Email: manuel.juarez@duny.edu
Office: 845-848-4032
Manuel Juarez
Director of Career DevelopmentManuel Juarez joined the Dominican University community as Director of Career Development in July of 2022. He came to the University with a background in Workforce Development, Career Counseling, Academic Advisement, and Community Program Building.
Juarez has strongly advocated for better educational programming within underserved communities as a first-generation Hispanic professional. In 2014, Juarez received a Certificate of Honor from the Hispanic Ministry at Warwick Reformed Church for his role in creating the English Language Learner program for the Warwick Hispanic Community. In 2017, Juarez received the Rockland BOCES Commitment to Excellence Award in recognition of outstanding and invaluable service in creating the WIOA Funded Youth Connections Program.
Juarez holds an M.S.Ed. in School Counseling from Long Island University and a B.A. in General Science Education from Mount Saint Mary College. Juarez enjoys hiking, mountain biking, martial arts, and writing poetry outside of work.