Presvytera Pat and her husband, Fr. Tom, serve as guest speakers and retreat leaders at marriage and family seminars as well as young adult conferences throughout the country. She is a native of Missoula, Montana and is a graduate of the University of Michigan’s school of Music, Theater and Dance. Pres. Pat recently retired after 25 years as a music educator. She continues to mentor singers and byzantine chanters at her home parish of Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church in Shoreline, WA. Pres. Pat helps coordinate media and communication for the Family Wellness Ministry. She is also a contributor to Prez to Prez, an online ministry serving the National Sisterhood of Presvyteres. Pres. Pat has also been actively involved as a leader and volunteer at Camp Agape Northwest, an outreach ministry serving kids with cancer and their families.

Fr. Tom Tsagalakis serves as the priest of Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church in Shoreline, Washington. A former adjunct professor at Seattle Pacific University (SPU), he maintains a private practice in marriage and family therapy in Seattle. He also leads the Give Back Group, a support group for anyone challenged by any addiction or who has family or friends struggling with addictions. To date, it has served countless families, individuals and addicts suffering from porn, drug and alcohol and sex addiction as well as food disorders. Fr. Tom received his undergraduate degree from San Jose State University and completed a master’s degree in divinity from Holy Cross School of Theology in Brookline, Massachusetts. He also holds a master’s degree in marriage and family counseling from SPU. He is married to Presvytera Pat. They have two grown children, Nicholas and Maria Sophia.