William (Wil) Jones serves as Assistant Vice Provost for Career Development, Executive Director of Career Exploration and Success, and Chief Career Officer for Rutgers University–New Brunswick. He provides executive leadership for the university’s nationally recognized Office of Career Exploration and Success and leads Rutgers–New Brunswick’s “Building a Career-Ready Campus” initiative, aligning career development with academic success, experiential learning, and post-graduation outcomes.

In summer 2025, Wil joined the Board of Directors for the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). He previously served as Chair of the HireBig10+ Career Consortium and has contributed to numerous regional and national initiatives advancing the career services profession.

Wil is recognized nationally as an innovator in career services. He co-developed the career cluster approach to service delivery at a large-scale institution, transitioning career advisors from generalists to specialists while expanding tailored programming for students across degree levels, academic disciplines, and career interests. He also created the Rutgers Campus Career Ecosystem, a collaborative model that brings together faculty, staff, student leaders, alumni, and employers through advisory boards, working groups, and committees to strengthen career readiness and student success. These approaches have been widely adopted as best practices by peer institutions nationwide.

Wil has been recognized by NACE, the American College Personnel Association (ACPA), and the HireBig10+ Consortium, where he received the Career Professional of the Year Award. His work has been published in the NACE Career Journal, and he frequently presents nationally on career innovation, employer engagement, and higher education leadership.

Prior to his current role, Wil served as Senior Director and Director of Operations for CES and previously worked at the University of Maryland. He earned both his M.Ed. and B.A. from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Ruth Ann serves the Rutgers University – New Brunswick community as the Sr. Assistant Director, Career Outcomes and Assessment with the office of Career Exploration and Success. Ruth Ann oversees the Post Graduation Survey (NACE First Destination Survey) to gather career outcomes data in addition to working with office-wide and program-specific assessment initiatives.

Prior to this role, Ruth Ann has served in various capacities in higher education such as Academic Advising, TRiO Student Support Services, Student Engagement, Residence Life, and Fraternity & Sorority Affairs.

Ruth Ann has a B.A. in Mathematics & Religion from Simpson College (Iowa), M.Ed. in Education – Higher Education from Iowa State University, and a M.S. in Data Science from New Jersey Institute of Technology. She believes in using data to enhance the college experience to maximize students’ return on their investment.