The Fordham University Orthodox Christian Studies Center Advisory Council


The Orthodox Christian Studies Center provides a space within a university setting for engagement with Orthodoxy Christianity by undergraduate and graduate students, and faculty.  It seeks to promote understanding of Orthodox Christianity in Western Culture;  to preserve and perpetuate a vibrant Orthodox Christian tradition in America;  to articulate the value and relevance of the Orthodox Christian tradition;  and to promote ecumenical dialogue and relations, especially with Roman Catholicism.

The Center Advisory Council’s mission is to help the Center’s Directors and faculty strengthen teaching, research, and public understanding of Orthodox Christianity.  Members strongly believe in the vibrant role the Center plays in the global Orthodox Church and in Orthodox-Roman Catholic relations.  Council members assist the Center’s Directors in developing and executing strategy and provide critical links to people and institutions within and beyond the Fordham community. 

Drake G. Behrakis
President and CEO, Marwick Associates

John J. Grogan, Esq.  Fordham College ’88, co-chair
Partner, Langer, Grogan & Diver P.C.

Susan Ashbrook Harvey
Willard Prescott and Annie McClelland Smith Professor and Chair,
Department of Religious Studies, Brown University

J. Kenneth Hickman, C.P.A.  Gabelli School of Business ’51
Retired Partner, Arthur Andersen
Trustee emeritus, Fordham University

Marianna Patterson
Not-for-profit Volunteer

Solon Patterson
Chairman emeritus, Montag & Caldwell, Inc.
Not-for-profit Volunteer

Gus Poulopoulos  Fordham College ’86, co-chair
Executive Managing Director, NAI Global New York City

Msgr. Joseph G. Quinn, J.D., J.C.L.
Vice President, University Mission and Ministry
Fordham University

James C. Skedros
Michael G. and Anastasia Cantonis Professor of Byzantine Studies and
Professor of Early Christianity
Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

Aristotle Papanikolaou Fordham College ’88
Co-Founding Director, Orthodox Christian Studies Center
Professor of Theology
Fordham University

George Demacopoulos
Co-Founding Director, Orthodox Christian Studies Center
Associate Professor of Historical Theology
Fordham University