David James

- Youth Ministry Director

 

David has been in professional youth development for over ten years.  In that time he has worked as a day camp administrator for a major Long Island Day Camp, helped to develop and start a wide variety of after-school and sports programs for NYC youth.  David is the current director of the parish youth programs at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church in Forest Hills, including the Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Altar Servers, which currently has nearly 130 members ages 9—23.  Three years ago he launched his first youth ministry program at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs which has already grown to include over 80 teenagers.

 

David has degrees from Saint Francis College in Brooklyn Heights and Fordham University.  In his spare time he enjoys watching sports, reading and spending time with his wife Marian and his daughter Madison.