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? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? pancretan association of america Contributors Headquarters: 32-33 31St Street, Astoria, NY 11106 OFFICERs OF THE PAA 1 2 4 3 1. DEMITRIS HATZIS Demitris is a member of Minos-Crete in Springfield, Mass. He’s served two terms as District 1 Governor, was a council member and the chapter’s scholarship chairman. A graduate of the Technical School “??????” of Nea Ionia, he attended STCC College and is a quality control manager. Demitris is married to Patricia and has four children: Vasilios, Alexander, Nicholas and Despina, who are all members of Minos-Crete Youth. 2. DIANE KOUNALAKIS Diane is the Cretan Alumni Network chair for the PAA and an active volunteer with the Epimenides/Ariadne Chapter in San Francisco. She currently serves on the Board of Peninsula Family Service, a social service agency in San Mateo County. She is married to Jeff Baxter and has two children, Antonios and Victoria. 3. JOHN MANOS John was born in Rethymno, Crete, and emmigrated to Chicago in 1967. He is president of Bank Financial, and also a co-owner of a chain of supermarkets in the Chicago area. Most recently he served as president of the PAA from 2011 to 2013. He is an Archon, and currently serves on the executive board of the United Hellenic Voters of America and is a member of various banking and real estate organizations. He lives in Bloomingdale, Ill., with his wife, Elena, and has three children, Patricia, George and Eleni. NATIONAL PRESIDENT: JOHN S. SARGETIS Tel. [phone] • [email protected] FIRST VICE PRESIDENT: JOHN G. VOMVOLAKIS Tel. [phone] • [email protected] SECOND VICE PRESIDENT: STAVROS ANTONAKAKIS Tel. [phone] • [email protected] THIRD VICE PRESIDENT: NIKOLAOS VERIKAKIS Tel. [phone] • [email protected] GENERAL SECRETARY: ERASMIA C. NOVOTNY Tel. [phone] • [email protected] Send Pancretan Association related correspondence to: 8530 Sharon Drive, White Lake, MI 48386 TREASURER: GEORGE STILIANUDAKIS Tel. [phone] • [email protected] WOMEN’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: ZAHAROULA MARMATAKIS Tel. [phone] • [email protected] GENERAL SUPERVISOR: ELEFTHERIOS DRAMITINOS Tel. [phone] • [email protected] LEGAL ADVISOR: MARINA CONDAS GIANOULIS Tel. [phone] • [email protected] AUDITOR GENERAL: JERRY MAKRIS CPA Tel. [phone] • [email protected] PYA PRESIDENT: KATERINA MAKRI DAKIS Tel. [phone] • [email protected] YOUTH SUPERVISOR EAST COAST: TERRY STRATOUDAKIS Tel. [phone] • [email protected] YOUTH SUPERVISOR WEST COAST: XANTHIPPI GELASAKIS Tel. [phone] • [email protected] PAA DISTRICT GOVERNORS District 1: KOSTAS PITARIDIS Tel. [phone] • [email protected] District 2: MARIA STRATOUDAKIS Tel. [phone] • [email protected] District 3: MARIA VAMVAKIS Tel. [phone] • [email protected] District 4: MIKE MANOUKARAKIS Tel. [phone] • [email protected] District 5: GEORGE LIODAKIS Tel. [phone] • [email protected] District 6: ROXANNE KOSTON Tel. [phone] • [email protected] District 7: JAMES BOUTZOUKAS Tel. [phone] • [email protected] PAA CHAIRS PAA FOUNDATION, INC: EMMANUEL E. VELIVASAKIS Tel. [phone] • [email protected] CULTURE & EDUCATION: HARALAMBOS (BOB) MARKAKIS • [email protected] INVESTMENTS BOARD: JOHN RUSSON Tel. [phone] • [email protected] SCHOLARSHIP FUND: MIA BOUTZOUKAS Tel. [phone] • [email protected] INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: NICHOLAS POLYCHRONAKIS Tel. [phone] • [email protected] PANCRETAN ENDOWMENT FUND: DR. GEORGE PAPADANTONAKIS Tel. [phone] • [email protected] PHILANTHROPIC FUND: EVANGELIA ALPOGIANIS Tel. [phone] • [email protected] STRATEGIC PLANNING: KOSTAS TRAVAYIAKIS Tel. [phone] • [email protected] CRETAN ALUMNI NETWORK (CAN): DIANE KOUNALAKIS Tel. [phone] • [email protected] PAA CRETE REPRESENTATIVE: IPPOKRATIS BELADAKIS Tel. [phone] • [email protected] Monthly submissions should be sent no later than the 5th of each month. For advertising opportunities, magazine policies and procedures visit www.pancretan.org or call Stavros Antonakakis [phone]. Send chapter news, photos, stories, letters or advertising submissions to: [email protected] KPHTH MAGAZINE | DEDICATED TO THE CRETAN LIFE Editorial STAFF Alexa Ganos Executive Editor [email protected] Amalia Deligiannis Managing Editor [email protected] Cali Pappas DESIGN EDITOR [email protected] 4. GEORGE VUTETAKIS Editorial Board & Advisory Committee George is a vegetarian chef and author. He has applied his culinary skills by merging the foods of his Cretan heritage with fresh, organic ingredients. Chef George is currently the director of research and development for Garden Fresh Gourmet. His highly acclaimed cookbook, “Vegetarian Traditions,” can be ordered through his website and popular blog www.thevegetarianguy.com. Nikos Kapelonis Tina Katsounakis Zaharoula Marmatakis Helen Ranney Joseph “Sifis” Antonakakis KRI KRI EDITOR [email protected] Rema Manousakis Helene Semanderes KPHTH (CRETE) | USPS 298-020 is published by the Pancretan Association of America (PAA) Inc., ten times a year. The annual rate is $20 member / $50 non-member / $80 international. Call [phone] to subscribe. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Erasmia C. Novotny, 8530 Sharon Drive, White Lake, MI 48386. Periodical Postage Paid at Waterford, MI and additonal mailing offices. YEAR 84th - NO 841 October 2013 SCAN BARCODE TO VISIT OUR SITE