Thomas John Brennan

Background

Brennan, Thomas John was born on March 23, 1923 in Brooklyn. Son of Thomas Joseph and Violet Emma (Jurgens) Brennan.

Education

AB, Wittenberg College, 1949. Metropolitan Golf Association, University Pennsylvania, 1950.

Career

Consultant Public Administration Service, Chicago, 1950—1956. Deputy secretary for administration Department Welfare Commonwealth Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, 1957—1959. Deputy secretary for state properties Pennsylvania Department Property and Supplies, 1959—1964.

Executive officer Delaware Department Mental Health, Dover, 1965—1967. Vice president Executive Management Service, Arlington, Virginia, 1967—1976. Executive director Governor's Justice Commission Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Juvenile Delinquency, 1976—1979.

Director water utility City of New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1983—1991, chief labor negotiator, 1988—1991, personnel manager, 1988—1991, executive officer police department, 1989—1991, public management consultant, since 1991. Adjunct instructor University Delaware, 1965—1967. Adjunct associate professor Rider College, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, 1983—1984, Lawrenceville, 1984—1985.

Hearing officer New Jersey Department Civic Service, Trenton, 1976—2002. Consultant examination construction, 1985—2000. Consultant to staff committee United Nations, 1982—1984.

Consultant various municipalities and agencies. Presenter papers to professional organizations.

Achievements

• Thomas John Brennan has been listed as a noteworthy city and state official, consultant, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Bucks County Opera, Pennsylvania, 1975-1980, Bucks County Play House, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 1970s. Elected member alumni council Wittenberg University, 1989-1990. Member Merrill's Maurauders, World War World War II.

Member Veterans of Foreign Wars (Yardley, Pennsylvania), International Personnel Management Association, American Public Works Association (district representative Eastern Pennsylvania building and grounds committee), American Water Works Association, International Chief of Police Association, National Conference State Justice Planning Administration (regional chairman, executive committee), Criminal Justice Training Institute (chairman planning committee 1978-1979), Huntington Valley Hunt (Bucks County, board directors 1975-1980), American Legion (New Hope, Pennsylvania), Upper Makefield History Society (board directors), Wharton Alumni (Philadelphia), University Pennsylvania Emeritus Society (steering committee since 2004), Fraternal Order of Police.

Interests

• Fox hunting, pleasure riding.

Connections

Married Margaret Karen Jensen, September 18, 1948. Children: Debra Gail, Mark Kevin, Laurie Kathleen.

Father:

Thomas Joseph Brennan

Mother:

Violet Emma (Jurgens) Brennan

Spouse:

Margaret Karen Jensen

child:

Debra Gail Brennan

child:

Laurie Kathleen Brennan

child:

Mark Kevin Brennan