NY Greek Independence Day Parade Celebrations
2025 Parade Commission
The Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York are deeply appreciative for the hard work and dedication to the following commission members.
Special thanks are due to the formidable pillars of this endeavor:
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, Honorary Chairman
John Catsimatidis, Chairman Emeritus
Fr. Evagoras Constantinides, Spiritual Advisor
Philip Christopher, General Chairman
Yiannis Stroumbakis, Parade Chairman
Nomiki Kastanas, Co-Chair - Cultural Events
Christos Vournas, Co-Chair - Finance
Peter Vlitas, Co-Chair - Presidential Guard
Georgia Kontzamanis, Co-Chair - Executive Parade Director
and Stavros Papagermanos, Executive Director of Administration
New Jersey Co-Chairs and Members
Dimitrios A. Gionis, Dimitrios Arhontoulis, and Fr. Panagiotis Lekkas
For by their tireless efforts, the parade and related events are shaping up to be a success!
Cultural Events Committee
Nomiki Kastanas*
lrene Slathatos
Sophia Stroumbakis
Treasurers
Stavros Bletsas
Paul Kotronis
Dimitrios Paliouras*
Chris Vournas*
PR / Web & Social Media Committees
Avgi Atmatzidou
George Christodoulou
Demetrios Filios
Christina Kostakis
George Meintassis
Demitri Nikolaou
Stephanie Papoutsakis
Demos Siokis* (PR)
Christiana Vasilas*(Web/Social)
Gala Committee
Paul Kotronis
Nancy Papaioannou
Stephanie Papoutsakis*
Christiana Vasilas*
Young Patrons Committee
Konstantinos Ouranitsas*
Stephanie Papoutsakis*
Christiana Vasilas
Raffle Committee
Vassilis Egglezos
Tasos Karangunis*
Maria Kiropoulos
Paul Macropoulos
Journal Committee
Peter Gerazounis*
Phyllis Tsagdis
Elisavet Tzoumaka
Evzone Relations Committee
Peter Vlitas*
Konstantinos Ouranitsas
Bowling Green Flag Raising
Aris Kourkoumelis*
Paul Kotronis
Grandstand
Apostolos Trampakoulos*
Traffic Control
Nikos Kostopoulos*
Costas Prentzas
(*) denotes committee chair
Evzone Relations Committee
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