Anastasia Moragianni

Administrative Assistant  

Voice: 617.731.6633
Email: anastasia@bostoncathedral.org

Kathy Ploumis Evans

Accountant

Voice: 617.731.6633
Email: accounting@bostoncathedral.org

Rita Khoury

Youth Director

Email: youthministry@bostoncathedral.org

Rita is thrilled to join Annunciation as the Youth Director, bringing a wealth of experience, education, and a deep-rooted passion for the Orthodox faith. Growing up in Sonoma County, California, she was immersed in church life from an early age. Her father serves as the Parish Priest at St. George Orthodox Cathedral in Daly City, California with the Vicariate of Palestinian/Jordanian Communities which is canonically and pastorally supervised by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America under His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America.This upbringing instilled in her a profound love for the Orthodox Church and a lifelong commitment to serving its community.

She pursued a Bachelor of Science in Human Development, with a Minor in Linguistics, from the University of California, Davis. Her academic journey continued on at Hellenic College Holy Cross in Brookline, MA, where she earned a Certificate in Youth and Young Adult Ministry and Leadership this past year. Currently, she is advancing her education by pursuing a Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology at Northeastern University starting this Fall. This ongoing academic pursuit reflects her dedication to understanding and supporting the unique needs of individuals, a commitment that extends into her work with the youth.

With a lifelong background in the church, she has been actively involved in various ministries, ranging from youth programs to community outreach. She is passionate about creating a vibrant and inclusive environment where young people can explore and deepen their faith, develop meaningful relationships, and grow into active and engaged members of the Orthodox Church.

Ralph Shepherd

Communications Director

Email: communciations@bostoncathedral.org

Ralph is a North Carolina native who grew up tinkering with technology and being active in the church. Following his senior year of High School, in 2018, Ralph attended CrossRoad where he explored his vocation before heading off to community college for an associate’s degree in IT. Feeling drawn to church ministry, Ralph would become an administrative assistant at his home parish, Annunciation in Winston, Salem. After four years of working for the church, Ralph is now enrolled in his senior year at Hellenic College where he will, God willing, graduate in the spring.

Maximos Eleftherakis

Chanter

Hello! My name is Maximos Eleftherakis, and I am a fourth-year undergrad seminarian from Hellenic College Holy Cross School of Theology in Brookline, MA. I am very grateful to have recently been offered the position of chanter at this beautiful cathedral, and I look forward to serving the community to the very best of my ability.

I was originally born in Brookline, MA. Since then, I have resided in many different states and parishes across the country. My hometown is currently Scranton, Pennsylvania, under the Metropolis of Pittsburgh, where my father serves as priest at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, and I have served as a chanter and altar boy for many years. Since I began college at HCHC in 2020, I have periodically assisted as a chanter at some parishes in the Boston Metropolis, including St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church in Braintree, MA, and most recently at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Dover, NH.

My love for Byzantine Music developed at a young age, when I was exposed to variety of chanting CDs and recordings, specifically from Mt. Athos. I began my rudimentary education in Byzantine Music while I was in high school, and this interest carried into my college years at HCHC, where I have had the immense blessing to study under Fr. Romanos Karanos, as well participate in the St. Romanos the Melodist Byzantine Choir. I am certainly still a student of Byzantine Music, but I have a great love for it, and so I hope to continuously improve my musical education within the Orthodox Church, while simultaneously using what I learn to serve the church communities.

I am very humbled and grateful to have the opportunity to serve as a chanter in this beautiful church, and I thank Fr. Thomas, as well as the rest of this wonderful community, for their warm welcome.