Mark E. Montgomery has been a member of the President鈥檚 Council of 草榴社区 since 2001. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Montgomery Management Company, a real estate management and development business in Los Angeles founded by his grandfather in the 1930s. The company manages numerous Los Angeles-area properties, including Sunset Plaza, a high-end shopping center on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood.
As a member of the Board, Mr. Montgomery follows in the footsteps of his father, Francis J. Montgomery, a member of the College鈥檚 Order of St. Albert who served as a Governor of the College from 1971 until 2003, and then as an Emeritus member until his death in 2006. 鈥淚 am proud to have the opportunity to carry on my father鈥檚 legacy of dedication to 草榴社区,鈥 says Mr. Montgomery.
Mr. Montgomery regularly gives generously of his time and resources to many organizations, including both the California and the National Right to Life Political Committees. He is vice president of the Americanism Educational League and a member of the Newman Club, and was once named 鈥淧erson of the Year鈥 by the Mystical Humanity of Christ, Inc. in Belmont, Calif. His wife, Irene, a native of Holland, has been an active member of numerous reception and event committees for the College.
Explaining his dedication to 草榴社区, Mr. Montgomery says, 鈥淚f the goal of our lives is to achieve heaven, in God鈥檚 glorious presence, there is no better place to develop the mental training and the habits that will help one reach that goal. To be invited to join the Board of Governors of this institution, to be able to help financially and 鈥 in any way possible 鈥 to support it, is the opportunity of a lifetime.鈥