John Psiharis is the President/CEO of J. Psiharis and Associates. Since 2008, he has served as the Executive Director of the Irving Park Community Food Pantry where during the economic downturn, he has led the Pantry through a more than 40% increase in clients, the most in its 26 year history.

He also served as Executive Director of the Bosnian and Herzegovinian American Community Center in Chicago. Prior to that he was the Senior Services Director, Hyde Park Neighborhood Club (HPNC) (2002-2005). He was the Founder, past President (1982-1986) and Executive Director/ CEO of Greek-American Community Services (GACS) (1986-2001). Founder and board member of the Greek-American Nursing Home Committee. John is a founder, past board member and two-time past president of the Coalition of Limited English Speaking Elderly.

John is also co-founder/co-owner of Little Helpers,Inc. a leading Chicago area business that specializes in meeting the needs of its residential and commercial clients. The company has been voted number one in its class for the Chicago area for the last four years. John is also a special correspondent for the National Herald, a national publication focused on the Greek-American community.

In his capacity at GACS, John oversaw the development of a newly formed organization into a multi-faceted community service agency that annually impacted the lives of over two thousand individuals. He developed Northwest Chicago Senior Care, the first adult day center to serve Chicago's northwest side, created an acclaimed Cultural and Arts Program and initiated an array of programs and services to meet the needs of the community. Under his initial leadership, GACS launched the Greek-American Nursing Home Committee as a sister organization that went on to open a 204-bed geriatric care facility in Wheeling, Illinois.

John was appointed by three Chicago mayors to serve as a member of the Community Development Advisory Committee, chaired a Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs grants committee for three years and was twice elected as a community representative to the Local School Council for William Howard Taft High School.. He received a B.A. Degree from National Louis University and completed work towards an M.P.A (in Human Service Administration) at Roosevelt University.