Past Presidents
New Jersey/New York ACRAO has benefited greatly from the leadership and direction of our Colleagues that have given their time to be President of our organization.
| President Name | Institution During Term | Presidency Term |
|---|---|---|
| Irma Williams | Hudson County Community College | 2022 – 2023 |
| Chester N. Barkan | Nassau Community College | 2021 – 2022 |
| Shirley Pierre-Louis | Hunter College, CUNY | 2020 – 2021 |
| LaToia Taylor | Rutgers Univ. School of Dental Medicine | 2019 – 2020 |
| Alison L. Maysilles | New Jersey City University | 2018 – 2019 |
| Avraham Rothman | Touro College | 2017 – 2018 |
| Rajeev Jayadeva | Pratt Institute | 2016 – 2017 |
| Jacqueline Ottey | Bergen Community College | 2015 – 2016 |
| Darlene Benzenberg | Rutgers Univ. of Biomedical Health Sciences | 2014 – 2015 |
| Susan Nelson Hamilton | Rutgers Univ. of Biomedical Health Sciences | 2013 – 2014 |
| Marcia Approo | Pratt Institute | 2012 – 2013 |
| Richard Sunday | Long Island University | 2011 – 2012 |
| Thomas Castiglione | Long Island University | 2010 – 2011 |
| Sue Fortman | Molloy College | 2009 – 2010 |
| Chester Barkan | Long Island Univ. C.W. Post Campus | 2008 – 2009 |
| Janet Koegan | St. John’s University, School of Law | 2007 – 2008 |
| Hernan Green | Rutgers, State Univ. of New Jersey | 2006 – 2007 |
| Ninette Gironella | New York University | 2005 – 2006 |
| Carlos Tonche, Jr. | Passaic County Community College | 2004 – 2005 |
| Alan J. Sims | Univ. of Sciences in Philadelphia | 2003 – 2004 |
| Sonia Saladuchin | Kingsborough Community College | 2002 – 2003 |
| Walter Mack | Kean University | 2001 – 2002 |
| Peter R. Falk | Univ. Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey | 2000 – 2001 |
| Peggy O’Neill* | Bergen Community College | 1999- 2000 |
| Carol Gubernat | Kean University | 1998 – 1999 |
| Ira Tyszler | Touro College | 1997 – 1998 |
| Carol S. Roth | Yeshiva University | 1996 – 1997 |
| Gregory Wist | Manhattan Community College | 1995 – 1996 |
| Richard Pfeffer | Brookdale Community College | 1994 – 1995 |
| June Finn | Felician College | 1993 – 1994 |
| George Lynes II* | College of Saint Elizabeth | 1992 – 1993 |
| Betty Cifrodella* | Univ. Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey | 1991 – 1992 |
| Joan Ludwiczak | Fairleigh Dickinson University | 1990 – 1991 |
| Pinhas Friedenberg | Yeshiva University | 1989- 1990 |
| Sally Ayrey | Kean College | 1988 – 1989 |
| Eliose Diamond | New York Technical College | 1987 -1988 |
| Harold Hope* | Bloomfield College | 1986 – 1987 |
| Florene Farrat | Hunter College | 1985 – 1986 |
| Robert Nilan | Saint Peter’s College | 1984 – 1985 |
| Jeffrey Maund* | Ramapo College | 1983 – 1984 |
| Patrick Forte* | Univ. Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey | 1981 – 1983 |
| Lawrence Gold | Fairleigh Dickinson University | 1980 – 1981 |
| Robert Goldstein* | CUNY Graduate Center | 1978 – 1980 |
*Deceased
