Dean of the Center for Personal & Professional Development Appointed at College

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: September 24, 2008

CONTACT: Lisa Saunders

(845) 574 - 4244

Dean of the Center for Personal & Professional Development Appointed
at SUNY Rockland Community College

Suffern, NY - SUNY Rockland Community College has appointed Mr. Richard Syrek to the administrative position of Dean of the Center for Personal & Professional Development.

Syrek of Cold Spring is responsible for the overall management of the professional programs in health care, hospitality, computer-related technologies, financial manufacturing, government and the service industry. He also develops new workforce training initiatives for large and small businesses as well as life-long learning activities that serve the needs of local residents.

From 2000 until the present, Syrek was President of Mentor Management, LLC, a firm specializing in the development of business plans.

Syrek earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Pace University in Pleasantville, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Industrial Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, N.J.

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Rockland Community College, a unit of the State University of New York, is located 25 miles northwest of NYC. The majority of its students transfer to four-year colleges, and many find immediate employment upon earning their associate's degree or certificate. The College also offers others, from preschoolers to senior citizens, the opportunity to simply learn something new. Quality education...at a price you can afford.