Joseph P. Parkes, S.J., Chairman of the New York City Campaign Finance Board

Joseph P. Parkes, S.J., is the President of Cristo Rey New York High School in East Harlem. He also sits on the Boards of St. Aloysius School in Central Harlem, St. Peter’s College in Jersey City, and St. Ann’s School in East Harlem. He previously served as President of the Fordham Preparatory School. He also served in a variety of posts within the New York Province of the Society of Jesus before his appointment as Provincial in 1990. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from the Fordham University College of Philosophy & Letters, his M.A. in Medieval History from the University of Wisconsin and his Masters of Divinity from Woodstock College. Father Parkes was first appointed to the Board by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on May 29, 2007 and elevated to chairman on April 8, 2008. His term will expire March 31, 2013.