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GOVERNANCE AND PERSONNEL

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GOVERNANCE AND PERSONNEL

Boards and Commissions

Mercer County Community College operates within New Jersey’s higher education system of county community colleges and four-year public and independent colleges and universities. The college is an autonomous institution with its own Board of Trustees.

The Board of Trustees of the college consists of 13 members. Eight trustees are appointed by Mercer County elected officials, two trustees are appointed by the Governor of New Jersey and one seat is held by the Mercer County Superintendent of Schools. Two trustees serve ex-officio: one is an elected representative of the alumni, the other is the President of the college, who is Secretary to the Board.

County of Mercer

Hon. Dan Benson, County Executive

Board of County Commissioners

Hon. Kristin L. McLaughlin, Chair
Hon. Terrance Stokes, Vice Chair
Hon. John A. Cimino
Hon. Samuel T. Frisby
Hon. Cathleen M. Lewis
Hon. Nina D. Melker
Hon. Lucylle R. S. Walter

Mercer County Community College Board of Trustees

Kristin Appelget, Chair
Lawrence A. Nespoli, Ed.D., Vice Chair
Gregory J. Puliti, Treasurer
Deborah E. Preston, Ph.D., MCCC President, Secretary
Julie Blake
Eashwayne Haughton
Jacquelyn León
Shannon Mason, Ph.D.
Daryl Minus-Vincent, Ed.D.
Scarlett Rajski
Aamir A. Rehman, Ed.D.
Mirian Lopez, Alumni Trustee

Executive and Academic Officers

Deborah E. Preston, Ph.D., President
Robert Schreyer, DPT, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Carolyn White, Vice President, Student Affairs
Mark Banyacski, Vice President, Finance, Operations, and Auxiliary Services
Yvette Henry, Vice President, Human Resources
Erica M. Oliver, Vice President of Advancement; Marketing and Communications; Executive Director, MCCC Foundation
Inder Singh, Vice President, Information Technology Services, Chief Information Officer
Gonzalo Perez, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President, Academic Affairs, Workforce Education and Innovation
James Whitney III, Ed.D., Assistant Vice President, Academic Affairs
Savita Bambhrolia, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs
Marvin Carter, Director, Campus Culture and Belonging
Elizabeth Anderson, Ed.D., Dean, Institutional Effectiveness
Dekia Gray, Ed.D., LPC, Dean of Students
Laura Sosa, Ed.D., Executive Dean, Division of Business, Technology, and Professional Studies
Elizabeth Mizerek, Ph.D., Dean, Division of Science, Health Professions and Nursing; Director of Nursing Education
Christopher Cruz Cullari, Ph.D., Interim Dean, Division of Liberal Arts
Lucas Kelly, Interim Dean, Division of Arts and Communication

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