As a longtime member of the South Colonie Board of Education and activist in local youth organizations, John A. Monteiro has spent tireless hours dedicated to the children of Colonie. 

Monteiro was elected to three, five-year terms on the South Colonie Board of Education (1992-2007), serving as President from 2003-2005 and Vice President from 2001-2003. He was also a member of the Capital Region BOCES Board of Education from 2005-2007. He has presented at numerous national and state school board conventions and helped organize cultural exchanges for South Colonie students.

Monteiro is employed as Director of Human Resources for the New York State Office of Children and Family Services where he manages a statewide workforce of more than 4,000 employees. He is also very active in the community where he is Secretary for the Colonie Youth Center Board of Directors, coach in the New Scotland Soccer Club; Treasurer, coach and past President of the Colonie Soccer Club, member and past chairman of the New York State Personnel Council, and former Vice President of the West Albany Neighborhood Association and Colonie Work on Waste. 

He has also been involved in the St. Francis de Sales mentoring program, South Colonie Dollars for Scholars, and the Shaker Road PTA among other organizations. Monteiro has earned numerous awards and merits over the years.