2 25th Anniversary Celebration Issue VOLUME 9 ISSUE 2 Editor George Schira contents Graphic Design visual mercenary group Photographer Dimitrios Panagos THE LEADER is published by: The Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Endowment Fund, Inc. Olympic Tower 645 Fifth Avenue Suite 906 New York, NY 10022 Tel: 212.308.2627 Fax: 646.497.1794 web: www.L100.org email: [email protected] © 2002 Leadership 100 1 Honoring Our Visionary Founders LEADERSHIP 100 4 L100 Challenge Stephen G. Yeonas Chairman 6 50 New Members for 25th Anniversary Constantine G. Caras Vice Chairman 25th Anniversary Celebration Conference Mark Stavropoulos 8 Secretary George E. Safiol 16 New and Fulfilled Members Treasurer George E. Behrakis Chris W. Caras John A. Catsimatidis Karagines Fulfills Charles H. Cotros 18 Louis Nicozisis James A. Regas, Legal Counsel 18 Gift of Giving Founding Members and Chairmen Emeriti News of Our Members Arthur C. Anton 20 Andrew A. Athens Thomas A. Athens + George K. Chimples Register Now Peter M. Dion 25 Michael Jaharis George P. Kokalis + John A. Payiavlas 27 Conference Program (Chairman Emeritus) Executive Director Join Now (Interim) 28 Paulette Poulos Staff Cathie Andriotis Fran Karivalis Linda Paul Dina Theodosakis 3 HONORING a OUR VISIONARY FOUNDERS L eadership 100’s Founding Members will be honored with the Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Award for Excellence at the 25th Anniversary Celebration Conference to be held at The Ritz-Carlton San Juan Hotel, Carolina, Puerto Rico February 5 - 8, 2009. The Life-Time Founding Members are Arthur C. Anton, Andrew A. Athens, George K. Chimples, Peter M. Dion Michael Jaharis, Andrew A. Athens, George K. Chimples, Arthur C. Anton & and Michael Jarharis. George P. Kokalis, also a Founding Peter M. Dion Member, passed away June 24, 2008. Another Founding Member, Thomas A. Athens, died in June of 2002. The latter two will be awarded posthumously. The Award was established by the Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Endowment Fund, Incorporated in honor of its visionary founder, the late Archbishop Iakovos, and is bestowed on outstanding Greek and Greek American lead- ers who have excelled in the pursuit of their vocation and George P. Kokalis + with Archbishop Iakovos + exhibited the gift of leadership. In special circumstances, the Visionary Founder and in the spirit of Philhellenism, the Award is given to of Leadership 100 an outstanding leader, regardless of religion or national background, who has exemplified the universal values and ideals of Orthodoxy and Hellenism. Previous recipients were George J. Tenet, Senator Paul S. Sarbanes and Yanni in 2003; Melina Kanakaredes and John D. Negroponte in 2004; Senator Olympia J. Snowe in 2005; Dimitris L. Avramopoulos in 2006; Rudolph W. Giuliani in 2007; and Theodore Angelopoulos and Ambas- sador Gianna Angelopoulos Daskalaki in 2008. Thomas A. Athens + 1 His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America 2 S P E C I A L T R I B U T E 3 LEADERSHIPLEADERSHIP 100 100 to Meet Challenge to Continue Grants ELECTS NEW MEMBERS TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES Charles H. Cotros, Chairman of newly-formed Leadership 100 Grant Fund The Leadership 100 Executive Committee, meeting in The Executive Committee, after hearing a report of the New York on October 24, acted in response to the financial Investment Committee on the effects of market volatility crisis gripping the nation and its effect on the organization on the Endowment Fund, acted in order to preserve the by temporarily suspending its grant program as required more than $50 million of contributions held inviolate in the by its regulations in order to preserve the more than $50 Endowment Fund. Leadership 100 has operated on regula- million of contributions held inviolate in the Endowment tions that grants can be made from distributions based on Fund. The regulations (Article IX, A.1) stipulate that grants a formula that averages the earnings from that Fund. All can be made only from a portion of the earnings from that future grants will be made from the Leadership 100 Grant Fund. All future grants will be made from the newly-formed Fund until such time as the Endowment Fund rises above Leadership 100 Grant Fund, to be headed by Charles H. the inviolate amount and earnings from the Fund meet Cotros, until such time as earnings from the Endowment the requirements governed by that formula. Fund warrant a resumption of the distribution of funds for purposes of grants. The Executive Committee and Board of Trustees met at the Harvard Club in New York City to address the cur- The Leadership 100 Grant Fund was immediately formed af- rent financial crisis, review plans for the 25th Anniversary ter Michael Jaharis, a Founder of the organization, issued a Celebration Conference to take place February 5-8, 2009 combined challenge grant of $500,000, along with another in Puerto Rico, to assess progress in the 25th Anniversary unnamed donor, to raise new funds in excess of $1 million in National Campaign and to elect members to the Executive order to continue grants in support of the National Minis- Committee and the Board of Trustees. tries of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese and the Leader- ship 100 Scholarship for Excellence Program established at George D. Behrakis, Chairman of the 25th Anniversary Holy Cross School of Theology. Celebration Committee, said the program has been set for the Conference and registration packets have been Stephen G. Yeonas, Chairman of Leadership 100, appointed sent out with a December 15 deadline. John A. Payiavlas, Cotros, a member of the Executive Committee, as Chairman former Chairman, and Constantine G. Vice Chairman, who of the Leadership 100 Grant Fund. Cotros, who serves as a serve as Co-Chairmen of the 25th Anniversary National director of Allied Waste Industries, Inc. and Amerisource- Campaign reported that 50 new members had joined Bergen Corporation, was previously interim Chief Executive Leadership 100, bringing the total membership to 798. Officer and Chairman of the Board of Allied. He began his career in the food service industry in 1960 with Tri-State The Nominating Committee, headed by Founding General Food Supply and after Tri-State merged with SYSCO Member Peter M. Dion, reported on a slate of nominees in 1974, he served in various positions, rising to Chief Execu- for openings on the Executive Committee and Board of tive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2000 Trustees, including filling one vacancy. All nominees were until he retired from SYSCO in 2002. elected by the Board of Trustees, as follows: Executive Committee: Angelo J. Coutris; Eugenia Hasiotis and In accepting the appointment made by our Chairman, Kassandra Romas, replacing George D. Behrakis, John A. Cotros said, “In view of the financial crisis confronting the Catsimatidis and Mark Stavropoulos. Board of Trustees: nation at this time and the effect it has on Leadership 100, Arthur C. Anton, Jr.; Michael N. Bapis; Michael R. Henry; we need to do whatever possible to raise funds for the Dr. George Kallins; James Pantelidis; Peter Parthenis; National Ministries and to secure funds for scholarships to Cathy Sakellaris and Argyris Vassiliou, replacing Dr. John Holy Cross Theological School which has the vast respon- S. Collis, Eve N. Condakes, James H. Moshovitis; Bert W. sibility of preparing young men to become priests in the Moyar, James P. Pamel, John A. Payiavlas, Peter A. Vlachos Greek Orthodox communities.” and Basil S. Yanakakis. 4 New Members of Executive Commitee John A. Payiavlas now becomes a voting member of both the Executive Committee and Board of Trustees as Chairman Emeritus, joining the Life- Time Founding Members. Chairman Yeonas will welcome the newly-elected members of the Executive Committee and Board of Trustees at the meetings to be held at the 25th Anniversary Celebration Conference, February 5-8, 2009 in Carolina, Puerto Rico. He paid special Eugenia Hasiotis, Kassandra Romas & Angelo J. Coutris tribute to the long-time service of the outgoing members of the Executive Committee and Board of Trustees, saying they collectively represented Outgoing Members of the Executive Committee some of our longest serving and most dedicated members, many of whom served as officers and heads of committees, singling out the special service of George D. Behrakis, the previous Chair- man of Leadership 100 and Mark Stavropoulos, the current Secretary of the organization. George D. Behrakis, John A. Catsimatidis & Mark Stavropoulos New Members of Board of Trustees Arthur C. Anton, Jr., Michael N. Bapis, Michael R. Henry, Dr. George Kallins, Argyris Vassiliou, James Pantelidis, Peter Parthenis & Cathy Sakellaris Outgoing Members of the Board of Trustees Dr. John S. Collis, Eve N. Condakes, James H. Moshovitis, Bert W. Moyar, James P. Pamel, John A. Payiavlas, Peter A. Vlachos and Basil S. Yanakakis Investment Committee with Archbishop Demetrios, left to right: Alex G. Legal Counsel, James A. Regas, far right, makes a point to fellow Anagnos, John G. Pappajohn, Steve Roukis, Kathleen Chimicles, Peter A. members of the Board. Left to right: John A. Payiavlas, Michael Jaharis Vlachos, Chairman, Paul Lountzis and Adam M. Tzagournis and Peter M. Dion. Not pictured Alex E. Zagoreos 5 50 NEW MEMBERS FOR 25TH ANNIVERSARY eadership 100 members and prospects, 100 in all, L Brothers George, James & Peter Pantelidis co-hosts celebrated at Kellari’s Parea in the Gramercy Park section of of the event together with Archbishop Demetrios New York City on Friday, October 24, as eight new members joined the organization, putting the 25th Anniversary National Campaign at 50 new members, culminating in a series of membership recruitment meetings in Cleveland, Philadelphia and Boston. His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios offered his Paternal love and support to Leadership 100 at the New York event, stressing the need for all those gathered to make Leadership 100 a priority so that we may continue our sup- port to the National Ministries of the Greek Orthodox Church Angelo J.