Team Members

Konstantin Kanelis, Jim Angelus and Brett McKey

SAG Crew

Dan McKey and Ora Shetler

2012 IOCC Race to Respond

Seattle, WA - Seaside Park, NJ

Konstantin Kanelis

Konstantinos Kanelis is a Greek citizen, originally from Messologion, born September 1966 in Greece. He is married with Natia, with a son, Wassili. He grew up in Stuttgart of Germany, were he went to German and Greek schools. He studied Electrical Engineering at the Democritus University of Thrace from 1984-1989.

From Xanthi in Greece he moved to Munich, Germany in 1989 to work as a scientific assistant at the Institute of Electrical Machines and Drives at the University of the Bundeswehr, where he got the PhD in 1994.

He then worked at Siemens as a Design Engineer and moved on to the European Patent Office in Munich 2001, where he soon moved to their office in The Hague,
Holland in 2011.

His sports interests are swimming and biking. He came fist time in contact with IOCC in 2002, when he followed the call of Team Leader Jim Angelus to participate in the cyclist team of Race to Respond.

Jim Angelus

I am an Orthodox Christian of Greek descent, married to my beautiful wife Lynnn and blessed with our beautiful 20-year-old twin sons, Nicholas and Evan. In 2002, I realized my goal to cross America on a bicycle, the 2002 IOCC Race to Respond, an event that benefited IOCC efforts in aiding the lives of people suffering from war, poverty and natural disasters, providing overall support for IOCC’s humanitarian efforts around the globe.

The idea for the 2002 Race To Respond was born at a regional cycling event where I met another cyclist who shared my love of cross-country events. For endurance-cyclists, the challenge to cross the country in 25 days was a pace modeled after the Tour de France, providing the ultimate test of physical and mental endurance.

This summer, we celebrate IOCC's 20th Anniversary by crossing the northern tier of the United States over a 37-day period – the 2012 IOCC Race to Respond. The ultimate success of Race To Respond will be measured by its ability to inspire and attract local, regional and national support. I invite you to become part of this inspirational undertaking and help us demonstrate how the efforts of a few can make a difference in our world at large.

Your financial support and sponsorship of the 2012 IOCC Race To Respond will help IOCC in its mission to address a broad range of humanitarian needs throughout the world.

Jim Angelus

Team Leader

Brett McKey

Brett McKey currently resides in Durham, NC, where he works for the Center for Theological Writing at Duke Divinity School. He is a member of Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church in Morrisville, NC. Besides cycling, Brett enjoys playing drums and acoustic guitar. He has participated in numerous cycling trips of more than 1,000 miles, although the Race to Respond will be his first cross-country trip.

Ora Shetler – SAG Crew

Ora Shetler retired this past year after teaching physical education for 35 years. He also coached soccer and basketball and led teams to Ohio's high school Final Four in both sports. Ora and his wife Marilyn live in Kidron, Ohio. He is also the owner of Shetler's Drywall and devotes some of his spare time to repairing walls and ceilings. Ora likes reading and traveling.

Dan McKey – SAG Crew

Dan McKey is the father of rider Brett McKey and will serve as a support driver on the IOCC trip. He lives in Berlin, Ohio, with his wife Penny. Dan has one other son, Bryce McKey.  Dan is the principal of two small elementary schools. He enjoys reading, teaching children’s literature, watching sports, and spending time with his family.