Board of Directors

Michael Dowley, Chair
Christopher Komanetsky, Vice Chair
John Skelly, Treasurer
John Crawford, Secretary

Jay Bowes, Founder
James Branigan, C.S.C.
David Brown
John Bubello
Rita Castelot
Leo Connors
Virginia Cordero
Timothy Donahue
Marjorie Dorr
John Farrell
Elizabeth Fisher
Geraldine Giaimo
Robert Gifford, M.D.
Eugene Harris
John Howland
John Kelly, M.D., D.M.D.
William Kosturko
Bart Lombardi
Kim Malcolm
Patricia McDermott
J. Michael McHugh
Al Mignone
Paul Morris
Sandra Nelson
Barbara Pearce
Allison Rivera
Mary Ellen Ryder
Ilene Saulsbury
Paul Sullivan, Jr.
Gale Tirrell

We have all watched as generation after generation of our nations urban poor have repeated the same cycle; children underperforming and failing in school, young men with little direction, ending up in prison or worse, and young women giving birth to children likely to repeat the same self-destructive behavior. We have watched as child after child has fallen through the cracks of the network of educational and social systems that have failed to meet their needs.

Our Board consists of a group of men and women not content with watching this waste of human talent any longer and bold enough to believe we can do something to break the cycle of poverty that overwhelms so many.

We believe the solution is to intercede with quality education, starting in the Fifth Grade, designed to bring all students up to grade level and then to challenge them to go beyond. Our approach is holistic. We seek to provide spiritual growth, an awareness of social justice, competence in music and exposure to the arts, athletics and a host of activities to help St. Martin de Porres Academy students become competitive with children who come from more privileged environments.

To accomplish this work we have assembled a wonderful staff of educators, other professionals and volunteers who dedicate themselves to the success of every student. The job of the Board is to do everything necessary to insure the staff has the resources necessary to carry on this critically important work.