Current Officers

Current Officers of the NEACJS

James M. Ruiz, Ph.D., NEACJS President
Penn State Harrisburg
Criminal Justice Program
777 W. Harrisburg Pike
Middletown, PA 17057
Office: 717-948-6292
Fax: 717-948-6320
jmr33@psu.edu

Larry Rosenberg, Ph.D., First Vice President
Department of Sociology
Millersville University
PO Box 1002
Millersville, PA 17551
Office: 717-872-3990
lrosenberg@millersville.edu

Ralph Rojas, Jr., Second Vice President
Justice Studies Department
Southern New Hampshire University
Stark Hall, 38
2500 North River Road
Manchester, NH 03106-1045
Office: 603-629-4621
Fax: 603-629-4627

Debra Heath-Thornton, Ed.D., Treasurer
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice & Sociology
Messiah College
One College Avenue, Box 3057
Grantham, PA 17027
Office: (717) 796-1800 Ext. 2195
Fax: (717) 796-4790
DHeath@Messiah.edu

Maria L. Garase, Ph.D., Secretary
Assistant Professor
Gannon University
1210 Palumbo Center
109 University Square
Erie, PA 16541
Office: (814) 871-7121
Fax: (814) 871-7652
garase001@gannon.edu

Ernest G. Mayo, Esq., Secretariat
Department of Legal Studies
Johnson & Wales University
8 Abbott Park Place
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 598-2437
Fax: (401) 598-2924
emayo@jwu.edu

David F. Owens, ACJS Regional Trustee
Criminal Justice Department
Onondaga Community College
4941 Onondaga Rd.
Syracuse, New York 13215-2099
Phone: (315) 498-2670
Fax: (315) 498-2522
owensd@sunyocc.edu

Dr. Yolanda Scott, Immediate Past President
School of Justice Studies
Roger Williams University
One Old Ferry Road
Bristol, RI 02809
Office: (401) 254-3496
Fax: (401) 254-3431
yscott@rwu.edu