President
 Dr. G. Jeremiah Ryan was named the president of Bergen Community College in July 2007. Dr. Ryan has been the Senior Vice President of the Alman Group in Westfield, New Jersey since 2006. Prior to that position, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Raritan Valley Community College in Somerville, New Jersey from 2000 – 2006. He also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Quincy College in Massachusetts from 1996 – 2000.
Dr. Ryan also served for over twenty years in several higher education administrative positions. He served as an academic dean, chief advancement officer, research and marketing director, executive director of a statewide association, assistant dean, and member of an educational research commission. His expertise includes finance and economic development, strategic planning, fund raising, market research, government relations, continuous quality improvement and board development.
In service to his profession, Dr. Ryan has served on the Board of Directors of the Council for the Advancement of Education (CASE), the boards of three councils for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), and three different AACC commissions. Nationally, Dr. Ryan participates in The League for Innovation in the Community College, Campus Compact, Combase, and the Community College Continuous Improvement Network.
Dr. Ryan's expertise in finance and economic development were utilized by his professional service. He was a member of the Budget Committee of the New Jersey's Presidents Council and the Finance Committee of the New Jersey Council of County Colleges. He chaired both the Economic Development Committee and he was the architect and first chair of the Workforce Development Consortium for the New Jersey Council of County Colleges.
Dr. Ryan is a graduate of Hamilton College (A.B.), Stanford University (M.A.), the State University at Albany (M.S.), and Nova Southeastern University (Ed.D.).
Note to the Press: A 300 DPI photo of the President can be downloaded from http://www.bergen.edu/pr/RyanG_300DPI.jpg
Interviews with the President can be arranged by calling the Office of Public Relations at (201) 447-7120.
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