BOSTON – A new Board of Trustees has been appointed at Hellenic College – Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, MA, a suburb of Boston, chaired by Archbishop Elpidophoros of America,

Fr. Mark Leondis, the presiding priest of the Saint Mark parish in Boca Raton, Florida, has been appointed as Vice-Chair. It is noted that Fr. Leondis was the chair of the committee responsible for finding a new president for the School, which selected Dr. Demetrios Katos. Fr. Leondis also happens to be a ‘koumparos’ of Dr. Katos.

It should be noted that there is a precedent from the tenure of former Archbishop of America Demetrios, during which Thomas Lelon, a koumparos of then-School president Fr. Christopher Metropoulos, was appointed Vice-Chair of the Board.

Below are the names of all members of the School’s Board of Trustees as listed on the official list:

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, Chairman*, Rev. Mark Leondis, Interim Vice Chairman* William Spell, Interim Treasurer*, George Anderson, Interim Secretary*, Demetrios S. Katos, PhD, President*, His Eminence Metropolitan ALEXIOS of Atlanta, His Eminence Metropolitan NICHOLAS of Detroit, His Eminence Metropolitan SAVAS of Pittsburgh*, His Eminence Metropolitan GERASIMOS of San Francisco*, His Eminence Metropolitan NATHANAEL of Chicago, His Eminence Metropolitan APOSTOLOS of New Jersey, His Eminence Metropolitan CONSTANTINE of Denver*, Nicholas W. Alexos, Rev. Nicholas Anctil*, Michael N. Bapis, Helen A. Carlos*, Dr. Spyros Catechis*, Gregory Cokinos, George Demos, Paul Kalamaras, Dr. Panayiotis (Peter) Kanelos, Rev. Chrysanthos Kerkeres, Rev. Gary Kyriacou, Rev. Michael J. Lambakis, Frank Mihalopoulos, Joanne S. Mitchell, Mark Moraitakis, Rev. Peter Orfanakos (Archdiocesan Presbyters Council President), George Orfanakos, Fr. Michael Palamara (Alumni Association President), Demetrios Papacostas, Timothy Tassopoulos. Rev. Elias Villis, Stephanie Wilcox, Dr. Kathryn B. Yatrakis, Dr. Christine Zeppos.

EX-OFFICIO

Rev. Dn. Gary Alexander, JD, Vice President for Administration and Finance, Rev. Dr. James Katinas, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Rev. Patrick O’Rourke, Dean of Students, Dr. Nicholas Ganson, Interim Dean of Hellenic College, Rev. Dr. Eugen J. Pentiuc (has recently stepped aside for health reasons), Dean of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Dr. Erika Prijatelj, Hellenic College Faculty representative, Rev. Dr. Philip Zymaris, Holy Cross Faculty Representative, Demetrios Moschos, Esq.

*Executive Committee member