Dan Cirucci: Christie Names First Hispanic To Rutgers Board

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Christie Names First Hispanic To Rutgers Board

Today, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced the appointment of respected New Brunswick lawyer and Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey President Martin Perez, Esq. to the Rutgers University Board of Governors This appointment marks the first time any governor has named a Hispanic New Jerseyan to serve on the university's top governing board.

“Martin Perez will be an excellent addition to the Rutgers Board of Governors. As a longtime advocate for access to quality education, he will bring that same passion to Rutgers,” said Governor Christie. “He will also bring valuable perspective to the university and work to make sure Rutgers continues to serves the entire state.”

The Board of Governors is composed of eleven voting members, six of whom are appointed by the governor with confirmation by the New Jersey State Senate. The remaining five are elected by and from the Board of Trustees. Mr. Perez is being appointed to a 6-year term. Mr. Perez’s nomination, made Thursday, May 12, 2011 requires the advice and consent of the New Jersey State Senate.

In accepting the Governor’s appointment, Mr. Perez said, “I thank Governor Christie for this opportunity to serve my alma mater, Rutgers University, and for his commitment to diversity. I look forward to working with President McCormick, the other members of the Board of Governors and Trustees and most importantly, the students who represent our best hope for the future of the State of New Jersey."

Established in 1766, Rutgers University is America’s eighth oldest institution of higher learning and one of the nation’s premier public research universities. The university currently serves more than 56,000 students on campuses in Camden, Newark and New Brunswick and offers more than 280 bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and professional degree programs and is home to 27 degree-granting schools and colleges, and more than 150 specialized centers and institutes.

Martin Perez (New Brunswick, Middlesex), Appointee, Rutgers University Board of Governors
Martín Perez, a 1986 Rutgers School of Law–Newark graduate, is currently the President of the Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey, a statewide umbrella Latino advocacy organization. Mr. Perez grew up in Puerto Rico and graduated from the University of Puerto Rico with a Bachelor’s Degree, Seton Hall University with a Masters Degree in Secondary Education and Rutgers University Law School with a Juris Doctor Degree.

Mr. Perez’s accomplishments include directing Project Puente at Middlesex County College, teaching and working in various positions at Rutgers University and serving as a trial attorney for the Office of the Public Defender in Hudson County.

A well known and respected community leader, Mr. Perez is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options (HCREO) and Excellent Education for Everyone (E-3). In 2007, he served on both the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel on Immigration Policy and as Co-Chair of the Latino Advisory Council to the President of Rutgers University.

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He's been cited by the late Rush Limbaugh, quoted in the New York Times, featured at Real Clear Politics and Lucianne.com and interviewed across all media.

He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, a Save Jersey blog columnist, frequent guest on the Matt Rooney radio show and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post, Broad and Liberty and other print and online platforms.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include all things Italian, politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

He and his wife Carole have two grown children and seven grandchildren.

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