John ElChemmas, Chair
St. John, Southfield, MI

Johnny is a Graduate of Michigan State University, with a B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. In the Fall he will be attending University of Michigan, School of Pharmacy. Johnny is up for re-election after serving his first term on the Central Council. He acted as Public Relations the first year and Treasurer the second. He has represented his ACYOA Seniors chapter for three years as a delegate to the General Assembly. He was the chairman of his ACYOA Juniors program for two years and received the first Archbishop Tiran Nersoyan Award for Leadership in May of 2002 for approaching leadership roles in his ACYOA and parish with Christian love, understanding, and patience. Johnny has taken part in many Christian youth trips, including traveling to the Holy Land in 2000 with the DYE, attending many ACYOA leadership conferences in New York, and was a participant in the 2005 ASP trip. As a member of St. John's parish, Johnny has served on the altar since he was 11, and was ordained a tbir. He attended Sunday School for 13 years, graduating in 2002.