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Dr. Brittany A. Williams-Goldstein, Chief of Staff and Board Liaison, College Spokesperson, joined Ramapo College in 2010. Dr. Williams-Goldstein serves as the primary liaison to the President’s Cabinet and the Board of Trustees. She is responsible for the strategic development, implementation and coordination of Cabinet and Board activities as well as the coordination of the Office of the President. She also serves as College Spokesperson. She leads the Space Management and Allocation Committee and the Administrative Assessment Committee. During her tenure at Ramapo, she has served as a member of the Task Force on Shared Governance, Campus Facilities Master Plan Steering Committee, Position Review Committee, Middle States Steering Committee, and two Strategic Planning Task Forces. Dr. Williams-Goldstein began her professional career as a journalist and later transitioned into higher education as an instructor of Spanish and English as a Second Language. She has also fulfilled roles as Designated School Official, chief human resources officer, and secretary to the governing board. Her research focuses on the intersections of governance, professional authority, and trusteeship. She has presented nationally on board of trustees development and was awarded the Professional Board Staff Member Award (Northeast) by the Association of Community College Trustees. She earned her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from Rowan University, her M.S.Ed. in Higher Education Management from the University of Pennsylvania, and her B.A. in Communications/Spanish from William Paterson University. She is a graduate of the Chair Academy for Leadership, is certified in Affirmative Action Complaint Processing, and is a trained Title IX investigator. She is a member of the Public Relations Society of America and the Board Professionals Network of the Association of Governing Boards. Dr. Williams-Goldstein has two children who, while charming, are rather verbose—a quality certainly engendered by their mother.