Councilor John F. Keenan

Experience

Quincy Councilor-at-Large, 2003—present

·  Chairperson, Finance Committee and Veterans' Committee, also serving on Education, Public Safety, Downtown and Economic  Growth, Library and Ordinance Committees

Director, Norfolk County Retirement System, 2001-present

·  Manages retirement system with assets of  approximately $470 million, and with 10,000 active and retired members

Executive Secretary to the Mayor, 1997—2001

·  Coordinated preparation of Quincy’s municipal budget; negotiated collective bargaining agreements; and, served as liaison to the City Council, business community and constituents 

Community

·  Ward One Democratic Committee

·  Coach, Sacred Heart Youth Basketball

·  Merrymount Association

·  Member, Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Library

·  Zoning Board of Appeals, 1990 – 1997

·  Mayor’s Commission on Handicapped Affairs, past Chair

Attorney At Law

·  Twenty years experience in the private practice of law

Education

·  Suffolk University Law School, Juris Doctorate, 1989

·  Harvard University, B.A., Government—Cum Laude, 1986

·  North Quincy High School,  Central and Wollaston Schools

·  Harvard University-Rappaport Institute, Kennedy School of Government, Certificate of Recognition in Municipal Governance and Policy, 2005

Personal

·  Married to Dr. Jeanne Hopkins, Optometrist

·  Father of Christopher age 15, Timothy age 14, and Kevin age 8

·  Homeowner/taxpayer