John Dagonas

For more than 35 years Mr. Dagonas has been active in the business areas of construction, beverage bottling, Event/Conference Centers, catering & hospitality and a leader in his field. He graduated from Ryerson Polytechnical University | Department of Civil Engineering and the Canadian Institute of Control Surveyors and has proven himself a leader in his field.

John has dedicated his life to serving others. While running a successful and well recognized construction company, John also helped with the construction and restoration of several Greek Orthodox churches, volunteering his time and providing his expertise as a consultant and even volunteer Project Manager on several occasions. Examples of his devotion to the community and commitment in helping others can be found in other leadership positions below:

Founding Member/Past President – Hellenic Heritage Foundation
Past President – Hellenic Canadian Federation
Former Chair – Hellenic Hope Center
Former Director – Hellenic Canadian Congress
Former Director – Hellenic Home for the Aged
Former Director – West Park Hospital
Former Director – National Bank of Greece
Founder/Past President – Federation of Aegean Islands
Founding Member/Past President – Restoration Association of Ontario
Past President – Athens Villa Non Profit Housing Corporation of Ontario
Canadian Coordinator – SAE World Council for Hellenes Abroad
Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarch

Mr. Dagonas continues to devote himself to the service of others and has received a number of awards and recognitions both within the Greek Community and beyond. Namely:

G. Kinney Memorial Award for Excellence – Concrete Construction Industry
Recognition Award for Volunteerism – Prime Minister of Canada, Jean Chretien
Humanities Community Service Award – Lt. Governor of Ontario, David C. Onley
The Archon Maestor Award – Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholemew
CEGA Award for Philanthropy – AHEPA Toronto

In 2016, under John’s leadership, the Hellenic Heritage Foundation raised over $2 million in pledges to create a permanent Hellenic Studies Program at the University of Toronto, a program that had been unavailable at the university for over 10 years.