Nino Scarpati

Antonino Scarpati is an educator with more than twenty years of experience as an administrator, teacher, trainer and consultant. He currently serves as Assistant Dean for the School of Nursing, Health and Exercise Science at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ). An avid social justice advocate, he also teaches courses in social work and poverty as an Adjunct Professor in the departments of Sociology & Anthropology and Liberal Learning. In his previous role as Director of Civic Leadership Development at TCNJ, he developed a nationally-recognized civic engagement program involving thousands of students in more than 150,000 hours of service and learning. As a consultant and keynote speaker, he has worked with numerous colleges and universities, K-12 schools, non-profit and government agencies, professional organizations and corporations. Areas of expertise include strategic leadership, civic engagement and service learning, community building, cross-cultural competence and conflict resolution.