Who We Are

We're a team of workers who are thinking, praying and meeting regularly in preparation and planning for the program.

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OVM Leadership

Mike Tishel

Director of CrossRoad

Assistant Director of the Office of Vocation & Ministry at Hellenic College

Mike is excited and honored to join the CrossRoad team this year as the new program director. Mike completed his undergraduate studies at Gordon College (Wenham, MA) with a BA in Comparative Historical Theology, and did his graduate work in theology at the Aristotle University of Thessalonika. He has been involved in youth ministry both on the high school and college levels for a number of years, working as a youth and young adult leader at his parish, for his diocese and for Orthodox Christian Fellowship. On his time off, Mike enjoys playing and writing music and spending quality moments with friends and family. Mike is grateful for the opportunity to serve God and his neighbor through this wonderful program, and can’t wait to welcome all of the 2012 CrossRoad participants next summer!

Stephanie Skedros

Development & Public Relations Coordinator

Stephanie grew up just outside of Boston and is the youngest of three children. As a child, she benefited from the summer camp program in New Hampshire sponsored by the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston. The camp program provided a dynamic education to the Church and opened the doors to so many learning opportunities. After two years of camp in New Hampshire, Stephanie boarded a plane to Greece to participate in the Ionian Village (IV) Summer Camp. It was this experience that had the most profound impact on her life at age sixteen, beginning her personal connection with the saints, prayer and worship, and a commitment to live a life in Christ. She served as a counselor for the program for two years as well as program coordinator in New York after college. Stephanie is an alumna of Boston College. She carries a strong background in higher education in the area of admissions and financial aid. In fact, she served at the Director of Admissions and Financial Aid for Hellenic College/Holy Cross in the early 90's. Stephanie returned HCHC after working for Harvard University and the Graduate Theological Union. Stephanie and her husband Jim are the proud parents of three daughters Anna, Francesca, and Rebecca. When not driving her daughters to their dance, soccer, and basketball practices she enjoys cooking, knitting, and crafts.

Ann Bezzerides

Director of the Office of Vocation & Ministry at Hellenic College

Ann is the Director of the Office of Vocation & Ministry. Before starting this job in 2003, she helped start the Youth Summer Institute at St. Vladimir's Seminary during her M. Div. years there. Ann was the founding director of CrossRoad along with the first program staff, Stavros and Ourania Chatzis (now Fr. Stavros and Presb.Ourania), Micah Hirschy, Mary Long, and Elenie Poulos (now Grassos). In 2006 Ann passed the director's baton to Dn. Nick, and then to Mary Long in 2009, but still stays as involved as she can while directing a busy office and being mother to two boys, Nicholas and Peter, and wife to Vassili, a medical resident. In 2007 she earned her Ph.D. from Boston College in Theology and Education with her dissertation titled, "Conversing with John Chrysostom as Christian Religious Educator." She loves the academic nature of CrossRoad—that it serves as a crucial introduction to Orthodox youth studying theology in a serious way, the beginning of a life-long practice of pursuing Christ's question, "Who do you say that I am?"

CrossRoad Program Staff 2012

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CrossRoad Administrative Staff 2011

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