Brother Martin High School is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Greg Rando, a 1977 graduate of Brother Martin, as President starting with the 2018-2019 school year. Rando, who recently served as the Executive Vice President and President of the St. Aloysius Century Foundation for the 2017-2018 school year, succeeds the longtime president, Mr. John Devlin. Prior to 2017, Rando served 11 years as principal and assistant to the president.
Rando’s appointment coincides with the 50th anniversary of Brother Martin and the 150th anniversary of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart in New Orleans. He is the first alumnus of Brother Martin to serve as President.
Rando, who holds a B.M.E. (Music Education) degree from Loyola University and a Master’s degree in Catholic School Secondary Administration from the University of San Francisco, has spent over 30 years as a teacher and administrator while 'educating young men for life' with a passion and dedication for his alma mater.
Prior to teaching at Brother Martin, he taught 9th-grade religion and music appreciation at Mount Carmel Academy. In 1984, Rando returned to Elysian Fields Avenue, serving as Assistant Director of Admissions, development team member, Alumni Director, and a member of the faculty. In 1990, he was called to expand his ministry, taking a position as the Assistant/Associate Director of Scholarships and Recruitment in the Office of Admissions at Loyola University. Then, he returned to Brother Martin in the fall of 1992 and has served in various roles including Director of Admissions, chorus teacher, and Assistant Principal for Discipline and Attendance.
“I am privileged to continue the work of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart and their lay partners, who began forming young men for good in 1869 here in New Orleans. My goal is to make the future of our ministry and our school even stronger as we begin our next 150 years of being one of the most profound and sacred institutions of education for young men in the New Orleans area.”
In his many years in leadership at Brother Martin, Rando has initiated innovative programs that have propelled Brother Martin to even greater success including advances in classroom and student technology use, expanding the depth of instructional curriculum, the summer enrichment program, student ambassadors, college run, expanding Campus Ministry efforts to evangelize young people, and to form both students and faculty in the charism of our founder, Father André Coindre.
Devlin, whom Rando succeeds as President, completes 40 years of educational service and leadership at Brother Martin to move into a new position, Executive Director of Schools, to oversee the educational and advancement goals of the 10 schools the Brothers of the Sacred Heart operate in its United States province.