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Brookdale Mission, Vision, Values

Presentations to the Board of Trustees, January 17, 2012

Wall Higher Education Center and Communiversity PPT or MOV
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About Interim President Dr. William M. Toms

In March 2011, Dr. William M. Toms was named Interim President of Brookdale Community College.

Prior to his appointment as Interim President, Dr. Toms was a consultant and President of The Toms Professional Group, a company that provides a suite of professional training, planning, and consultative services to help individuals, groups, and organizations reach their goals and objectives. Dr. Toms retired as a Major in the New Jersey State Police where he served as the Interim Deputy Superintendent of Investigations and the Commanding Officer of the Intelligence Section. During his 25-year career with the State Police, Dr. Toms served 14 years as an investigator, in addition to serving as Commandant of the State Police Academy and supervising the organization’s Human Resources Section and the Office of Professional Standards.

Dr. Toms is a first generation college graduate and a graduate of a New Jersey county college. This degree is the only degree that proudly hangs in his Brookdale Community College office.

Additionally, Dr. Toms holds a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and Public Administration from The College of New Jersey and a Master’s degree in Educational Administration and Supervision from Seton Hall University. Dr. Toms earned his Doctor of Education degree in Leadership and Human Resource Development from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Toms has trained thousands of federal, state and local law enforcement officers in programs throughout the United States, including programs at Penn State University and John Jay College of Criminal Justice. For over ten years, Dr. Toms has taught graduate courses in all aspects of organizational behavior as an adjunct faculty member at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

He has assisted in the implementation of various programs in numerous organizations and has authored articles in national publications on topics including leadership, learning, and the dynamics of organizational change. Dr. Toms has been the featured speaker on a variety of topics at forums and conferences such as the Annual Educational Symposium for Research and Innovations in Washington, D.C. and the Annual Conference of the National Institute on the Assessment of Experiential Learning in Princeton, N.J.

Dr. Toms is a Certified Fraud Examiner, a state certified Mediator, and is a reviewer for the Human Resource Development Review and the International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management.