The Leadership 100 Board of Trustees, meeting on November 14, 2025, unanimously elected new Officers to serve effective in February of 2026, according to Charles H. Cotros, Chairman of the Nominating Committee.
- Michael N. Bapis, who served as Vice Chairman and is Managing Director, Private Wealth Advisor-Vios Advisors at Rockefeller Global Family Office, was elected Chairman.
- Emanuel J. Cotonakis, who also serves as Legal Counsel, and is Vice President of LRP Media Group, was elected Vice Chairman.
- Justin K. Bozonelis, who is Managing Director, Head of Private Capital Markets at Mizuho, was elected Treasurer.
- Maria Allwin, who formed The Allwin Family Foundation, is currently employed as an Administrative Assistant at the Brunswick School in Greenwich, Connecticut and served on the Committee for Education and Technology at the Museum of Modern Art, was reelected Secretary.
Chairman Demetrios G. Logothetis noted that his successor has been a member of the Executive Committee since February of 2022 and the Board of Trustees for sixteen years and has served as Chairman of the Audit Committee. The new Officers have served effectively in other committees and capacities, as well as in outside philanthropic organizations that support the Greek Community and American society.
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros congratulated the new Officers and expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Chairman Logothetis and the members of the Board for their dedication and commitment to the Archdiocese and its National Ministries.
Chairman Logothetis stated, “Leadership 100 is immensely pleased with the choices of the new Officers, all men and women of high achievement. The transition will ensure that Leadership 100 continues to move forward with success into the future for the benefit of our Church and Heritage.”
Leadership 100: Mission and assets
Leadership 100, officially known as The Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Fund, Inc., is a prominent Greek-American non-profit organization that functions as an endowment fund for the Greek Orthodox Church in America.
Its primary mission is to advance the Greek Orthodox Faith and the “life-giving legacy of Hellenism” (Greek culture, traditions, and values) in America.
With assets exceeding $100 million, it has become a major philanthropic force, funding programs related to religious education, youth ministry, technology, missions, and the rebuilding of institutions (such as the reconstruction of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at the World Trade Center).
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