As the vice president of the City College of New York until May 2017, Juana Reina directly oversaw operations that ranged from student life and leadership to judicial affairs, health services, counseling, and gender resources. She previously served tenures as president and dean of Westchester Community College in Valhalla, New York, and dean of Middlesex County College in Edison, New Jersey. Beginning her higher education administrative career in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Juana Reina provided executive direction for the Division of Student Affairs as dean of students with the University of the Sciences and coordinated institutional responses to student emergencies and advocacy activities as an associate vice provost with the University of Pennsylvania.
Currently residing in Mahopac, New York, Juana Reina is in the process of completing her doctoral dissertation in higher education administration through Northeastern University. This dissertation examines how students craft their professional identity through co-curricular programs. She a member of the Board of Directors and President Emeritus of Tri-State Consortium of Opportunity Programs in Higher Education. Juana Reina serves the Middle States Commission on Higher Education as an evaluator in the area of Student Affairs.
