Colleen O’Keefe

Colleen O’Keefe, C.P.A, Interim Chief Financial Officer | Vice President for Fiscal Health joined Ramapo College in 2017. VP O’Keefe’s responsibilities include leadership of the College’s financial planning and budget management, accounting, student accounts and procurement. She joined Ramapo in 2017 as Assistant Vice President of Business Services and Controller. During her tenure at Ramapo, she has served as a member the Policy Review Committee, the Strategic Resource Allocations Board, and Health and Safety Committee and participated on several search committees. Interim VP O’Keefe began her career in public accounting right out of college, serving both large SEC clients as well as not-for-profit and higher education clients. After over 20 years in public accounting, she transitioned into consulting as the director of internal audit at a large international manufacturer and moved into the New Jersey higher education arena in 2014.

She graduated Magna cum Laude with a B.S. from the University of Richmond and is a certified public accountant in New Jersey, and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.