STAR OF BROOKLYN: Thomas Greene
Community Involvement: For years, activist and school educator Thomas Greene has been involved in a project to try to get a modest environmental science laboratory on Denyse Wharf for use by public school students. He also presently coaches the Bay Ridge Aquatic Institute, Inc. (BRAINS) team which he created back in 1993 for children ages seven to high school age. He is a past president of the Bay Ridge Community Council.
Career: Greene retired in 2005 as an assistant principal from Fort Hamilton High School, after teaching ocean science for 35 years, and currently is an adjunct instructor at Kingsborough Community College.
Biggest accomplishment: Im very proud to have participated in getting a swimming pool for the Bay Ridge community. The opening of the Thomas F. Greene Natatorium at Fort Hamilton High School gave alumni the opportunity to swim in the pool twice a week. Lutheran Medical Center comes in to utilize the pool for wellness programs, as well.