Karen S. Lynch

Lamont O. Repollet is a visionary educator devoted to fostering equity for all students, was selected as the 18th leader of Kean University by the Kean Board of Trustees on May 11, 2020, following a comprehensive national search. Repollet has long ties to Kean, having earned his master’s degree in educational administration from the University in 2000. He served on the Kean Board of Trustees from 2011 until 2018, assuming the role of secretary as well as chair of the Academic Policy and Programs Committee.

Before becoming Kean’s president, Repollet served two and a half years as the Commissioner of Education under New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, overseeing the shift to remote education amid the COVID-19 pandemic and playing a key role in planning for the 2020-2021 school year. Prior to that leadership role, he was superintendent of the Asbury Park School District for more than three years and principal of Carteret High School for more than 9 years. He began his career in education as a mathematics teacher and coach in the East Orange School District.

Repollet is Kean University’s first Black president and was the first Black commissioner of education of the State of New Jersey and the first Black principal of Carteret High School.