Avani Rana, Ed.D is a Director of Co-Curricular and Leadership Development at The College of New Jersey. She possess expertise in student affairs, higher education, leadership development, student development, public speaking and 22 more skills. She is proficient in Gujarati. Colleagues describe her as "I have watched Avani flourish over the past 10+ years, first as a student, then as a colleague, and always as a friend. She epitomizes what a Leadership educator should do: She continually furthers her education and experience by pursuing her Doctorate degree, participates in professional conferences, and facilitates leadership experiences both at work and nationally. She also embraces many fantastic traits that make for a wonderful advisor: Caring, rational, intelligent, passionate, and a good listener. Anyone who has the opportunity to work with Avani will immediately see that she really loves what she does and is an amazing individual." and "I truly enjoyed working with Avani during my semester-long Field Experience. She is a great organizer and empathetic individual. She showed genuine care for all students working with her as well as her colleagues. Avani is a dedicated Student Affairs professional and I feel like I learned a lot through working under her direction."