Our Why
Why All Saints exists.
All Saints was founded in 2026 in response to the need among families in Southern California for a school where Christian formation meets excellent academics and vibrant community.
Our Mission
All Saints Orthodox Academy cultivates Apostolic wisdom, intellectual vitality, holistic maturity, and creative resilience through rigorous learning and Orthodox Christian formation. We prepare young people to live holy lives of love for God and neighbor in a changing world, with hope in the Age to come.
From One of the Founders
What We Kept Arriving At
Families deserve the support of qualified teachers, master specialists, curriculum architects, sacred artists, and educational leaders who share their desire to raise saints.
Our parishes are growing at a pace where spiritually mature, biblically literate servant leaders who follow and adore Christ are needed more than they have ever been.
The next generation of chanters, iconographers, theologians, and parents have to be formed well enough to serve wherever God should call them.
The world is longing for mature Christians who bring healing and sanctification into every place they enter.
Founders

The Educator
Chán Kassiane Olutade
BA English Literature, Stanford University
Ed.M. Educational Leadership, Harvard University (in progress)
Co-Founder · Founding Headmaster
Kassiane serves All Saints as its first Headmaster. The educator of the founding trio, she brings two decades of teaching, youth directing, educational media, curriculum design, and publishing experience to All Saints. She spent seven years in the missionary field spearheading BibleProject's global localization efforts in Chinese, producing free resources that have been viewed more than 30 million times, and at Ancient Faith Ministries she translated and co-composed a Chinese folk setting of St. John Chrysostom's Divine Liturgy. A certified International Baccalaureate educator across the Diploma, Middle Years, and Primary Years Programmes, she has taught English Literature, Theory of Knowledge, History, and Drama extensively; at All Saints she teaches Media & Theatre Arts. She holds a BA in English Literature and Creative Writing from Stanford University, and is completing an executive Ed.M. in Educational Leadership at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she is an educational researcher. She is Athanasios' other half, and they have two children and a dozen godchildren at St. Paul's, where she is a parishioner.

The Entrepreneur
Irene Aviles
BS Business Administration (Real Estate & Finance), University of Southern California
MTS Orthodox Theology, Antiochian House of Studies
ALM Religion, Harvard University
Co-Founder
Irene brings over thirty years of executive, entrepreneurial, and nonprofit leadership to the founding team. Her extensive management and operational experience in the real estate and travel industries strengthens the formation, development, and implementation of the school's mission. A founding board member of CrossRoad Institute, the Orthodox Christian youth and young adult ministry in Boston, she has served there actively for over six years, and she works as a family and parenting educator. She holds a BS in Business Administration, with a concentration in real estate and finance, from the University of Southern California. Irene also holds a Master's in Orthodox Theology (MTS) from the Antiochian House of Studies and a Master's in Religion (ALM), with an emphasis in social justice and nonprofit management, from Harvard University. She is the mother of two adult children, and she and her husband Hugo are members of both St. Paul's in Irvine and St. Sophia Cathedral in Los Angeles. At All Saints she works with parents and staff on servant leadership training.

The Engineer
Athanasios Olutade
BS and MS Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
Co-Founder
An engineer by training and profession, a founding engineer at Lyft and now at Salesforce, he built the school's operating documents. On campus he creates the school's original web-based Greek curriculum, supports the faculty in curriculum development, and engages students in lectures and tutorial sessions. He is also a hip-hop and theology writer, including for Spotify's Dissect podcast, and teaches the Youth Bible Study at St. Paul's in Irvine, where he is a member. He shares two children with his wife Kassiane.
Faculty
The faculty of the 2026–2027 founding year.

Ms. Judi Bosl
M.Ed., Dominican University of California
Single Subject Credential, Social Studies
Lead Teacher · Mathematics · History · Literature · Sciences · Byzantine Chant
A priest's daughter, Ms. Bosl has always been at home in the Church: she first spent multiple summers leading the Faith and Culture program at the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco's summer camp at St. Nicholas Ranch, then taught the faith in her parish's Sunday School. She holds a Master of Education from Dominican University of California, and at All Saints she anchors the daily academic core across the founding grades. She is a member of St. Paul's in Irvine; outside the classroom she is usually on an outdoor adventure, inside a good book, or learning a new dance.

Mr. Spiro Sun
MAT & Single Subject Credential, History/Social Science, University of California, Irvine
BA History, University of California, Irvine
Lead Teacher · Koine Greek · Mathematics · History · English Language Arts · Greek Folk Dance
Mr. Sun received a B.A. in History and a Master of Arts in Teaching, both from the University of California, Irvine. His classroom experience was formed at Saddleback High School, teaching MYP World History and supporting English language learners and students with special needs, and in UCI's UTeach program, where he taught the quarter-long course "War and Modern Greece." He is bilingual in English and Greek and has traveled extensively across Greece, including traveling solo to Mt. Athos. He has also spent four summers with the Greek America Foundation as a volunteer and program intern, assisting with philanthropic initiatives that included working with children, often refugees or orphans, and schools in Thessaloniki, Chios, Chania, and Athens. A Southern California native, Mr. Sun was raised at St. Paul's in Irvine, where he is involved in multiple ministries: a long-time altar server and a leader in the parish's Young Adult League. Since 2021 he has directed traditional Greek folk dance, preparing high-school and college-age dancers for FDF, the metropolis-wide Faith, Dance, Fellowship competition, and for performances at Greek festivals and cultural events across the region. Outside of teaching and ministry, he enjoys traveling, hiking, listening to music, and spending time with family and friends.

Kh. Cayce-Marie Halsell
Iconographer since 2010
Iconographer & Art Instructor · Orthodox Studio Art
Kh. Cayce makes contemporary Orthodox iconography and art for people who want the holiness, beauty, harmony, light, and joy of Christ and His saints to be more present in their everyday lives. An iconographer since 2010, she works under the blessing of Metropolitan Saba of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese, who has blessed her to fulfill both personal and church commissions. She studied under Dr. George Kordis, Kh. Bonnie Gillis, and Mr. Nicholai Majdlani. Her work was shown in the Light of the Logos iconography exhibit in Belgrade, Serbia, in 2025 and 2026. She has taught iconography and art to adults and children, one to one and in the classroom. At All Saints she looks forward to fostering the talents of the children in her classroom, to the glory of God and the raising up of His Church. Her iconography is at cmhicons.weebly.com.

Ms. Chán Kassiane Olutade
BA English Literature, Stanford University
Ed.M. Educational Leadership, Harvard University (in progress)
Founding Headmaster · Media & Theatre Arts
Ms. Olutade, the Founding Headmaster, leads Media & Theatre Arts. Her full biography is with the founders.

Mr. Athanasios Olutade
BS and MS Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
Orthodox Theology
Mr. Olutade teaches Orthodox Theology and writes the school’s web-based Greek curriculum. He teaches the Youth Bible Study at his parish, and his full biography is with the founders.

Coach Elijah Palacio
NHSCA National Champion
Multiple-time California State Placer
NAIA All-American
Head Coach · Physical Education
A high school national champion, multiple-time California State placer, and NAIA All-American, Coach Elijah has helped coach wrestlers at every level: collegiate programs, multiple high schools, and youth programs serving elementary through high school athletes. At the Academy he leads the physical education program, assisted by Coach Susan Wang, centered on a structured folkstyle wrestling curriculum.

Coach Susan Wang
University of California, Los Angeles
Assistant Coach · Physical Education
A Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu purple belt with experience coaching teen classes, Coach Susan brings a technical, thoughtful, and encouraging approach to martial arts. She coaches girls and boys alike, and encourages young athletes to recognize their own strength. She teaches the “gentle art” of flow-rolling, emphasizing technique, timing, leverage, and control over physical strength.
Board of Directors
All Saints Orthodox Academy is a California nonprofit corporation. Its directors and officers are:
| Office | Director |
|---|---|
| Chair and President | Irene Aviles |
| Vice Chair | Fr. Justin Bosl |
| Secretary | Athanasios Olutade |
| Treasurer | Chris Stamos |
| Chaplain and Director | Fr. Vasilios “Bill” Tragus |
✛Fr. Vasilios “Bill” Tragus
MDiv, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
BS Business Administration, University of Southern California
Priest, St. Basil Greek Orthodox Church, San Juan Capistrano
Before the priesthood, Fr. Bill built a career in marketing, sales, and management in the clothing and food industries. After earning his Master of Divinity from Holy Cross, he served as Youth Director for the San Francisco diocese and then, for more than five years, as Associate Priest of Saint Sophia Cathedral in Los Angeles. In 2011, Metropolitan Gerasimos appointed him to a fledgling mission in south Orange County; under his care it grew into St. Basil Greek Orthodox Church in San Juan Capistrano, the parish that now hosts the All Saints campus. The school meets on that parish campus.

Fr. Justin Bosl
Th.M., Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
M.Div., Antiochian House of Studies
JD, University of San Francisco School of Law
BA Philosophy, Franciscan University of Steubenville
Certificate, Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, Cambridge
Assistant Priest, St. Paul's, Irvine
For nearly nineteen years, Fr. Justin was a trial lawyer and shareholder at an Oakland firm, representing workers and families injured by toxic exposure, until 2023, when he left the practice to serve the Church full-time. Ordained to the diaconate by His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos in 2021, he served as the Metropolitan's Archdeacon before his ordination to the priesthood in February 2026, and he continues to assist the Metropolis in its legal affairs and serves on the board of Saint Nicholas Ranch. He holds an M.Div. from the Antiochian House of Studies and a Th.M. from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. He has been a Boy Scout leader for fifteen years, including as a Cubmaster and as District Chair in the Golden Gate Area Council, and he serves on the National Board of Directors of Orthodox Youth Ministries (OYM) and FOCUS North America. Fr. Justin serves the parish where the school's founders and founding teachers worship, and anchors the school's accountability to the Church.

Chris Stamos
BBA Accounting, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Certified Public Accountant
Treasurer · Chief Executive, Stamos & Stamos Certified Public Accountants
Chris leads Stamos & Stamos, a full-service CPA firm in Orange County he has been a partner in since 1998, working with small and mid-sized organizations on tax, accounting, payroll, and outsourced chief financial officer work. He began his career in accounting at HBLA in 1994 and studied accounting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Irene Aviles
BS Business Administration, University of Southern California
MTS Orthodox Theology, Antiochian House of Studies
Chair and President · Co-Founder
Irene brings three decades of executive, entrepreneurial, and nonprofit leadership to the school she helped found. Read her full biography →

Athanasios Olutade
BS and MS Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
Secretary · Co-Founder
An engineer by training and profession, Athanasios co-founded the school, writes its Greek curriculum, and keeps its operating documents. Read his full biography →
Hello. Γειά σου.
THIS IS
ALL SAINTS
We are a new middle school, with a high school to follow.
What is the purpose of learning?
What is the purpose of learning…
if it is
disconnected
from the purpose of life?
ΖΩΗ
as defined by

becoming one with the Life-giver.
Life unfettered by
the fear of Death and scarcity.
Life unchained from
the pursuit of
and the avoidance of .
Somewhere
Beyond all our earthly cares and anxieties
There is a Life
all children can train to live.
A persistent Life of prayer.
A resilient Life of gratitude.
A joyful Life of work.
An earnest Life of service.
A humble Life of leadership.
A productive Life of creativity.
A vigilant Life of discernment.
A vibrant Life of community.
A Life that begins
the work of Eternity.
A Life in fervent pursuitof the graceof the Holy Spirit.
Proof.
Learning to live like Christ
= Learning to live such a life (1)
= True Education (2)∎
If a school can work tirelessly
for and not against this purpose
then, perhaps, we will be found faithful
to the Master's call:
to raise a new generation
of Saints.
The Pilot Year
Grades 5 and 6 opened at St. Basil Greek Orthodox Church on September 2, 2026.