Following a sabbatical through February, 2013, Br. Peter was assigned to Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory in Hollywood, Florida, as Assistant to the President for Mission Integration. He also works as a Major Donor Officer for the school, and is serving as Chaplain to the Boys Varsity Basketball and Volleyball teams. In September, 2014, Br. Peter was also named Marianist Administrator of the school through June 30, 2015.
Prior to that, he was Superintendent of Schools for the Archdiocese of San Antonio and the Diocese of Victoria, Texas, from 1986 to 1996, when he became Secretary General of the Society of Mary (Marianists) in Rome, until November, 2006. While Superintendent, he hosted 2 CACE Annual Meetings, and has maintained CACE membership from 1986 to the present (32 years). He was first a member of CACE as the founding Executive Director of the Catholic Schools Administrators Association of New York State (CSAANYS) (1972-1976). During part of that time, he also served as Executive Director of the New York State Catholic High School Athletic Association. In October, 2012, he was the opening speaker at the 40th Anniversary Convention of CSAANYS in Albany, New York. In 1995, he was elected CACE Region 10 representative on the Schools Division Advisory Committee.
He served on the NCEA Secondary Schools Department Executive Committee from 1975 to 1981 and again from 1985 to 1992 and as President of the Secondary Department and member of the NCEA Board of Directors from 1988 to 1991.
He began his teaching career at Cathedral Latin School in Cleveland, OH (1959-1961) where he taught algebra and Spanish, and later at his alma mater, Chaminade High School, Mineola, LI, NY (1961-1966). He was a high school principal in Brooklyn, NY (1966-1972), and in Puerto Rico (1976-1986). While principal at Most Holy Trinity High School in Brooklyn, Br. Peter served as President of the Council of Secondary School Administrators, Diocese of Brooklyn, and became the first nongovernment school principal to be elected chairman of the New York City District III secondary school principals of the Schools Administrators Association of New York State (SAANYS). While in Puerto Rico, he served as Special Advisor to the Superintendent of Catholic Schools, Archdiocese of San Juan, and as President of the Puerto Rico High School Athletic Alliance.
A vocal advocate for parental rights, he helped found statewide parent organizations in New York and Texas. He has served as president or vice-president of a number of organizations in the USA and Rome, and has received numerous awards for his leadership in Catholic Education. He has also served on a number of education related Boards over the years. He is a member of the Phi Delta Kappa International Educational Fraternity since 1968, and holds the record for attending 48 consecutive NCEA Conventions (cf. NCEA Notes, May, 2013, and ncea.org) and given presentations at 10 of them. In November, 2006, he was invited by the Vatican to attend the UNESCO/Vatican International Symposium on Education: A Path To Love, in Paris, France.
Br. Peter received a B.S. in Ed. from the University of Dayton, in January, 1960, an M.A. from Western Reserve University, Cleveland, in February, 1967, and an Honorary Ph.D. in Philosophy of Education from St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, in June, 1996.
Prior to that, he was Superintendent of Schools for the Archdiocese of San Antonio and the Diocese of Victoria, Texas, from 1986 to 1996, when he became Secretary General of the Society of Mary (Marianists) in Rome, until November, 2006. While Superintendent, he hosted 2 CACE Annual Meetings, and has maintained CACE membership from 1986 to the present (32 years). He was first a member of CACE as the founding Executive Director of the Catholic Schools Administrators Association of New York State (CSAANYS) (1972-1976). During part of that time, he also served as Executive Director of the New York State Catholic High School Athletic Association. In October, 2012, he was the opening speaker at the 40th Anniversary Convention of CSAANYS in Albany, New York. In 1995, he was elected CACE Region 10 representative on the Schools Division Advisory Committee.
He served on the NCEA Secondary Schools Department Executive Committee from 1975 to 1981 and again from 1985 to 1992 and as President of the Secondary Department and member of the NCEA Board of Directors from 1988 to 1991.
He began his teaching career at Cathedral Latin School in Cleveland, OH (1959-1961) where he taught algebra and Spanish, and later at his alma mater, Chaminade High School, Mineola, LI, NY (1961-1966). He was a high school principal in Brooklyn, NY (1966-1972), and in Puerto Rico (1976-1986). While principal at Most Holy Trinity High School in Brooklyn, Br. Peter served as President of the Council of Secondary School Administrators, Diocese of Brooklyn, and became the first nongovernment school principal to be elected chairman of the New York City District III secondary school principals of the Schools Administrators Association of New York State (SAANYS). While in Puerto Rico, he served as Special Advisor to the Superintendent of Catholic Schools, Archdiocese of San Juan, and as President of the Puerto Rico High School Athletic Alliance.
A vocal advocate for parental rights, he helped found statewide parent organizations in New York and Texas. He has served as president or vice-president of a number of organizations in the USA and Rome, and has received numerous awards for his leadership in Catholic Education. He has also served on a number of education related Boards over the years. He is a member of the Phi Delta Kappa International Educational Fraternity since 1968, and holds the record for attending 48 consecutive NCEA Conventions (cf. NCEA Notes, May, 2013, and ncea.org) and given presentations at 10 of them. In November, 2006, he was invited by the Vatican to attend the UNESCO/Vatican International Symposium on Education: A Path To Love, in Paris, France.
Br. Peter received a B.S. in Ed. from the University of Dayton, in January, 1960, an M.A. from Western Reserve University, Cleveland, in February, 1967, and an Honorary Ph.D. in Philosophy of Education from St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, in June, 1996.