Rosemary E. Jeffries is former President of

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(formerly Georgian Court College) (2001-2015) and Vice Chair of the New Jersey Presidents' Council Executive Board (2006-2007). A native of

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, Jeffries holds a PhD in

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from

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, an M.A. in religious studies from

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, an M.A. in public communications from Fordham, and a B.A. in art education from Georgian Court College. A Sister of Mercy, Jeffries worked for her congregation's Regional Community in

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as director of communications, director of development and public relations, a member of the leadership team, and, most recently, Vice President. She was also the Director of Communications for the Diocese of Trenton and held positions of pastoral ministry and teaching.

Affiliations

Jeffries currently serves as: * Board President of Leviticus Fund * Member of the

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Board of Trustees in the Diocese of Trenton * Member of the Board of Trustees of St. Josephs College,

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* Secretary of the New Jersey Presidents Council * Former member of the Tri-State Catholic Committee on Radio and Television * Former chair of the Tri-State Advisory Board for

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Publications

Jeffries has been published in numerous journals, such as ''Campus Technology'', ''New Catholic World'', and ''Horizon: Journal of the National Religious Vocation Conference''.

External links

*https://www.app.com/story/news/education/2015/02/06/sister-rosemary-retires/22975103/ *https://web.archive.org/web/20070610064611/http://www.georgian.edu/president/more_about.htm *https://web.archive.org/web/20061217215051/http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/MEETING_SUMMARIES/summary0503.htm *http://www.njpc.org/leadership.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Jeffries, Rosemary Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Ocean City, New Jersey 21st-century American Roman Catholic nuns Fordham University alumni Princeton University alumni Sisters of Mercy Georgian Court University faculty Catholics from New Jersey American women academics