Marcheta P. Evans, PhD, became Chancellor of Bloomfield College of Montclair State University on July 1, 2023, following the historic merger of Bloomfield College and Montclair State University, the first between a private and public higher education institution in New Jersey. Immediately prior, she served as Bloomfield’s 17th President for four years, and is both the first African-American and first female to lead the College in its greater than 150-year history. She has served in transformational leadership roles in higher education for more than 30 years at both public and private institutions, with the majority at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) in the seventh largest city in the U.S., San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Evans has presented over one hundred times at the state, regional, national and international levels addressing topics such as empowerment, multiculturalism, diversity, and leadership, and has garnered a myriad of professional awards and recognitions.