Demetri (he/him) started attending Newstory in 2017 after copiously reviewing Yelp reviews about local churches. Demetri lives in West ridge with his wife, Hilary, and two kids Zoey and Zayden. Demetri is a professor at Loyola University Chicago where he teaches courses in the school of education and conducts research into ways to improve colleges and universities. In his spare time, Demetri enjoys watching and following college sports – especially any sport the Florida Gators are playing. A native Floridian – Demetri can’t stand when Chicagoans claim that Chicago has “beaches”. A teacher through and through - Demetri joined the teaching team at Newstory in the summer of 2020.