Sharon Cocuzza

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Associate Vice President for Development, Rutgers-New Brunswick

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Sharon Cocuzza leads development efforts at the Honors College and oversees a team of development professionals from seven other units: the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, School of Engineering, Graduate School of Education, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, School of Social Work, School of Management and Labor Relations, and Division of Student Affairs. She brings 25 years of advancement experience in higher education and healthcare development to the Honors College. Prior to this role, Sharon held development positions at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts and Princeton Medical Center. Her career began at Rutgers in the Division of Student Affairs. Sharon holds a B.A. in Telecommunications and an M.A. in Organizational Communication from Ball State University.