José Ananias

Background

Ananias, José was born on August 17, 1929 in New York City. Son of Jose A. and Inez Beatrice Johnson.

Education

Bachelor, Morehouse College, 1951. Postgraduate, New York University, 1959. Master of Education, City University of New York, 1968.

Career

Social investigator St. Nicholas Welfare Center New York City Department Welfare, 1955-1960. Attendance teacher New York City Board Education, 1965-1967. Administrative assistant to supervisor recreation Community School District # 7, Bronx, 1969-1975.

Supervisor Office of High School SPARK program Drug Abuse Prevention Citywide, 1971-1977. Borough supervisor, assistant coordinator Office of High School SPARK program, Brooklyn, 1971-1977. Teacher English High School Redirection, 1977-1978, assistant principal, 1978-1979.

District supervising attendance officer Chancellor's Task Force on Attendance, 1978-1979. District supervising attendance officer Evander Childs High School Bronx High School Attendance District, 1979. District supervising attendance officer office of director pupil personnel services, 1979-1984.

Retired, 1984.

Achievements

• José Ananias has been listed as a noteworthy school system administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Borough President Sutton's Adopt a Child committee, education committee. Member board manager Harlem branch Young Men’s Christian Association, 1974-1996, member advisory committee, editor, compiler brochure. Founder District 7 Scholarship Awards Fund, 1971-1978.

Democratic county committeeman 71st A.D. Education chairman Committee to Rebuild Harlem, 1978. Member parish council St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 1979.

Member Parent-Teachers Association John F. Kennedy High School, DeWitt Clinton High School. Service officer Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1753, Las Vegas, 2000-2006. Member Our Lady of Las Vegas Church.

Served as United States ambassador, world forum delegate, St. Catherine's College, Oxford University, England, 2006. Served with United States Navy, 1951-1955,Europe, Korea. Member Veterans of Foreign Wars (Commander's Special Merit award 2003), Association Black Educators New York, American Legion, United States Navy Memorial, Holy Name Society St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Southern Nevada Alumni Chapter City College of New York, Council School Supervisors and Administrators (Southern Nevada retiree chapter), Kappa Alpha Psi.

Connections

Married Mamie Seymour, December 30, 1953 (divorced February 1978) children: Jose III, Antonio, Ersell. Married Wilhemina Wright, June 17, 1978 (deceased June 1992). Married Ivanete do Nascimento Pena Lins, May 24, 1994.

Father:

Jose A.

Mother:

Inez Beatrice Johnson

Spouse:

Ivanete do Nascimento Pena Lins

Spouse:

Wilhemina Wright

Spouse:

Mamie Seymour

child:

Jose III Ananias

child:

Antonio Ananias

child:

Ersell Ananias