Dr. Robert L. Johnson is the only dean in the United States ever to oversee two medical schools at once

James Dickinson takes over as director of the Divisions of Parole and Community Programs at New Jersey State Parole Board

Marcheta Evans, who has taken the helm of the 151-year-old college, recognizes the challenges — and opportunities — for this ‘hidden gem’

Donna Rendeiro spent a decade working in different government agencies. She is now executive director of the state Office of Planning Advocacy and secretary of ...

Hanaa Hamdi wants to bring people together to create sustainable, equitable and healthy neighborhoods

Evelyn Padin, new president of the New Jersey State Bar Association, runs a private practice and a real-estate business; she’s also a restaurant owner

Sadaf Jaffer, New Jersey’s first female Muslim mayor, says: ‘I want to be that person I needed to see when I was younger’

Acting Superintendent Katrina McCombs already has plans in place to address Camden’s myriad problems — from gang violence to trauma — but she also needs ...

Georgia native focuses on developing ‘first-class, best-in-the-nation, free community college plan’ for New Jersey

Johanna Calle, director of the New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice, was undocumented for 11 years

Robert Gregory rises through the school ranks as Newark regains local control

A hearing teacher, Amy Andersen has taught hundreds of mostly hearing students to be proficient in American Sign Language

Amol Sinha, head of the NJ ACLU, doesn’t just want to fight the good fight — he wants to fight all of them

Kevin Ciak, only the second New Jerseyan to lead the National School Boards Association, believes that public education is central ‘to our country’s future and ...

Retha Onitiri doesn’t believe in setting her goals too low; she just wants to remake the state’s system of juvenile incarceration

Striving to secure good healthcare, education, and other services for her own children has helped Nicole Pratt in her work with other families

As executive director of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Jeffrey Brindle has his work cut out for him — and he loves it

Joseph M. Amoroso, director of the New Jersey Division of Disability Services, planned to work in finance but got waylaid

The stewardship coordinator for the Pinelands Preservation Alliance doesn’t rule out ‘direct action’ for protecting this preserve

Joan Bartl believes taxpayer-owned financial institution would be ‘logical and practical’ because of the state’s ‘significant fiscal problems’