Lay Associate Appointed Principal of St. John Villa Academy HS

Sr. Mary Cecile Swanton, C.S.JB., Provincial Superior of the Sisters of St. John the Baptist, proudly announces the appointment of Mrs. Barbara Ann Logan, a  Lay Associate of the Baptistine Sisters, as the new principal of  St. John Villa Academy High School, Staten Island, NY. Mrs Logan is the first lay person to serve in this capacity. She will assumed her duties as principal effective August 1, 2009.

In commenting on this appointment, Sr Mary Cecile noted that: "Mrs. Logan, besides being an exemplary Catholic and a seasoned, well qualified administrator, is no stranger to the Sisters or to St. John Villa. For several years (1987-98) Mrs. Logan taught mathematics in the junior high classes of Villa’s Elementary School. Even more significantly, she is a Lay Associate of the Sisters of St. John the Baptist. The Associates are women and men whose members identify with the charism of the Community and who commit themselves to live out that spirit in their lay life. Since this will be the first time we will not be having a Sister-Principal in our school, how blessed we feel to have one of our Baptistine Associates hold this position."

Mrs. Logan, a fourth generation Staten Islander, lives in West Brighton with her husband of 38 years, Michael and has an adult daughter, Jessica. She holds a Bachelor in Business Administration Degree from Baruch College, a Masters in Secondary Education Degree with a minor in mathematics from The College of Staten Island, a Professional Diploma from St. John’s University and is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Administration and Supervision from Seton Hall University. Upon graduation from St. John’s University, she received the Academic Excellence Award in recognition of her outstanding academic achievement of maintaining a perfect GPA.

Following her years teaching at St. John Villa Elementary School, Mrs. Logan was a faculty member of St. Joseph–by-the Sea’s mathematics department (1998-2002). She left in 2002 to assume her current position of principal for St. Rita Parish Elementary School. In her role as principal, Mrs. Logan has served on several committees for both St. Rita's School and Parish as well as the Archdiocese of New York. She is a member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

When asked to comment upon her new position, Mrs. Logan responded: "I look forward to working with the Baptistines again and sharing more fully in their charism to educate and inspire the young women of St. John Villa both academically and spiritually, especially in this their 85th anniversary year. I am inspired and honored to be a part of Villa's dynamic educational and spiritual environment. I am honored to stand on the shoulders of all the dedicated Sisters, lay women and men who have helped build the successful traditional and innovative programs that St. John Villa Academy High School offers young women of today, instilling in them the knowledge and skills to open new vistas for their future."