Chrysostom Academy

Leadership & Faculty

Leadership & Administration

Mr. John Heitzenrater, II

Headmaster & Middle & Upper School History, Orthodox Christian Studies, & Latin

College of St. Thomas More, Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Theology, Classical Languages, & Literature

University of Dallas, Master of Humanities with a concentration in History

  • jheitzenrater@chrysostomacademy.org
Mrs. Jennifer Bzik

Mrs. Jennifer Bzik

Treasurer/Bookkeeper

Rider University, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance

  • jbzik@chrysostomacademy.org
Mrs. Amy Chebib

Mrs. Amy Chebib

Office Administrator

University of Pittsburgh, Bachelor of Science in Psychology & Sociology

University of Pittsburgh, Master of Education in Higher Education Management

  • achebib@chrysostomacademy.org
Mr. Joshua Williams

Mr. Joshua Williams

Fundraising Coordinator & Middle & Upper School Latin

Colorado State University, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science & Economics

St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, Master of Arts in Theology

  • jwilliams@chrysostomacademy.org
Ms. Christine Wood

Ms. Christine Wood

Registrar & Kindergarten Atrium

Dickinson College, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science & Economics

  • cwood@chrysostomacademy.org
Mrs. Antonia Ypsilantis

Mrs. Antonia Ypsilantis

Receptionist

Brooklyn College, Bachelor of Science in Business, Finance, & Management

  • aypsilantis@chrysostomacademy.org

Meet the Faculty

Mrs. Danielle Brown

Mrs. Danielle Brown

Kindergarten

Cedarville University, Bachelor of Science in Nursing & Registered Nurse

  • dbrown@chrysostomacademy.org
Mrs. Paraskevi Christogianni-Kochsmeier

Mrs. Paraskevi Christogianni-Kochsmeier

2nd Grade

Montgomery County Community College, Associate in Science Liberal Studies

West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in Education

  • p.christokochs@chrysostomacademy.org
Mr. Daniel Geoffrey

Mr. Daniel Geoffrey

Middle & Upper School History & Literature

Michigan State University, Bachelor of Arts in History & German

  • dgeoffrey@chrysostomacademy.org
Ms. Hannah Gibson

Ms. Hannah Gibson

Grammar, Middle, & Upper School Music

University of Memphis, Bachelor of Music in Music Education, Choral

University of Memphis, Certified Orff Specialist

  • hgibson@chrysostomacademy.org
Dr. Stathis Leondopulos

Dr. Stathis Leondopulos

Middle & Upper School Mathematics

Rutgers University, Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Rutgers University, Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Rutgers University, Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering

  • sleondopulos@chrysostomacademy.org
Dr. Joshua M. Moritz

Dr. Joshua M. Moritz

Middle & Upper School Science & Nature Study

Calvin University,
– Bachelor of Science in Biology,
– Bachelor of Arts in Classical Languages (Greek),
– Bachelor of Arts in History (European & Near Eastern),
– minor in Archaeology & Physical Anthropology

Moravian University, Master of Arts in Philosophy

University of California, Berkeley & Graduate Theological Union, Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy, History of Science, & Philosophical Theology

University of Cambridge (UK),
St. Edmund’s College, Fellow of the International Society for Science and Religion

  • jmoritz@chrysostomacademy.org
Mrs. Melissa Moritz

Mrs. Melissa Moritz

4th Grade

Calvin University, Bachelor of Arts in English

Calvin University, Bachelor of Arts in Geography

  • mmoritz@chrysostomacademy.org
Mrs. Brigid O'Leary

Mrs. Brigid O'Leary

Kindergarten Aide & Upper School Art

Nyack College, Associate of Arts in General Education

  • boleary@chrysostomacademy.org
Fr. Aleksey Paranyuk

Fr. Aleksey Paranyuk

Grammar, Middle, & Upper School P.E. & Middle School Pre-Algebra

Baruch College, CUNY, Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance with a concentration in Mathematics

  • fraparanyuk@chrysostomacademy.org
Mr. Gabriel Quinodoz

Mr. Gabriel Quinodoz

6th Grade

Eastern University, Templeton Honors College, Bachelor of Arts in History

Eastern University, Master of Arts in Classical Education

  • gquinodoz@chrysostomacademy.org
Mrs. Dimitra Salavasili

Mrs. Dimitra Salavasili

Grammar, Middle, & Upper School Greek

University of Thessaly, Bachelor of Elementary Education

University of Thessaly, Master of Science in Development of New Learning Environments and Production of Teaching Material

University of Nicosia, Master of Education in Special Needs

  • dsalavasili@chrysostomacademy.org
Mrs. Morgan White

Mrs. Morgan White

3rd Grade

University of Maryland University College, Bachelor of Science in Psychology

  • mwhite@chrysostomacademy.org
Kh. Rima Zafaran

Kh. Rima Zafaran

Grammar & Middle School Art

The Saint John of Damascus Institute of Theology in Lebanon, Bachelor of Theology

  • rzafaran@chrysostomacademy.org