Jennifer Zanger

Jennifer joined Ramapo in the Fall of 2016, taking over supervision of all direct service programs on the Rhinebeck campus. For the past fourteen years, Jennifer held a position as member of the Senior Leadership Group at Good Shepherd Services. In her role as a division director, she oversaw four after school programs including a Beacon and Cornerstone Community Center as well as in-school counseling services at these sites. Jennifer supervised a team of program directors and a staff of over 80 youth development practitioners in addition to social workers and interns, creating programs where all children and youth felt a deep sense of belonging and had the opportunity to be engaged in meaningful and engaging activities. Prior to Good Shepherd Services, Jennifer worked at Oasis Children’s Services for two and a half years where she helped build and direct a summer day camp serving 500 children in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Prior to Oasis, Jennifer began her social work career with a fourteen-year tenure at Center for Family Life in Sunset Park Brooklyn where she did both clinical work with families and directed after school and summer day camps. Jennifer holds a master’s degree in social work from Hunter School of Social Work and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Drew University.