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SUSAN L. BLOUNT (appointed 1996) |
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JD - University of Texas School of Law
AB History - University of Texas at Austin
Current: Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Prudential Financial, Inc.
Former: Legal positions within Prudential; associate in a major Chicago law firm
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ROSE C. CALI (appointed 1991) |
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BA Anthropology - Montclair State University
Current: Education Advocate; Founder, Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center
Former: Volunteer services coordinator for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities; public relations officer for training center
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| MICHAEL L. CARTER (appointed 2011) |
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MBA - Harvard University
BA - Washington University
Current: Managing Director, Global Sector Head - Enterprise Systems and Services, Barclays Capital
Former: Managing Director, Lehman Brothers
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FRANCIS M.C. CUSS (appointed 2009) |
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MB, BChir - Middlesex
Hospital Medical School, London, UK
BA Natural Sciences, MA - King's College, Cambridge University, UK
FFPM (Fellow Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine)
FRCP (Fellow of Royal College of Physicians)
Current: Senior Vice President, Discovery & Exploratory Clinical
Research, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Former: Senior Vice President, Schering-Plough Research Institute;
Director of Pulmonary Clinical Research, Glaxo
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MITCHELL E. HERSH (appointed 2005) |
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BA Architecture - Ohio University
Current: President and Chief Executive Officer, Mack-Cali Realty
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GEORGE J. HILTZIK (appointed 1989) |
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JD - Columbia University School of Law
BS Industrial and Labor Relations - Cornell University
Current: Senior Executive, N. S. Bienstock talent agency
Former: Vice President for Policy and Planning and other positions at National Broadcasting Company; legal positions in various firms
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DOUGLAS L. KENNEDY (appointed 2000) |
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MBA Finance - Sacred Heart University
BS Economics - Sacred Heart University
Current: President, New Jersey Division,
Capital One Bank
Former: Chairman, Fleet New Jersey; President and CEO, Fleet Bank N.A.
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RALPH A. LAROSSA (appointed 2004) |
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BE Industrial Engineering - Stevens Institute of Technology
Current: President and Chief Operating Officer, PSE&G
Former: Vice President - Electric Delivery and a variety of management positions in PSE&G's gas and electric operations
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| THOMAS MAGUIRE (appointed 2011) |
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BS Management and Communications - Adelphi University
Current: Senior Vice President - National Operations Support, Verizon Telecom
Former: Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer - East Coast Area, Verizon Telecom; President, Mid-Atlantic Area, Verizon Telecom
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JOHN L. McGOLDRICK (appointed 2004) |
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LLB - Harvard University
BA - Harvard University
Current: Chairman, Zimmer Holdings, Inc.; Special Advisor, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
Former: Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Various executive positions at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Senior Partner and executive committee member of the law firm of McCarter & English
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WILLIAM T. MULLEN (appointed 2004) |
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Current: President,
New Jersey State Building & Construction Trades Council AFL-CIO and
Former: President, VP, Business Manager, Iron Workers Local 11; President, Essex County Building Trades
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CHRISTINE L. PADILLA (appointed 2005) |
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MBA Management - Montclair State University
BS Computer Science - Montclair State University
Current: President and Owner, BIT Solutions, LLC
Former: Various management positions within Berlex Labs, Inc.
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PRESTON D. PINKETT III (appointed 2002) |
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MBA Management Strategy - Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
BS Economics - Cornell University
Current: Chief Executive Officer, City National Bank of New Jersey
Former: Vice President, Social
Investments, Prudential Financial, Inc., Senior Vice President at New Jersey Economic Development Authority, PNC Bank, Chemical Bank New Jersey; Senior Planner, NJ Council on Affordable Housing; associate, Summit Group
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| J. THOMAS PRESBY (appointed 2011) |
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MBA - Carnegie Mellon University
BS Electrical Engineering - Rutgers University
Current: Director of World Fuel Services Corporation, American Eagle Outfitters, First Solar, Invesco Ltd., and Tiffany & Co.
Former: Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte & Touche LLP; CEO, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
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Student Trustees |
JONATHAN J. ARONOFF (elected 2010-2012), voting |
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Major -
Broadcasting
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ALEX BYCHOV (elected 2011-2013), nonvoting |

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Major - Political Science and Latin
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President |
SUSAN A. COLE (appointed 1998), nonvoting |
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PhD English and American Literature - Brandeis University
MA English and American Literature - Brandeis University
BA English and American Literature - Barnard College, Columbia University
Current: President, Montclair State University
Former: President, Metropolitan State University in Minnesota; Visiting Senior Fellow in academic administration, City University of New York; Vice President for University Administration and Personnel, Rutgers University; Associate University Dean for Academic Affairs, Antioch University; faculty member, CUNY
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