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Pre-College Advisory Board

The Pre-College Programs Advisory Board provides representation by business and industry, as well as educators from public and private secondary schools.

About Us


Dr. Jacqueline L. Cusack
Executive Director, Center for Pre-College Programs, NJIT​

Kelly O'Connor, Chair
Vice President, Jacobs Engineering, NJIT Alum, NJIT Board of Overseers

Dr. Frank R. Alvarez, Vice Chair
Interim Superintendent, River Vale, NJ Public Schools

Dr. Jason Baynes
Orthopedic Surgeon, Baynes Orthopedics, LLC, CPCP Alum, NJIT Board of Trustees

Dr. Timothy V. Franklin
Principal and Co-Founder, Franklin Solutions

Dr. Bernard A. Harris, Jr.
Former Astronaut, NASA, Chief Executive Officer, National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI)

Dr. Howard Kimmel
Professor Emeritus, Chemical Engineering, NJIT

Andréa Lewis-Walker 
Deputy-in-Charge, US District Court, District of NJ, Martin Luther King Jr. Courthouse

Kenneth A. Myers
Community Development Market Manager, Assistant Vice-President, Synchrony Bank

Dr. Nitin Parekh
Vice President, Strategy & Business, SK Biotek/SK Life Science

Thomas J. Phelan
Managing Director, BHX Engineering & Planning. LLC, NJIT and CPCP Alum

Dr. Laurent Simon
Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies, NJIT

Stefan Williams
Senior Division Counsel – Digital, Robotics & Enabling Technologies, Stryker Corporation