Since 1851
Ann Gregg Skeet,
President
June 2, 2008 – San Jose , CA - Ann Gregg Skeet joins Notre Dame High School San Jose as president of the school, following her position as Chief Executive Officer of American Leadership Forum – Silicon Valley.
As president, Ann Gregg Skeet assumes responsibilities of strategic planning, board development, fund development, alumnae relations, marketing and overall school operations.
“Notre Dame allows me the opportunity to be part of a faith-filled community that promotes women’s education and leadership,” said Skeet. “The school’s wonderful diversity, exceptional academics, commitment to community service and vibrant downtown location offer unlimited potential.”
A product of an all-girls Catholic high school in the suburbs of Washington D.C., Skeet is a magna cum laude graduate of Bucknell University and holds a master of business administration degree from Harvard Business School. She is also a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Skeet states, “My own experience attending an all-girls, Catholic high school remains among the most positive and influential experiences of my life. It offered me the opportunity to try things and take on leadership roles I might not have had otherwise.”
“We are confident that Ann’s passion for and commitment to faith-based education that develops the minds and hearts of young women leaders for the world today will guide her leadership in serving the mission of Notre Dame High School San Jose,” says Kathryn Kennan, Sister of Notre Dame de Namur.
Ann Gregg Skeet will begin her role as Notre Dame’s President in mid-August 2008. Skeet comes to Notre Dame from American Leadership Forum-Silicon Valley (ALF). Skeet departs ALF after eight years as Chief Executive Officer. ALF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a better Silicon Valley community by joining and strengthening leaders to serve the common good. Prior to ALF, Skeet was Vice President of Marketing for the San Jose Mercury News and Contra Costa Newspapers.
"Thanks to the work of Ann Gregg Skeet, ALF today enjoys the highest level of Senior Fellow engagement in its 20-year history, is in a strong financial position and is well-poised to advance its mission of building a stronger Silicon Valley community by joining and strengthening leaders to serve the common good,” said Connie Martinez, ALF board chair and managing director and CEO of 1stACT Silicon Valley.
Skeet was a founder of 1stACT (Arts, Creativity & Technology), and held leadership roles on the boards of: United Way Silicon Valley, Santa Clara County Partnership for School Readiness, Harvard Business School Association of Northern California, the American Musical Theatre of San Jose, Silicon Valley Conference for Community & Justice, Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose, Stanford Daily and the Nonprofit Development Center, which is now CompassPoint Nonprofit Services. Ann currently serves on the Silicon Valley advisory board for The Commonwealth Club of California and the board for the national American Leadership Forum.
