Leadership 100 Extends Support Of Holy Cross Scholarships
The 19th Annual Leadership 100 Conference at Hotel del Coronado, Coronado, California, which concluded on Sunday, February 7, was highlighted by an increased commitment to “The Spirit of Giving” by providing scholarships through 2018 for seminarians preparing for the Priesthood at Holy Cross School of Theology to be known as Leadership 100 Scholars.
Angelides Commission Opens Hearings
Phil Angelides, a Democrat and a former California Treasurer and member of Leadership 100, who was appointed Chairman of a bipartisan commission established in 2009 to examine the causes of the biggest economic downturn since the Great Depression, opened hearings into the near-collapse of the financial system in 2008 on Wednesday, January 13, 2010, by pressing the heads of the nation’s largest financial institutions, focusing his questioning on Lloyd C. Blankfein of Goldman Sachs.
Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis Confirmed
Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis was confirmed on Christmas Eve by the United States Senate to be the US Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary. She and her husband, Markos Kounalakis, are members of Leadership 100, as are her parents, Angelo K. and Sophia Tsakopoulos and her brother, Kyriakos Tsakopoulos. Markos Kounalakis publishes the journal of politics and policy, The Washington Monthly. The couple has two young sons.
Drake Behrakis Elected to Boston College Board
Drake G. Behrakis, an active member of Leadership 100 with his wife, Maria, has been elected to Boston College Board of Trustees. A 1986 graduate of the Carroll School of Management, he is President & CEO of Marwick Associates, a real estate investment and development company located in Lexington, Massachusetts. Prior to joining Marwick, Mr. Behrakis held various positions at Muro Pharmaceutical and the Gillette Company.
Maragos Sworn in as Nassau Comptroller
George Maragos, who joined Leadership 100 in 2007 with his wife, Angela, was sworn in as Nassau County Comptroller on January 3, 2010 and officially took office the next day. The ceremony, in Long Island’s New Hyde Park, was attended by Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, New York State Senator and Republican minority leader Dean Skelos, other county legislators, as well as Maragos’ wife and two sons, Peter and Angelo.
Pappas Presented with Three Hierarchs Award
Gregory C. Pappas, publisher of Greek America Magazine, founder of the Greek America Foundation and a member of Leadership 100 was presented with the annual Three Hierarchs Award for the Promotion of Hellenism in New York City on January 29th.