Halftime Alumni Hall of Fame Induction Jay Brandt Class of 1995
Jay entered Pope John Paul II High School at the beginning of his Sophomore year, moving to Boca from Michigan. He has talked about how warmly he was received by his class and the entire school. He has many fond memories of his time here at the school but his favorite memory was making his Kairos retreat. Upon graduation from POPE, Jay went to Lynn on the Matson Scholarship and played baseball there for 4 years. He completed his Bachelors in Business in 1999 and continued at Lynn, receiving his Masters in Business Administration in 2001. After a few years of working with T-Mobile, Jay returned to Lynn University as a Development Director and soon thereafter moved up to become the Director of Major Gifts in the Development Office. After 15 years at Lynn, Jay moved to St. Jude Catholic Church where he is currently serving as Director of Development & Marketing for St. Jude Church and School. Jay’s involvement with POPE has spanned over a number of years. For several years, he served as the President of the Alumni Board. As an alum, he was regularly involved in coming to see baseball games, homecomings, fishing tournament, reunions, school auctions, just to mention a few. He also performed as a member of the band Wolfhawk, along with fellow alum, Dr. Kevin Ross, here on this football field. Jay in is his third year of serving on the Saint John Paul II Academy’s School Advisory Council.
2019-2020 | SAINT JOHN PAUL II
Our inductee into the Saint John Paul II Academy this year is Mr. Jay Brandt, a member of the class of 95 and served as the class President.
Jay is married to his wife Mayra and together that have a son, TJ, who is twelve and a daughter, Mayra, who is ten. One of his hobbies besides his band is running Ironman Races and he has completed 4 full Ironmans. I am also told by an unnamed source that Jay will do anything for a dollar. On behalf of the SJPII community, we congratulate Jay and welcome him into the Alumni Hall of Fame.
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