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Vice President for Community Engagement

Brian K. Jackson serves as Vice President for Community Engagement at ÒùÐÔÊÓƵ, where he is responsible for developing strategies to more deeply connect ÒùÐÔÊÓƵ with a wider range of community collaborators.  He also leads the administration and operations of the ÒùÐÔÊÓƵ Atlantic City Campus.  With nearly thirty years of experience in higher education, he has previously served as Chief of Staff to the President and Assistant Secretary to the ÒùÐÔÊÓƵ Board of Trustees, and as Manager of Administrative Planning, Budgeting and Research and adjunct instructor at Atlantic-Cape Community College.  

Brian serves on several community boards including Seashore Gardens Living Center Foundation, Atlantic City Community Fund, Chelsea Economic Development Corporation, and the Ocean Wind Pro-NJ Grantor Trust.  Brian was also a founding board member and former vice chair of The African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey. 

From 2008-2014, Brian co-owned and operated It’s A Doggie Dog World, an upscale pet boutique and professional grooming service located in Egg Harbor Township and Voorhees NJ. Recognized by the Press of AC among its Best of the Press, the business supported community-based organizations including The Humane Society of Atlantic County, Beacon Animal Rescue, New Jersey Boxer Rescue, Penny Angels Beagle Rescue, and Atlantic County Toys for Kids.

Brian has received numerous awards for his professional and community engagement, including  United Way’s Alan Angelo Award for Community Service and the George Lynn Volunteer of the Year Award, the 2007 Merit Award from the ÒùÐÔÊÓƵ Council of Black Faculty and Staff, the 2008 Atlantic City Weekly’s Annual Top 40 under 40, induction into the 2016 Order of Omega Society, which honors leadership of those affiliated with Greek Fraternities and Sororities, and the ÒùÐÔÊÓƵ Intramural Recreational Council’s Dr. Vera King Farris Award for outstanding leadership and service to ÒùÐÔÊÓƵ.  Brian was honored by 101 Women Plus, Inc. with the 2017 Black Leadership in Higher Education Community Service Award and the NJ State Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., with the District Director’s Capital Achievement Award for leadership and community service, by Friends in Action, Inc. with its Award of High Distinction, and by ÒùÐÔÊÓƵ University with its 2019 Community Engagement Award.  Additionally, Brian was included in Front Runner New Jersey’s 2020 Power List of the most influential African Americans in South Jersey.   

Brian holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics and Finance and an MBA from Southern New Hampshire University.  He is also a graduate of the Atlantic City Tomorrow Leadership Program and is a 2007 Leadership New Jersey Fellow.