Executive Director for Office of Education

Executive Director for the Office of Education Sisters of St. Joseph

Location: On site / Queens, NY, USA
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Education | Management
Annual Salary Range:from $  to $

For more than a century, the Sisters of St. Joseph Brentwood have lived a mission rooted in love, unity, and service - building ministries that educate, heal, and uplift communities across generations. Since establishing their presence in New York in 1896, the Sisters have founded schools, colleges, hospitals, social service organizations, and community initiatives that have touched countless lives locally and globally.

Education is central to that mission. The Sisters sponsor four all-girls, college-preparatory academies:
Sacred Heart Academy (Hempstead, NY), The Mary Louis Academy (Queens, NY), Fontbonne Hall Academy (Brooklyn, NY), and Academia Maria Reina (San Juan, PR). Each school advances the mission of the Sisters while serving distinct communities, cultures, and student populations. Together, they form a network committed to academic excellence, faith formation, leadership development, and access to opportunity, with nearly all graduates pursuing higher education and carrying forward the values of service, confidence, and purpose instilled through their experience.

In recent years, the Sisters have undertaken thoughtful, forward-looking work to ensure the long-term vitality of these schools - exploring financial sustainability, enrollment strategies, operational modernization, and new models of collaboration across the network. This effort reflects a proactive commitment not simply to preserve the schools, but to strengthen them for the future, positioning each academy to thrive amid changing educational landscapes while honoring its unique identity.

At the heart of this work is a deep belief in the transformative power of all-girls Catholic education. The Sisters recognize that environments designed specifically to empower young women foster confidence, intellectual curiosity, strong peer bonds, and leadership that extends far beyond the classroom. By investing in these schools, the Congregation is investing in generations of women who will shape families, communities, professions, and movements for years to come
-carrying forward a mission where faith, education, and justice remain inseparable.

The Sisters of St. Joseph Brentwood seek an Executive Director of CSJ Sponsored Schools to provide strategic oversight on behalf of the Board of Members (Congregation’s Leadership Council) for its four all-girls Catholic, college preparatory schools across New York and Puerto Rico. This role emerges from two years of thoughtful planning led by a volunteer executive advisory group convened by the Sisters to assess financial sustainability, enrollment trends, and future opportunities for the schools.

Reporting to and acting directly on behalf of the President and Board of Members, the Executive Director carries full authority to engage school Boards and administrators to lead and advance network priorities in alignment with the Congregation’s expectations and mission. Ultimately, the role exists to guide implementation of key priorities while monitoring shifts in private education to ensure each school’s curriculum, student experience, and resources remain contemporary, distinctive, and positioned to thrive.

The Executive Director will bring both strong business acumen and deep understanding of private education systems to advise on financial sustainability, enrollment strategies, nonprofit board governance, marketing & fundraising, capital planning, and operational effectiveness — helping position each school to thrive and continually evolve for generations to come while honoring its distinct identity and mission.

Working in close partnership with school Presidents, Principals, and Boards, this leader will help troubleshoot complex challenges and advance priority initiatives across the network. This single-contributor role blends strategic thinking with hands‑on execution - identifying solutions, coordinating resources, facilitating training, and project‑managing initiatives that move the…