New position for Vietnam Veteran Bayshore Courier News Posted:06/30/09
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Holmdel - The Board of Trustees of the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation has named Kenneth Gurbisz of Eatontown as Deputy Director of Education and Operations. In the newly created position, Gurbisz will oversee the Foundation's day-to-day operations while managing and directing education initiatives.
Gurbisz has an extensive background in education and business and is a Vietnam Veteran.
As a twenty-seven year employee of PSE&G, Gurbisz has held many supervisory and management positions in the company's fossil production department until his retirement in 2003. Gurbisz came out of retirement to teach mathematics at the Monmouth-Ocean Educational Services Commission in Tinton Falls, NJ, and presently serves as an adjunct professor in management at Brookdale Community College.
He holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, as well as a master's degree in education and human development from George Washington University in Washington, DC.
"We are fortunate to have someone with Ken's credentials join our staff," said Jim Cusick, president of the board of trustees. "His experience in Vietnam, coupled with his background in business and education will serve us well as we continue to tell our story to students and visitors of all ages."
The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and is located off exit 116 of the Garden State Parkway. The Educational Center, adjacent to the Memorial, is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. For more information about the Memorial or Educational Center, call the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation at 1-800-648-VETS or visit njvvmf.
