Board of Directors
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Jeanne Shannon is a proud product of Catholic Education in the Diocese of Brooklyn having attended St. Thomas the Apostle School in Woodhaven and St. Francis Preparatory High School. After receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in both Elementary and Special Education, Jeanne began teaching at St. Elizabeth School in Ozone Park. She has taught at all grade levels working in both self-contained classes and departmentally. Currently, Jeanne serves as a full-time Assistant Principal at St. Elizabeth and the Assistant Director of the school’s Pre-K for All Program.
Jeanne received her Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary and Special Education from the State University College at Geneseo. After that, she studied to be a Reading Specialist at St. John’s University. Finally, Jeanne received a degree in School Building Leadership from St. John’s.
For many years, Jeanne served as a Visiting Team Member for the Middle States Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools; she was also a member of the Diocesan Steering Committee for Emotional Literacy, serving with Dr. Marc Brackett, Director of the Yale University Center for Emotional Intelligence and has been featured in their videos. For the last 2 years, Jeanne has been a member of the NBA Math Hoops All-Star Educator Team. Jeanne is a Teq certified Smart user and has published Smart Notebook files for others to download and use in classroom instruction. Jeanne is a 2016 recipient of St. John’s University School of Education Distinguished Alumni award.
Jeanne loves spending time with her family, attending concerts and Broadway shows, reading and traveling. She looks forward to serving as a member of the St. Gregory the Great Catholic Academy Board.
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Jim Martin was born in Jamaica, New York, and grew up in Queens Village. He attended local Catholic grammar and high schools and received a BBA from Iona College in 1975. Jim began his career at Coopers & Lybrand, a large public accounting firm, where he worked for four years and completed his requirements to become a Certified Public Accountant. Jim then spent the next 33 years working in the reinsurance industry and retired from Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation in 2012. During his career in reinsurance, Jim held senior executive positions in accounting and finance at four international reinsurance firms, including 23 years at Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation.
Jim has been married to his wife, Kathleen, for 44 years and is the father of three boys, two of whom are married, and all live and work in the New York area. He is also the proud grandfather to six grandchildren.
Jim and Kathleen have been very active in St. Gregory’s parish and school for the past 40 years. Their children all attended St. Gregory the Great School and were involved in many CYO and intramural sports. Kathleen was also a class mother. Jim served as a CYO and intramural coach in the Athletic Association and also served on the Athletic Board and as an intramural coordinator. Jim has been on the Finance Committee for the parish and the school for many years, and also worked the Festival for most of those years. Jim and Kathleen were also involved in hosting baptism classes in the home for expectant parents and served as Eucharistic Ministers.