Chairperson
Mr. Stephen V. Barbaro was born in Brooklyn and attended Midwood High School (1975). He earned a bachelor’s degree from St. John’s University (1979) where he majored in Government & Politics and minored in Philosophy. He earned a juris doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School (1982). He was admitted to practice law before the Appellate Division: Second Department, the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a partner in the firm of Alter & Barbaro, Esqs., a general litigation and transactional firm with offices in Brooklyn. He is married to Margaret Barbaro and has three children, Stephanie, Katherine and Stephen, all St. Margaret graduates.
Treasurer
Mr. Mike Loftus
Members
Mrs. Christine Arundel is a parent of three teenagers who graduated from St. Margaret School over a span of 14 years. Her youngest child graduated in June 2015. Mrs. Arundel is a first-generation American with her parents having immigrated to America from Germany and Austria to follow their American dreams. She grew up helping/working alongside her parents in their bakery in Ozone Park. She is long-time resident of Middle Village and a graduate of Resurrection Ascension School and The Mary Louis Academy. She and her husband, Keith, have been parishioners of St. Margaret Church since they married in 1995, and her family remains active members. She has a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Hofstra University and has business experience in banking, bookkeeping and event planning. She has a master’s degree in Elementary Education from Hofstra University and holds NYS certificates in PreK-6, Gifted Education, Special Education and School Building Leadership. For 11 years, she was a teacher in both Catholic and public schools prior to obtaining her current position of assistant principal in 2014.
Briana Podlovits was born and raised in Middle Village, where she still resides. She attended St. Margaret’s School (2008) followed by The Mary Louis Academy (2012). She earned a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations & Communications with a minor in Journalism from Mount Saint Mary College (2016). She currently works as an Operations, Marketing & Development Manager in Brooklyn. Briana is the Athletic Director for St. Margaret’s CYO Sports Program and serves as a basketball coach for a CYO team and a travel team. St. Margaret’s alumni run deep in her family; her father and his three brothers attended, as did her two younger sisters.