2020
GREG
PERRY
OWNER
CROWN TROPHY
Greg Perry was born in Harlem and lived there until his family moved to the Bronx in the early
1960s. The fi rst school he attended was the Modern School, whose principal was Mildred
Johnson, niece of James Weldon Johnson, an American writer and civil rights activist. Johnson
inspired Perry’s passion for education and activism in the early stages of his life. Perry
went on to DeWitt Clinton High School and graduated from City College of New York, where
he received a B.S. and a Masters Degree in Health.
After fi nishing both degrees, Perry began his teaching career at Medgar Evers College in
Brooklyn. Soon after, Perry attained his role within the CUNY system. Perry held several positions
at CUNY as a coach, an administrative adjunct and as a professor of health. In addition
to teaching at Medgar Evers College, Perry held positions at City College of New York, Borough
of Manhattan Community College, Bronx Community College, and Bergen Community
College in New Jersey. After 40��dedicated years as an educator for the CUNY system, Perry
held a professorial position at BMCC’s Health Department and from there he retired after
43��years.
Perry has been the owner and operator for an awards business, known as Crown Trophy, “The
Field Good Business,” founded in the Bronx in 1989. He has provided customers with trophies,
plaques, crystal, medals, banners, laminations and certifi cates. Crown Trophy is located
in the Westchester Square area of the Bronx. Perry has been a member of the Business
Improvement District board of directors and a resident of the Westchester Square Merchants
Association.
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