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​

Andréa Lewis-Walker, Chair
Chief Deputy of Operations, US District Court, District of NJ, Martin Luther King Jr. Courthouse

Dr. Frank R. Alvarez, Vice Chair
Retired Superintendent, Montclair Public Schools. Board Chair, Victoria Foundation

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

Dr. Joel S. Bloom
President Emeritus, NJIT 

Dr. Howard Kimmel
Professor Emeritus, Chemical Engineering, NJIT

Nadia Makar
STEM Supervisor, Jose Marti STEM Academy

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

Dr. Nitin Parekh
President & CEO, Espicor International

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

Dr. Laurent Simon
Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies, NJIT

Stefan Williams, Esq.
Vice President, General Counsel, Advanced Sterilization Products, Inc.