OUR TEAM
Alexis Pappas
ECM Cohort Director
Alexis Pappas is the Effective Christian Ministry Cohort Director. Prior to her hiring as Director, she served as a Coach since ECM's inception in 2020. She holds a Master’s in Business Administration and a Master’s in Health Services Administration from the University of Alabama in Birmingham.
She brings a wealth of experience and passion to her position, having previously served as Pastoral Assistant for twelve years at Holy Trinity Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Birmingham, Alabama. Alexis is certified by the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Association. She played a pivotal role in building two Atria for the spiritual formation of children in her parish. She and her husband recently traveled to Guatemala with OCMC for their first medical mission trip.
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Alexis has been married to Peter Pappas for the past 26 years and is a proud mother to their four adult children.
Eva Konstantakos
Director of Y2AM
Eva Konstantakos is the Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries (Y2AM) for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. She brings to her role over 20 years of experience in youth and young adult ministries, including her service as the Y2AM Director for the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit from 2003-2022. During that time, she participated in and contributed to a number of parish, Metropolis, Archdiocesan, and Pan-Orthodox youth and young adult ministries and initiatives. These included parish youth and young adult ministry development, campus/college ministry, summer camps, youth worker training, youth safety, and curriculum development.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Ball State University and a Master of Theological Studies from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. She is originally from Anderson, Indiana, and currently resides in Windsor, Ontario with her husband.
Nicolas Al Khoury
ECM Cohort Coach
Nicolas Al Khoury is an Effective Christian Ministry Coach with a strong background in community recreation and organizational development. He graduated from Dawson College with a diploma in Community Recreation Leadership Training and furthered his studies in Human Relations with a concentration in Organizational Development at Concordia University. He is currently pursuing a Master’s in Intervention and Organizational Change at the University of Sherbrooke.
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His extensive experience includes serving as the chairperson for the Young Adult Ministry on the board of the Diocese of Ottawa, Eastern Canada & Upstate New York, where he remains an advisor. Additionally, he has served for several years at the Diocese Camp Transfiguration, supporting counselors in their development and fostering their growth within the Orthodox faith. Through his experiences, Nicolas is excited to use the tools he has gained to help his cohort build connections among people and help them grow closer to each other and to Christ.
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Nicolas lives in Montreal and is an active member of St. Nicholas Antiochian Church.
Angela Ferreira
ECM Cohort Coach
Angela Ferreira has been an Effective Christian Ministry Cohort Coach since 2022. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a Business minor from Drew University.
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She has over 30 years of Orthodox Christian ministry experience including Religious Education director, upper grade teacher and curriculum development coordinator; Greek school teacher for pre-school; manager of Church bookstore; GOYA advisor; girls volleyball coach; Oratorical Festival judge and coordinator; and Philoptochos member.
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Angela’s hopes for the Cohort are, through God’s grace, that we can help parishes transform young lives from practicing a static religion to living their faith in everything they do. This starts with meeting our youth “where they are”, as Jesus did throughout the Gospels, and then helping them “get to know” Jesus Christ personally and not just get to know “about” Him.
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Angela has been an active member of St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church in Flemington, New Jersey since its beginning 20 years ago. Prior to that she attended Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Westfield, NJ and Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Orange, NJ. She and her husband Jorge have been happily married for 36 years and have been blessed with three adult children and seven Godchildren.
Sarah Ickes
ECM Cohort Coach
Preoteasa Sarah is grateful to have found her way to the Orthodox Church and is blessed to be married to her best friend and partner in salvation, Father Spyridon. Psa. Sarah and Fr. Spyridon are blessed with a two-year-old son and have a daughter on the way.
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Sarah has a B.A. in Communication from Ohio State and a Master's of Education from Ashland University. She has served as an English teacher in South Korea, a middle school teacher in Ohio, and fourth-grade teacher at Greek American Institute in New York. In her spare time, Sarah enjoys relaxing in nature, reading, and walking. 
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Preoteasa Sarah Ickes is a mother, a teacher, and a priest's wife married to her best friend. She is happiest when eating delicious food with her family, outdoors if possible. Her hope for the ECM Cohort is that we all deepen our relationship with Christ through the process, are able to help youth and young adults to deepen their relationship with Christ! 
Peter Savas
ECM Cohort Coach
Peter Savas has spent the last 10 years serving the youth of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago. He has had the blessing to serve youth in many capacities including, camps, parish ministries and at the Metropolis. 
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Peter graduated from Loyola University in 2018 with degrees in Theology and Psychology. Though his most noteworthy accomplishment from college (and life), is that he met his wonderful wife, Megan. They were married in December of 2019 and welcomed their son, Theofanis to their family in November of 2023. Peter, Megan and Theo love going on hikes, teaching Sunday school at their parish, Holy Apostles in Westchester, IL, and never miss a church potluck!
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Peter cannot wait to help parishes bring their young people into a closer relationship with God.
