PROFILE:
Dr. Jethro W. Brooks Jr, is an Honorary Fellow of the Regional Maritime University (RMU). He has over thirty-five (35) years working experience in addition to sixteen (16) years of experience in education, organizational and institutional restructuring, design, and the improvement of business processes. Over the years, Dr. Brooks Jr., has been involved in several research extensions and academic assignments. During the course of time, he provided management consultancy for the execution of several management and administrative training programs. These include the Ministry of Health of Liberia, the Medical Emergency and Cooperation International (MERC 1), Swedish Poly Clinic, Ministry of Public Works of Liberia, GTIZ of Liberia and the Road Transport and General Workers Union among others. Additionally, in 2013, he headed a Committee of Vice Presidents for the Academic Affairs that reviewed the country’s Freshmen and Sophomore Tertiary Curriculum. His strategic management experience, involvements and corporate governance span private and public sectors. At the Regional Maritime University, Dr. Brooks Jr., has been involved in an entire range of administrative and governance structures through which the University manages and delivers its services. He has exercised oversight responsibility from the implementation of Budgets to ensure that institutional financial practices meet National and International Standards.
QUALIFICATION:
ACHIEVEMENT:
Prior to his appointment as the Acting Vice Chancellor of Regional Maritime University, he served as Vice President for the Academic Affairs, Stella Maris Polytechnic. An evident achievement during his tenure was the successful introduction of a Bachelor of Science and Economics, an Educational Enrichment Program for Secondary School Leavers. Another major achievements during his tenure was the productive fostering of intellectual increase of the total Student’s Enrolment over 100% from eight hundred and twenty-two (822) to two thousand, two hundred (2,200), by the year 2010. Here at the Regional Maritime University, Dr. Brooks Jr., has been involved in an entire range of administrative and governance structures through which the University manages and delivers its services. He has oversight responsibility of the Implementation of the Budget to ensure that the Institutional Financial Practices meets National and International Standards.
RESEARCH:
Over the years, Dr. Brooks Jr., has been involved in several Research Extensions and Academic Assignments. He has to his credit a book entitled ‘The Impact of Waste Management on the Residents of the City of Monrovia”-2007, among many, which account to his several research extensions. He headed a survey team that conducted an Impact Assessment Survey on ten (10) Health Centers in Monsterrado County on behalf of the Medical Emergency and Relief Cooperative International (MERCI)-2003. He also led a team of Vice Presidents for Academic Affairs of Liberia and revised the Curriculum for the Freshmen and Sophomore at Tertiary Levels on behalf of the National Commission for Higher Education (NCHE).
COLLABORATION:
Member, Association of Liberia Universities
Member, Association of Vice President for Academic Affairs of Liberia
Associate Council Member, National Commission on Higher education of Liberia.
Member, Environmental Watch of Liberia (based in USA)
Member, Associate of Management professionals of Liberia
PUBLICATION:
The Impact of Waste Management on the Residents of Monrovia-2007- (A Thesis).
CONTACT:
+233 (0)264480487 / (0) 242404338, +233 (302) 714069
Email: provc@rmu.edu.gh
Location; Vice Chancellor’s Sector, Regional Maritime University.