Maria Logus is a lifelong resident of the New York City borough of Brooklyn and parishioner at Kimisis Tis Theotokou Church. She is a retired New York State Unified Court System attorney with over three decades of legal experience. She studied at New York University and Brooklyn Law School. She joined Philoptochos at age 18, following in the footsteps of her grandmother and mother, who held several positions in the organization. In 1986, Archbishop Iakovos of North and South America of blessed memory appointed Miss Logus to the Philoptochos National Board as Parliamentarian. Multiple leadership roles followed, including Chair for two National Conventions and First Vice President under Presidents Mimi Skandalakis, Eve Condakes, and Georgia Skeadas. She was President of the Board of Saint Basil Academy for several years and served on Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology and St. Michael’s Home boards. Her paternal grandparents hail from Constantinople, and her maternal grandparents are from the island of Limnos. Maria has provided valuable services to the Philoptochos and the Archdiocese for many years and was eager to offer even more when appointed president in 2014. Her vision as president, Maria Logus, has stated in an interview with The National Herald in 2014 that “Philoptochos doesn’t have the luxury of any single priority. We live in an increasingly complex world, and we have to be prepared to respond to multiple challenges, both anticipated and unexpected, in vibrant, meaningful ways, but we also have to combine the readiness to answer the unknown with an unwavering commitment to the institutions of the Archdiocese.”