Josephine Alexandra Grieve

Background

Grieve, Josephine Alexandra was born on July 10, 1913 in New York City. Daughter of Alexander and Eva (Torek) Stanton.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration, City College of New York, 1935.

Career

Executive secretary board directors, French Book Corporation, New York City, 1931-1937; head accounting and personnel, John H. French Company. New York City, 1937-1947; various positions in cost and branch accounting, New York City, 1947-1958; president, Sunnyside-Woodside Cmty. Council, New York City, 1955-1961; teacher, Bushwick H.S., Brooklyn, 1958-1973.

Achievements

• Josephine Alexandra Grieve has been listed as a noteworthy Accountant, mathematics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Parent-Teachers Association delegate to United Parents Association, Junior High School 125Q, New York City. 1st vice president Neighborhood Councils for Greater New York. Volunteer Mayor Lindsey's Master Plan, New York City.

Member school board Woodside-Sunnyside, Queens, 1958-1960. Board directors for Big Six Towers, Mitchell-Lama Cooperative, Queens, 1966-1972. Secretary Lemon Bay Woman's Club, Englewood, Florida, 1973-1993, board directors, fundraiser.

Chairwoman district 9 Democratic Executive Committee, Sarasota County, Englewood, 1974-1982. Member legislation advisory committee district 33 Q Coounty The Assembly New York.State, Albany, 1973-1975. Election officer precinct 44, Sarasota, 1976-1980.

Charter member, advisory committee, secretary Senior Friendship Center, Englewood, 1981-1992. Vice president, president residents council Bayou/Atrium Assisted Living Facility, Sarasota, 1993-1996, treasurer, 1995-1999. Board directors Girl Scouts United States of America, Florida, 1941-1999, New York, 1977-1983.

Member Habitat Partners Council, since 1998, National Trust for Historic Preservation. Member American Association of University Women (honorary, charter, board directors, legislation chair, various committees), Fifty-Plus Sr Citizens (honorary, member legislation committee, publicity committee, programming, president 1987-1993), American Association Retired Persons (charter, legislation chair, board directors 1973-1993), New York Club (legislation chair, secretary 1972-1992), Lemon Bay History Society.

Connections

Married Jesse Terry Grieve, January 26, 1947. Children: Kenneth Terry, Bonnie-Jo Grieve Bates.

Father:

Alexander Stanton

Mother:

Eva (Torek) Stanton

Spouse:

Jesse Terry Grieve

child:

Bonnie-Jo Grieve Bates Grieve

child:

Kenneth Terry Grieve