John J. Clancy, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors

Mr. Clancy is founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors at Community Education Centers, and has more than 32 years of experience in the corrections field. He oversees all CEC’s operations in order to ensure effective facility management, including contract compliance, security and treatment. He is experienced in all phases of social service, education, and health care program development, implementation, funding mechanisms, budget supervision, staff evaluation, and supervision.

Mr. Clancy has held more than a dozen offices for various organizations, including: Former Chairman of Essex County Family Court Commission; Former Member, Essex County Vocational School Planning Council, Juvenile Conference Committee of Essex County, Essex County Advisory Committee on Alcohol, and West Essex Chamber of Commerce; and Former President, New Jersey State Association for Youth Services, East Orange. He is also a Member of the Board of Trustees for The Bridge and Turning Point, Inc.

Mr. Clancy has been selected for more than 30 community service awards, including the 1999 Ernst & Young’s “Entrepreneur of the Year” Award and the 1999 “Award of the Nineties” from the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence and is an inductee in the Essex County Democratic Hall of Fame.