Juliana Gardiner

Higher education and public administration professional with experience in membership engagement, teaching, and research. Currently serves as Membership Engagement Coordinator at The John S. Watson Institute for Urban Policy & Research, managing the partnership with the National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NJ Chapter) and supporting projects through research and content creation. Also teaches as an Adjunct Professor at Kean University. Previously worked as an Academic Specialist at the Watson Institute, contributed to The Urban Mayor’s Press, and completed a Public Administration internship with the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Earlier experience includes executive administrative support at Covenant House New Jersey.