George S. Tsandikos Inaugurated as Chairman
George S. Tsandikos of New York, New York was inaugurated as the Chairman of Leadership 100 on February 15, 2014 at the Grand Gala of the 23rd Annual Leadership 100 Conference at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples in Naples, Florida. He served as Vice Chairman for the past two years under Charles H. Cotros, of Memphis, Tennessee, whose term was completed as Chairman but who remains a member of the Executive Committee.
Tsandikos has been Managing Director of Rockefeller & Company in New York, New York since 2003, having previously served as Vice President, Private Bank ofJ.P. Morgan Private Bank, also inNew York, New York, from 1989 to 2003 and as an Associate with Burns and Levinson, Counselors at Law, Boston, Massachusetts from 1987 to 1989. He holds an A.B. in economics from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, and a J.D., Cum Laude, from Boston College Law School, Newton Centre, Massachusetts. Tsandikos is a member of Holy Trinity Archdiocesan Cathedral, New York, New York and an Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Argyris (RJ) Vassiliou of Stamford, Connecticut took office as Vice Chairman of Leadership 100, having served as Treasurer. He is currently the President of Acme Pallet Company, Inc. in New York City and Di-Cor Industries, Inc. in Bristol, Connecticut. He received a B.C.E. degree from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in1989 and an M.S. degree from Princeton University in 1991. Vassiliou also serves on the Board of Anatolia College in Thessaloniki, Greece. He is an alumnus member of the National Leadership Council for the Campaign for Stuyvesant High School and an active member of AHEPA. He is married to the former Ann Pappajohn. They have two children and attend the Church of the Archangels in Stamford, Connecticut. He is an Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Thomas G. Jordan of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan took office as Treasurer, having served as Chairman of the Audit Committee. Since 1991 he has served as President and sole stockholder of Jordan Company, Inc. which is involved in property management and personal investments. He was previously Executive Vice President and Director of Bittker Investment Group, Ltd, Senior Executive Vice President and Director at B and E Sales Company, Inc., and as an Audit Manager at Price Waterhouse, Detroit Office, Certified Public Accountants, for whom he spent 9 months in the Paris office as a manager. He is a graduate of Wayne State University, Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration with a major in accounting, and is a Certified Public Accountant. He is a member of the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, Chairman of the Insurance Committee, and has served on numerous committees of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Jordan has served on the Metropolitan Council and Metropolitan Endowment Fund, Metropolis of Detroit, and is a member of Assumption Church, St. Claire Shores, and St. George Church, Bloomfield Hills, both in Michigan. He is an Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Kassandra L. Romas of Short Hills, New Jersey, was re-elected and resumed office as Secretary of Leadership 100. She is Managing Director/Landlord of Bouras Properties, LLC in Summit, New Jersey, having previously served as an Executive Recruiter for Michael E. Marion and Associates. She has been engaged as a leader and organizer in a wide range of volunteer activities. Romas earned a B.A. degree from the College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY, in 1967 and an M.A. from Manhattanville College in 1968. She was married to the late Christos Romas, MD, with whom she had three daughters, Christina, Annette and Maria. She serves on the Board of Trustees of the National Philoptochos Society and is a member of Holy Trinity Church in Westfield, New Jersey, where she has served as President of the Parish Council. She has chaired the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity of New York’s Annual Cathedral Ball and been active in building restoration projects at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation of New York.
In addition, four new members were elected to the Board of Trustees, including Froso Beys and Justin Bozonelis of the Direct Archdiocesan District; Dr. George Carayannopoulos of the Metropolis of Denver; and Gerry Ranglas of the Metropolis of San Francisco. James Logothetis was appointed as the new Chairman of the Audit Committee. On Friday, February 14, the General Assembly recognized Thomas L. Demakes for service to the Board of Trustees. He was presented with a Commendation for Distinguished Service.
