100 ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND THE CELEBRATION OF OUR 35TH ANNIVERSARY Blessed Memory, Andrew A. Athens, We will mark our anniversary Thomas A. Athens, George K. Thursday evening with a “Concert 35” Chimples, George P. Kokalis, and offered by Aphrodite Daniel’s Michael Jaharis, remain in our hearts Synphonia Entertainment featuring and minds, and those we are blessed to renowned Greek vocalist, Dimitris have with us, Arthur C. Anton and Basis, Daniel herself as vocalist, Argyris Vassiliou Peter M. Dion, continue to guide us. Achilleas Wastor, virtuoso pianist, and Yiannis Sinanis, bouzouki virtuoso. Our Conference speakers are George Welcome to our 28th Annual Veras, Chief Operating Officer & The full musical program featured on Conference and the celebration of our Executive Producer of the Pro Football Friday and Saturday nights will also 35th Anniversary. The Archbishop Hall of Fame, a 10-time National include the Synphonia Band with Iakovos Leadership 100 Fund was Sports Emmy Award winner and special guest vocalist Eric Nicolas. founded in 1984 by Archbishop Producer of seven Olympics, Stellene George Veras is Chief Operating Vote, along with five one-hour The program also includes the Golf Iakovos of Blessed Memory along with Volandes, Editor in Chief of Town and Officer & Executive Producer of the television specials for NFL Network. and Tennis Tournaments and Awards our Founders, a small group of Countr y Magazine, the oldest organized by Thanasi Liakos, a Pro Football Hall of Fame (PFHOF) He secured first time national sponsors dedicated Greek American Orthodox continually published magazine in the Walk/Run event organized by Mike and 10-time National Sports Emmy Phillips Van Heusen, Allstate, Ford, leaders. Leadership 100 has grown country, and our own Chairman Manatos, and children and youth Award winner as writer, producer and GEORGE VERAS Guinness, and the US Army, for $20 dramatically over these three and a half Emeritus George D. Behrakis, who will activities organized by Elaine director of national television live million, with appearance fees for the decades, principally in the last 20 years lead a discussion on Health and TO DELIVER Cotronakis and Stephanie Liakos. events and documentaries. He Hall of Famers of $4 million. under the guidance of His Eminence Wellness with two renowned medical produced seven Olympics for CBS KEYNOTE ADDRESS Archbishop Demetrios. Total grants specialists: George Dangas, MD PhD, Our Grand Banquet on Saturday Sports and NBC Sports. Veras joined Veras is an Adjunct Professor of Sports distributed since our founding Professor of Medicine, Cardiology and evening will feature the presentation of the PHFOF in 2009 after 15 years with FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2019 Business at Case Western Reserve exceeded $51 million at the end of Professor of Surgery at the Icahn the Archbishop lakovos Leadership CBS Sports and time as owner of Veras University, a judge for the National 2018. Total membership has reached School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 100 Award for Excellence. The C o m mu n i c at i o n s P r o d u c t i o n Sports Emmys, an Archon of the 1,104, with fulfilled members Medical Center in New York and Hierarchical Divine Liturgy will be Company, and as Manager and Executive Producer for the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Order of Saint Andrew, a numbering 649. Finally, our total Har r y T. A n a s t op ou l o s , M D, celebrated on Sunday, February 24 at assets stood at $97,237,000 at the end Gastroenterologist, Clinical Instructor Saint Mark Church in Boca Raton. world-renowned musician Yanni, for whom he produced member of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Rocky of 2018. These have been truly of Medicine at Harvard Medical shows including “Live at the Acropolis”, “Live at the Taj River, Ohio and an Ellis Island Gold Medalist. Past remarkable achievements at a time of School. Leadership 100 has progressed by all Mahal” and “Live at the Forbidden City”. associations include member of 1996 Athens Olympic rapid change in both our Church and measures in the past and, as we Committee, Board membership for the Cleveland Pops The Opening Forum on Thursday, Society, providing evidence that our continue to attract the best and the Veras was named to his current position in December 2016 Orchestra and Anatolia College, Thessaloniki. He has been February 21, will feature one of the Greek Orthodox leaders continue to brightest of our Greek American by Hall of Fame President & CEO David Baker. As Chief honored three times as Man of the Year by the Greek- most prominent ministries of our faithfully fulfill their purpose of leaders, we will, by the grace of God, be Operating Officer & Executive Producer, he oversees American community, in 1994 by the Hellenic Spirit Archdiocese, The Center for Family granted a promising future. We are advancing our Orthodox Faith and marketing, sponsorships, ticket sales, hospitality, guest Foundation, in 1999 by the Elios Society and in 2005 by the Care, whose remarkable work will be leaders who serve out of dedication to Hellenic Heritage. services, social media, events, media, content and American Hellenic Institute. presented by its Director, Rev. Fr. our faith and heritage, and thereby television. He is contributing the programming, media, Gratitude for our progress goes to Alexander Goussetis and Coordinator provide for the generations to come. those who set us on a steady course, for Seminarian and Clergy Couple and event support for the $886 M Johnson Controls Hall of Veras’ wife, Kimberly (Gallas), has a B.A. of Journalism never wavering from the hallmarks of Care, Presvytera Kerry Pappas. On Ann and I look forward to personally Fame Village. from The Ohio State University, worked for the New York Leadership 100 – accountability, Friday, Februar y 22, Dr. Ann greeting you at this momentous Yankees in promotions and marketing, and currently is t r a n s p a r e n c y, a n d f i d u c i a r y Bezzerides, Director of Hellenic celebration. Veras came to the Hall of Fame in 2009 as President of serving her second term on the City Council in Brecksville responsibility. They guarded the College/Holy Cross Office of Vocation PFHOF Enterprises, the for- profit arm of the Pro Football (OH). They are the parents of four sons, Dr. Dimitri Veras, integrity of our endowment, enabling and Ministry, will speak on Youth Warmest regards, Hall of Fame. He created the Hometown Hall of Famer Gregory, Alexander (Jennifer), Christopher, and it to generate support of the National Ministry. The traditional Bible Study program, celebrating the community’s support of the Gold granddaughter, Savannah Noel. Ministries of the Greek Orthodox and Lecture will be conducted by His Jackets, the US Army Award for Excellence and the Fan Argyris Vassiliou Archdiocese of America for these 35 Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, Chairman years. Our memorable founders of Geron of America. Leadership 100 Chairman Emeritus He is a graduate of Lowell High School George D. Behrakis will lead a and Northeastern University, where he discussion with two renowned medical earned a degree in pharmaceuticals in specialists on the subject of “Health 1957. His history in pharmaceuticals is and Wellness: Improving our Quality legendary. Beginning his career in sales of Life” at the Health Forum on at Johnson & Johnson, he and his team Thursday, February 21, 2019.The created Tylenol. He went on to start his participants will include George own company, Dooner Laboratories. Dangas, MD PhD, Professor of After selling it nine years later, he Medicine, Cardiology and Professor of opened Muro Pharmaceuticals, which Surgery at the Icahn School of first worked on eye products and later Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical moved on to asthma products. With Stellene Volandes became Editor-in- the Upper East Side of Manhattan, Center in New York, and a leading Behrakis as the head, Muro was highly Chief of Town & Country magazine on where she leads an active social life, and authority in Interventional Cardiology successful and included the research M a r c h 8 , 2 0 1 6 . B e f o r e h e r frequently attends the theatre on the and Harry T. Anastopoulos, MD, and marketing of Volmax for asthma. appointment, she had been style West Side. Both, she says, give her Gastroenterologist, Clinical Instructor He sold the company in 1996. He director at the magazine since March sources for many of her Town & of Medicine at Harvard Medical remained on the board for two 2012, shaping the fashion and society STELLENE VOLANDES Country stories. She has been called HEALTH AND School, who is affiliated with its additional years, retiring in 1998. features each month in a role that gave “an all-knowing guide to the best of TO ADDRESS teaching hospital at Beth , WELLNESS: her a significant hand in developing the New York City.” SATURDAY FORUM Deaconess Medical Center. IMPROVING OUR In recent years, Behrakis also provided magazine’s journalistic range and funding and personal involvement stable of contributors. Prior to being She travels widely for the magazine, QUALITY OF LIFE: Behrakis, a prominent businessman along with Harvard University towards named style director, she served as FEBRUARY 23, 2019 representing it at sales events for MODERATED BY and pioneer in the pharmaceutical a national anti-smoking campaign in jewelry & accessories director since merchandise, meeting readers and industry and medical research, has GEORGE D. BEHRAKIS , alongside the Hellenic Cancer April 2011. She is the daughter of long-time Leadership 100 clients, many of whom she says have an attachment to devoted his life to philanthropy since Society and Panagiotis Behrakis, MD, a members, John and Marcella Volandes. Town & Country. In interviews, she has expressed her own his retirement in 1998. While he has well-respected pulmonary physician intimate connection with the magazine and her feelings of THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2019 supported many organizations and there and Behrakis’ first cousin. Previously, Volandes was style editor for Departures responsibility to protect its legacy as it evolves. She has institutions over the decades, including “Smoke Free Greece” is credited with magazine, where she assigned and edited all fashion and described the 173-year legacy of Town & Country, the the establishment of the George D. and reducing smoking among Greece’s jewelry features, having held increasingly senior roles since oldest continually published magazine in the country, as Margo Behrakis Art of the Ancient World Wing at Boston’s youth by 32 per cent by 2018. He had established the 2003. Before entering the magazine world, she taught high one of its greatest strengths. She says that the legacy Museum of Fine Arts, he has focused on the area of health George D. Behrakis Research Lab in 2009, donated by the school. consists of good values, philanthropy, good taste and the and medicine, supporting the building of Northeastern Behrakis Foundation to the Hellenic Cancer Society. It is a rules of civility. But she acknowledges the importance of University Health and Sciences Center at its College of state-of-the-art laboratory for lung function testing. A graduate of Vassar College, where she was attracted to its changing at the same time. “Real etiquette and elegance Health Sciences, one of the most modern such facilities in Equipped with high-end technology and operated by a strong theatre program, she subsequently earned a master’s come from knowing what is appropriate for the time,” she the nation. His philanthropy has also included the George team of experts in Respiratory Medicine, the Lab provides degree in English and Comparative Literature at Columbia has said. D. Behrakis Chair in the Field of Targeted Pharmaceuticals high quality and standardized services that follow the University. Her book, Jeweler: Masters, Mavericks, and at Northeastern University; the George D. Behrakis scientific and technological advances in the field of lung Visionaries of Modern Design, was published on September Volandes credits various mentors at Town & Country, Hellenic Fellowship in Respiratory Allergy at the Johns function as well as to contribute and support tobacco 20, 2016 by Rizzoli. Vogue and Departures for preparing her for her current Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Center, and various programs prevention through scientific and educational means, role and her instructors at Poly Prep and Vassar for at Tufts University, Medford; Brigham and Women's working with the Hellenic Cancer Society and the Institute Volandes grew up in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn and went to high teaching her how to create and develop stories. She believes Hospital in Boston and Saints Memorial Medical Center in of Public Health of The American College of Greece, school at Poly Prep. While New York has been her home, that magazines will have a future if they have a clear point Lowell. sharing efforts under the “Smoke Free Greece” campaign. she considers Los Angeles and Greece, where she goes of view and points out that Town & Country is growing in every summer, as second homes. She currently resides on readership. Leadership 100 Chairman Emeritus He is a graduate of Lowell High School George D. Behrakis will lead a and Northeastern University, where he discussion with two renowned medical earned a degree in pharmaceuticals in specialists on the subject of “Health 1957. His history in pharmaceuticals is and Wellness: Improving our Quality legendary. Beginning his career in sales of Life” at the Health Forum on at Johnson & Johnson, he and his team Thursday, February 21, 2019.The created Tylenol. He went on to start his participants will include George own company, Dooner Laboratories. Dangas, MD PhD, Professor of After selling it nine years later, he Medicine, Cardiology and Professor of opened Muro Pharmaceuticals, which Surgery at the Icahn School of first worked on eye products and later Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical moved on to asthma products. With Stellene Volandes became Editor-in- the Upper East Side of Manhattan, Center in New York, and a leading Behrakis as the head, Muro was highly Chief of Town & Country magazine on where she leads an active social life, and authority in Interventional Cardiology successful and included the research M a r c h 8 , 2 0 1 6 . B e f o r e h e r frequently attends the theatre on the and Harry T. Anastopoulos, MD, and marketing of Volmax for asthma. appointment, she had been style West Side. Both, she says, give her Gastroenterologist, Clinical Instructor He sold the company in 1996. He director at the magazine since March sources for many of her Town & of Medicine at Harvard Medical remained on the board for two 2012, shaping the fashion and society STELLENE VOLANDES Country stories. She has been called HEALTH AND School, who is affiliated with its additional years, retiring in 1998. features each month in a role that gave “an all-knowing guide to the best of TO ADDRESS teaching hospital at Beth Israel, WELLNESS: her a significant hand in developing the New York City.” SATURDAY FORUM Deaconess Medical Center. IMPROVING OUR In recent years, Behrakis also provided magazine’s journalistic range and funding and personal involvement stable of contributors. Prior to being She travels widely for the magazine, QUALITY OF LIFE: Behrakis, a prominent businessman along with Harvard University towards named style director, she served as FEBRUARY 23, 2019 representing it at sales events for MODERATED BY and pioneer in the pharmaceutical a national anti-smoking campaign in jewelry & accessories director since merchandise, meeting readers and industry and medical research, has GEORGE D. BEHRAKIS Greece, alongside the Hellenic Cancer April 2011. She is the daughter of long-time Leadership 100 clients, many of whom she says have an attachment to devoted his life to philanthropy since Society and Panagiotis Behrakis, MD, a members, John and Marcella Volandes. Town & Country. In interviews, she has expressed her own his retirement in 1998. While he has well-respected pulmonary physician intimate connection with the magazine and her feelings of THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2019 supported many organizations and there and Behrakis’ first cousin. Previously, Volandes was style editor for Departures responsibility to protect its legacy as it evolves. She has institutions over the decades, including “Smoke Free Greece” is credited with magazine, where she assigned and edited all fashion and described the 173-year legacy of Town & Country, the the establishment of the George D. and reducing smoking among Greece’s jewelry features, having held increasingly senior roles since oldest continually published magazine in the country, as Margo Behrakis Art of the Ancient World Wing at Boston’s youth by 32 per cent by 2018. He had established the 2003. Before entering the magazine world, she taught high one of its greatest strengths. She says that the legacy Museum of Fine Arts, he has focused on the area of health George D. Behrakis Research Lab in 2009, donated by the school. consists of good values, philanthropy, good taste and the and medicine, supporting the building of Northeastern Behrakis Foundation to the Hellenic Cancer Society. It is a rules of civility. But she acknowledges the importance of University Health and Sciences Center at its College of state-of-the-art laboratory for lung function testing. A graduate of Vassar College, where she was attracted to its changing at the same time. “Real etiquette and elegance Health Sciences, one of the most modern such facilities in Equipped with high-end technology and operated by a strong theatre program, she subsequently earned a master’s come from knowing what is appropriate for the time,” she the nation. His philanthropy has also included the George team of experts in Respiratory Medicine, the Lab provides degree in English and Comparative Literature at Columbia has said. D. Behrakis Chair in the Field of Targeted Pharmaceuticals high quality and standardized services that follow the University. Her book, Jeweler: Masters, Mavericks, and at Northeastern University; the George D. Behrakis scientific and technological advances in the field of lung Visionaries of Modern Design, was published on September Volandes credits various mentors at Town & Country, Hellenic Fellowship in Respiratory Allergy at the Johns function as well as to contribute and support tobacco 20, 2016 by Rizzoli. Vogue and Departures for preparing her for her current Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Center, and various programs prevention through scientific and educational means, role and her instructors at Poly Prep and Vassar for at Tufts University, Medford; Brigham and Women's working with the Hellenic Cancer Society and the Institute Volandes grew up in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn and went to high teaching her how to create and develop stories. She believes Hospital in Boston and Saints Memorial Medical Center in of Public Health of The American College of Greece, school at Poly Prep. While New York has been her home, that magazines will have a future if they have a clear point Lowell. sharing efforts under the “Smoke Free Greece” campaign. she considers Los Angeles and Greece, where she goes of view and points out that Town & Country is growing in every summer, as second homes. She currently resides on readership. With more than 25 years of medical associate editor for the Journal of the experience, Dr. Dangas has worked in American College of Cardiology since multiple roles for the Icahn School of 2014 as well as chair of the editorial Medicine at Mount Sinai, including as a b o a rd f or t h e Int e r v e nt i on a l professor of vascular surgery since Fellows/Cardiologists Institute 2012, a professor of cardiology since We b s i t e o f t h e S o c i e t y f o r 2010, and a director of cardiovascular Cardiovascular Angiography and innovation at the Mount Sinai Medical Interventions since 2006, Dr. Dangas Center since 2010. has also recently worked as editor for Dr. Anastopoulos specializes in Dr. Anastopoulos, MD has offices in the second edition of Interventional GEORGE DANGAS, gastroenterology. He is a Clinical Boston, MA and in Wellesley Hills, Prior to this appointment, he held the Cardiology Principles & Practice in Instructor of Medicine at Harvard HARRY T. MA. He has 35 years of experience. Dr. position of program director for the MD, PhD 2017 and editor-in-chief for the Medical School and is affiliated with its ANASTOPOULOS, Anastopoulos is also affiliated with Interventional Cardiology Fellowship C a r d i o v a s c u l a r Wo r l d N e w s teaching hospital, B eth Israel MD Beth Israel Hospital- Needham, Mount at New York-Presbyterian Hospital Interventions from 2012 to 2016. Deaconess Medical Center, in Boston, Auburn Hospital, New England Baptist from 2004 to 2010, associate professor Massachusetts. Hospital and Brigham And Women’s of medicine for the Division of I n l i g h t o f h i s e x c e p t i o n a l Outpatient Pharmacy. Cardiovascular Disease at Columbia University Medical undertakings, Dr. Dangas has accrued several accolades A graduate of Boston University School of Medicine, Dr. Center from 2004 to 2010, and the director of postgraduate and honors throughout his career. He has been honored as Anastopoulos completed a residency in internal medicine Dr. Anastopoulos has received 5 awards: Patients' Choice training in the Division of Cardiology for the Center for Best Doctor by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. since 2012, and a fellowship in gastroenterology at the New England Award (2012, 2014, 2018). Patients' Choice recognition Interventional Vascular Therapy at Columbia University among America's Top Doctors since 2012, and among the Deaconess Hospital, which merged with Beth Israel reflects the difference a physician has made in the lives of Medical Center from 2004 to 2010. Additionally, Dr. Top Doctors by New York Media LLC since 2012. He has Hospital in 1996. his/her patients; Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctors. Dangas served as an attending staff member for been a fellow of the American Society of Angiology since Castle Connolly reviews and screens the credentials of tens Cardiology and Cardiovascular Interventions at the New 2006, the Society for Vascular Medicine & Biology since Dr. Anastopoulos is board certified in internal medicine of thousands of physicians who are nominated by their York-Presbyterian Hospital from 2004 to 2010 as well as 2006, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and and gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal peers annually, via a nationwide online process, before the Cardiac Cath Lab for the New Milford Hospital of the Interventions since 2003, the American College of Medicine and the American Board of Internal Medicine selecting those physicians who are regionally or nationally Western Connecticut Health Network from 2005 to 2008. Physicians since 2000, the American College of Cardiology (Gastroenterology). His clinical interests include: among the very best in their medical specialties; On-Time since 1999, the European Society of Cardiology since 1999, Doctor Award (2014, 2015, 2016, 2018). Vitals On-Time + Dr. Dangas has found much success in the world of and the American College of Chest Physicians since 1999. Ÿ General Gastroenterology Promptness Award recognizes doctors with consistent publishing as well, having written numerous academic Honored as a Super Doctor in Interventional Cardiology Ÿ Hepatology high ratings for timeliness of appointments; pieces and edited several professional journals. Recognized by the New York Times in 2017, Dr. Dangas received the Ÿ Colorectal Cancer Screening Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2012, 2016, 2018). as the guest editor for such medical journals as Stroke, Distinguished Teacher Award from the American College Ÿ Colon Polyps Compassionate Doctor certification is granted to EuroIntervention, JACC: Basic to Translational Science, of Cardiology in 2017, an Inaugural Career Achievement Ÿ Inflammatory Bowel Disease physicians who treat their patients with the utmost and JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, he served as an Award from the Hellenic College of Cardiology in 2015, the Ÿ Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) kindness. The honor is granted based on a physician's editorial board member for the Journal of American Simon Dack Award for Outstanding Scholarship & Ÿ Celiac Disease overall and bedside manner; and Best of Boston College of Cardiology Interventions, Catheterization and Reviews from the American College of Cardiology in 2012, Ÿ Pancreatic Diseases Gastroenterology (2017 and 2018). Cardiovascular Interventions, Journal of Invasive and the EVEREST Award from the Leadership Awards Ÿ Ulcerative Colitis Cardiology, and Current Drug Targets: Cardiovascular and Program in 2000. Hematological Disorders. Presently serving as the With more than 25 years of medical associate editor for the Journal of the experience, Dr. Dangas has worked in American College of Cardiology since multiple roles for the Icahn School of 2014 as well as chair of the editorial Medicine at Mount Sinai, including as a b o a rd f or t h e Int e r v e nt i on a l professor of vascular surgery since Fellows/Cardiologists Institute 2012, a professor of cardiology since We b s i t e o f t h e S o c i e t y f o r 2010, and a director of cardiovascular Cardiovascular Angiography and innovation at the Mount Sinai Medical Interventions since 2006, Dr. Dangas Center since 2010. has also recently worked as editor for Dr. Anastopoulos specializes in Dr. Anastopoulos, MD has offices in the second edition of Interventional GEORGE DANGAS, gastroenterology. He is a Clinical Boston, MA and in Wellesley Hills, Prior to this appointment, he held the Cardiology Principles & Practice in Instructor of Medicine at Harvard HARRY T. MA. He has 35 years of experience. Dr. position of program director for the MD, PhD 2017 and editor-in-chief for the Medical School and is affiliated with its ANASTOPOULOS, Anastopoulos is also affiliated with Interventional Cardiology Fellowship C a r d i o v a s c u l a r Wo r l d N e w s teaching hospital, B eth Israel MD Beth Israel Hospital- Needham, Mount at New York-Presbyterian Hospital Interventions from 2012 to 2016. Deaconess Medical Center, in Boston, Auburn Hospital, New England Baptist from 2004 to 2010, associate professor Massachusetts. Hospital and Brigham And Women’s of medicine for the Division of I n l i g h t o f h i s e x c e p t i o n a l Outpatient Pharmacy. Cardiovascular Disease at Columbia University Medical undertakings, Dr. Dangas has accrued several accolades A graduate of Boston University School of Medicine, Dr. Center from 2004 to 2010, and the director of postgraduate and honors throughout his career. He has been honored as Anastopoulos completed a residency in internal medicine Dr. Anastopoulos has received 5 awards: Patients' Choice training in the Division of Cardiology for the Center for Best Doctor by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. since 2012, and a fellowship in gastroenterology at the New England Award (2012, 2014, 2018). Patients' Choice recognition Interventional Vascular Therapy at Columbia University among America's Top Doctors since 2012, and among the Deaconess Hospital, which merged with Beth Israel reflects the difference a physician has made in the lives of Medical Center from 2004 to 2010. Additionally, Dr. Top Doctors by New York Media LLC since 2012. He has Hospital in 1996. his/her patients; Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctors. Dangas served as an attending staff member for been a fellow of the American Society of Angiology since Castle Connolly reviews and screens the credentials of tens Cardiology and Cardiovascular Interventions at the New 2006, the Society for Vascular Medicine & Biology since Dr. Anastopoulos is board certified in internal medicine of thousands of physicians who are nominated by their York-Presbyterian Hospital from 2004 to 2010 as well as 2006, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and and gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal peers annually, via a nationwide online process, before the Cardiac Cath Lab for the New Milford Hospital of the Interventions since 2003, the American College of Medicine and the American Board of Internal Medicine selecting those physicians who are regionally or nationally Western Connecticut Health Network from 2005 to 2008. Physicians since 2000, the American College of Cardiology (Gastroenterology). His clinical interests include: among the very best in their medical specialties; On-Time since 1999, the European Society of Cardiology since 1999, Doctor Award (2014, 2015, 2016, 2018). Vitals On-Time + Dr. Dangas has found much success in the world of and the American College of Chest Physicians since 1999. Ÿ General Gastroenterology Promptness Award recognizes doctors with consistent publishing as well, having written numerous academic Honored as a Super Doctor in Interventional Cardiology Ÿ Hepatology high ratings for timeliness of appointments; pieces and edited several professional journals. Recognized by the New York Times in 2017, Dr. Dangas received the Ÿ Colorectal Cancer Screening Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2012, 2016, 2018). as the guest editor for such medical journals as Stroke, Distinguished Teacher Award from the American College Ÿ Colon Polyps Compassionate Doctor certification is granted to EuroIntervention, JACC: Basic to Translational Science, of Cardiology in 2017, an Inaugural Career Achievement Ÿ Inflammatory Bowel Disease physicians who treat their patients with the utmost and JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, he served as an Award from the Hellenic College of Cardiology in 2015, the Ÿ Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) kindness. The honor is granted based on a physician's editorial board member for the Journal of American Simon Dack Award for Outstanding Scholarship & Ÿ Celiac Disease overall and bedside manner; and Best of Boston College of Cardiology Interventions, Catheterization and Reviews from the American College of Cardiology in 2012, Ÿ Pancreatic Diseases Gastroenterology (2017 and 2018). Cardiovascular Interventions, Journal of Invasive and the EVEREST Award from the Leadership Awards Ÿ Ulcerative Colitis Cardiology, and Current Drug Targets: Cardiovascular and Program in 2000. Hematological Disorders. Presently serving as the SYNPHONIA ENTERTAINMENT TO LEAD OFF CELEBRATION OF 35TH ANNIVERSARY Aphrodite Daniel’s Synphonia The live recording of this concert Entertainment will perform in has just been released. celebration of the Leadership 100 Aphrodite Daniel, vocalist, is the 35th Anniversary at the 28th daughter of New York’s beloved Annual Conference. The program Greek band leader Mike Daniel. will include a Celebration 35 Dimitris Basis She is the owner and lead vocalist Concert featuring renowned at Synphonia Entertainment Inc. Greek vocalist, Dimitris Basis, on Achilleas Wastor Dr. ANN BEZZERIDES After earning a Master of Arts at the opening day, Thursday, Queens College, Daniel created the OF HELLENIC February 21, 2019, from 5:30 pm Rev. Fr. Alexander Goussetis Presvytera Kerry Pappas Greek American entertainment COLLEGE/HOLY CROSS to 7:00 pm. REV. FR. ALEXANDER GOUSSETIS AND company, Synphonia, with a vision OFFICE OF VOCATION The Concert will also include of excellence and integrity in live PRESVYTERA KERRY PAPPAS AND MINISTRY Aphrodite Daniel as vocalist, Greek performances. Among OF THE CENTER FOR FAMILY CARE TO SPEAK ON Achilleas Wastor, virtuoso pianist, countless past productions are the Aphrodite Daniel Yiannis Sinanis TO ADDRESS OPENING FORUM YOUTH MINISTRY and Yiannis Sinanis, bouzouki North American Concert Tours for virtuoso, who for 20 years performed with the famed celebrity vocalists Grigorios Bithikotsis, Manolis Mitsias, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2019 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2019 . , , Dimitris Basis, Maria Farantouri and the live production of the ‘STIN YGEIA The Center for Family Care (CFC) of priest, taught World Religion classes Dr. Ann Mitsakos Bezzerides has The full musical program featured on Friday and Saturday MAS” tour with Spyros Papadopoulos. the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of at the university level, and authored served as Director of the Office of nights will also include the Synphonia Band with special America was founded in 2005. The four books on Orthodox life and faith. Vocation and Ministry (OVM) at guest vocalist Eric Nicolas. Achilleas Wastor, virtuoso pianist, studied piano at the ministry arose from a calling, in the His pastoral emphasis is making the Hellenic College Holy Cross (HCHC) Conservatory of Athens, where he graduated in 1996, Dimitris Basis is Greece’s king of the “Laiko” song, as words of His Eminence Archbishop Orthodox faith relevant for families in for the last 15 years. The OVM is most unanimously placing first and with distinction. He then beloved as he is respected by composers, musicians, peers Demetrios, “to affirm the importance their everyday lives and encouraging well-known for its CrossRoad studied under Vladimir Kraniev at the Hanover Academy and fans alike for his ethos and excellence in performance. of family as a blessed gift from God participation in all facets of our Holy Summer for Orthodox high school of Music, Germany. and to address the specific needs of Tradition. He is the host of Family juniors and seniors, which hosts two Beginning as a child chanting liturgy in his village church families as they try to live in a very Matters, a podcast on Ancient Faith sessions on our HCHC campus and and followed by formal studies in Byzantine Music, Basis For the past 25 years, Wastor has performed his own challenging culture and world.” In the Radio. He is married to Presvytera now a third in Chicago. was twenty years old when he was discovered by the arrangements-orchestrations of works of the most ensuing 13 years the CFC has Lisa, and they have three children – composer and the Warner Music distinguished Greek composers, , Mikis The OVM also recently received a diligently worked to deliver a variety Julia, Nicholas, and Sophia. company, which offered him his first recording contract. Theodorakis and Stavros Xarhakos, as well as numerous new $1.5 million grant from the Lilly of multimedia resources and recitals interpreting works from the Classical, Jazz to the Presvytera Kerry Pappas has been Endowment to work with 14 parishes In 1996 his career took off from a chance meeting with participate in numerous events Contemporary repertoire. For 17 years, Wastor was a lead married to Fr. Harry Pappas for 37 across the country to research and composer Christos Nikolopoulos. Eight months later the throughout the Archdiocese, with member and arranger of the State Orchestra of Greece years. They have three adult children pilot initiatives in young adult soundtrack of the T.V. series “Psithiri Kardias” sung by most of those efforts funded by (K.O.E.M.) under Stavros Xarhakos with world-wide and four grandchildren, with another ministry. Dr. Bezzerides teaches Basis became the number one hit on the charts. He has generous support from Leadership performances. He orchestrated the musical performances on the way. Pres. Kerry is a graduate Youth Ministry at Holy Cross and is since worked with the giants of Greek music, Mikis 100, for the spiritual formation of the at the closing ceremony of the 2004 Olympic Games in of Gettysburg College (BA), Holy an editor and contributor to two Theodorakis, Stavros Xarhakos, and Christos Archdiocese’s faithful. Athens. Cross Greek Orthodox School of volumes of collected essays that Nikolopoulos. Over the years, he also has performed with Rev. Alexander Goussetis serves as Theology (MA) and Adler Graduate inform the OVM work: Christ at great vocalists, Marios Frangoulis, Maria Farantouri, Eric Nicolas is a singer, guitarist, Director of the Center for Family Care School (MA). She is the Coordinator Wo r k : O r t h o d o x C h r i s t i a n Giorgos Dalaras, Manolis Mitsias, Pashalis Terzis, Haris bandleader and songwriter. He has of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese. for Clergy and Seminary Couple Perspectives of Vocation and Eastern Alexiou, Glykeria, Eleni Vitali, Themis Adamantidis, toured as guitarist for Phoebe He is a graduate of Drexel University Care, a ministry of the Center for Orthodox Christianity and Higher Yiannis Kotsiras, Kostas Macedonas, , Eleni Snow, Taylor Dayne, and many (B.S. in Accounting), Holy Cross Family Care of the Greek Orthodox Education. She is a graduate of Tsaligopoulou and his mentor and dear friend Dimitris other artists, released CDs and EPs Greek Orthodox School of Theology Archdiocese of America. She is a Middlebur y College (BA), St. Mitropanos. of his original music, and performed solo and as the front (M.Div.), and Andover-Newton licensed marriage and family Vladimir's Seminary (MDiv), and Basis now travels the world with annual concert tours in man of his band ONE LOVE in Eric Nicolas Theological School (D.Min. in therapist and a trainer and facilitator Boston College (PhD). She and her the U.S., Canada, Australia, Europe, Israel and . A venues all over the world. He is also a writer, librettist and Psychology and Pastoral Counseling). for Prepare-Enrich, a pre-marital and husband Vassilios, a pediatric Concert Tribute to his 20-year recording career was held in lyricist. He lives in New York City and Watch Hill, Rhode Prior to his appointment to the Center marriage enrichment assessment and cardiologist, have three boys and live 2017 in Athens with guests Giorgos Dalaras, Thanos Island. for Family Care, Fr. Alexander served program. in Brookline, MA. Mikroutsikos, Yiannis Kotsiras, and Melina Aslanidou. more than twenty years as a parish SYNPHONIA ENTERTAINMENT TO LEAD OFF CELEBRATION OF 35TH ANNIVERSARY Aphrodite Daniel’s Synphonia The live recording of this concert Entertainment will perform in has just been released. celebration of the Leadership 100 Aphrodite Daniel, vocalist, is the 35th Anniversary at the 28th daughter of New York’s beloved Annual Conference. The program Greek band leader Mike Daniel. will include a Celebration 35 Dimitris Basis She is the owner and lead vocalist Concert featuring renowned at Synphonia Entertainment Inc. Greek vocalist, Dimitris Basis, on Achilleas Wastor Dr. ANN BEZZERIDES After earning a Master of Arts at the opening day, Thursday, Queens College, Daniel created the OF HELLENIC February 21, 2019, from 5:30 pm Rev. Fr. Alexander Goussetis Presvytera Kerry Pappas Greek American entertainment COLLEGE/HOLY CROSS to 7:00 pm. REV. FR. ALEXANDER GOUSSETIS AND company, Synphonia, with a vision OFFICE OF VOCATION The Concert will also include of excellence and integrity in live PRESVYTERA KERRY PAPPAS AND MINISTRY Aphrodite Daniel as vocalist, Greek performances. Among OF THE CENTER FOR FAMILY CARE TO SPEAK ON Achilleas Wastor, virtuoso pianist, countless past productions are the Aphrodite Daniel Yiannis Sinanis TO ADDRESS OPENING FORUM YOUTH MINISTRY and Yiannis Sinanis, bouzouki North American Concert Tours for virtuoso, who for 20 years performed with the famed celebrity vocalists Grigorios Bithikotsis, Manolis Mitsias, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2019 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2019 Dimitris Mitropanos. Yiannis Parios, Haris Alexiou, Dimitris Basis, Maria Farantouri and the live production of the ‘STIN YGEIA The Center for Family Care (CFC) of priest, taught World Religion classes Dr. Ann Mitsakos Bezzerides has The full musical program featured on Friday and Saturday MAS” tour with Spyros Papadopoulos. the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of at the university level, and authored served as Director of the Office of nights will also include the Synphonia Band with special America was founded in 2005. The four books on Orthodox life and faith. Vocation and Ministry (OVM) at guest vocalist Eric Nicolas. Achilleas Wastor, virtuoso pianist, studied piano at the ministry arose from a calling, in the His pastoral emphasis is making the Hellenic College Holy Cross (HCHC) Conservatory of Athens, where he graduated in 1996, Dimitris Basis is Greece’s king of the “Laiko” song, as words of His Eminence Archbishop Orthodox faith relevant for families in for the last 15 years. The OVM is most unanimously placing first and with distinction. He then beloved as he is respected by composers, musicians, peers Demetrios, “to affirm the importance their everyday lives and encouraging well-known for its CrossRoad studied under Vladimir Kraniev at the Hanover Academy and fans alike for his ethos and excellence in performance. of family as a blessed gift from God participation in all facets of our Holy Summer for Orthodox high school of Music, Germany. and to address the specific needs of Tradition. He is the host of Family juniors and seniors, which hosts two Beginning as a child chanting liturgy in his village church families as they try to live in a very Matters, a podcast on Ancient Faith sessions on our HCHC campus and and followed by formal studies in Byzantine Music, Basis For the past 25 years, Wastor has performed his own challenging culture and world.” In the Radio. He is married to Presvytera now a third in Chicago. was twenty years old when he was discovered by the arrangements-orchestrations of works of the most ensuing 13 years the CFC has Lisa, and they have three children – composer Stamatis Kraounakis and the Warner Music distinguished Greek composers, Manos Hatzidakis, Mikis The OVM also recently received a diligently worked to deliver a variety Julia, Nicholas, and Sophia. company, which offered him his first recording contract. Theodorakis and Stavros Xarhakos, as well as numerous new $1.5 million grant from the Lilly of multimedia resources and recitals interpreting works from the Classical, Jazz to the Presvytera Kerry Pappas has been Endowment to work with 14 parishes In 1996 his career took off from a chance meeting with participate in numerous events Contemporary repertoire. For 17 years, Wastor was a lead married to Fr. Harry Pappas for 37 across the country to research and composer Christos Nikolopoulos. Eight months later the throughout the Archdiocese, with member and arranger of the State Orchestra of Greece years. They have three adult children pilot initiatives in young adult soundtrack of the T.V. series “Psithiri Kardias” sung by most of those efforts funded by (K.O.E.M.) under Stavros Xarhakos with world-wide and four grandchildren, with another ministry. Dr. Bezzerides teaches Basis became the number one hit on the charts. He has generous support from Leadership performances. He orchestrated the musical performances on the way. Pres. Kerry is a graduate Youth Ministry at Holy Cross and is since worked with the giants of Greek music, Mikis 100, for the spiritual formation of the at the closing ceremony of the 2004 Olympic Games in of Gettysburg College (BA), Holy an editor and contributor to two Theodorakis, Stavros Xarhakos, and Christos Archdiocese’s faithful. Athens. Cross Greek Orthodox School of volumes of collected essays that Nikolopoulos. Over the years, he also has performed with Rev. Alexander Goussetis serves as Theology (MA) and Adler Graduate inform the OVM work: Christ at great vocalists, Marios Frangoulis, Maria Farantouri, Eric Nicolas is a singer, guitarist, Director of the Center for Family Care School (MA). She is the Coordinator Wo r k : O r t h o d o x C h r i s t i a n Giorgos Dalaras, Manolis Mitsias, Pashalis Terzis, Haris bandleader and songwriter. He has of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese. for Clergy and Seminary Couple Perspectives of Vocation and Eastern Alexiou, Glykeria, Eleni Vitali, Themis Adamantidis, toured as guitarist for Phoebe He is a graduate of Drexel University Care, a ministry of the Center for Orthodox Christianity and Higher Yiannis Kotsiras, Kostas Macedonas, Dimitra Galani, Eleni Snow, Taylor Dayne, and many (B.S. in Accounting), Holy Cross Family Care of the Greek Orthodox Education. She is a graduate of Tsaligopoulou and his mentor and dear friend Dimitris other artists, released CDs and EPs Greek Orthodox School of Theology Archdiocese of America. She is a Middlebur y College (BA), St. Mitropanos. of his original music, and performed solo and as the front (M.Div.), and Andover-Newton licensed marriage and family Vladimir's Seminary (MDiv), and Basis now travels the world with annual concert tours in man of his band ONE LOVE in Eric Nicolas Theological School (D.Min. in therapist and a trainer and facilitator Boston College (PhD). She and her the U.S., Canada, Australia, Europe, Israel and Cyprus. A venues all over the world. He is also a writer, librettist and Psychology and Pastoral Counseling). for Prepare-Enrich, a pre-marital and husband Vassilios, a pediatric Concert Tribute to his 20-year recording career was held in lyricist. He lives in New York City and Watch Hill, Rhode Prior to his appointment to the Center marriage enrichment assessment and cardiologist, have three boys and live 2017 in Athens with guests Giorgos Dalaras, Thanos Island. for Family Care, Fr. Alexander served program. in Brookline, MA. Mikroutsikos, Yiannis Kotsiras, and Melina Aslanidou. more than twenty years as a parish NEW AND FULFILLED MEMBERS OF NEW AND FULFILLED MEMBERS OF FROM 27TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE FROM 27TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE TO FEBRUARY 2019 TO FEBRUARY 2019

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