Dale Caldwell
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Dale Gilbert Caldwell (born July 6, 1960) is an American education administrator, author, and religious leader who served as president of Centenary University from 2023 to 2025, and is the lieutenant governor-elect and secretary of state-designate of New Jersey. He was the university's first black president. A member of the Democratic Party, Caldwell is the first male to be elected Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey. A former president of the Educational Services Commission of New Jersey (2001–2024), Caldwell was also the founding president of the College Achieve of Greater Asbury Park Charter School and served as a member of the New Brunswick Board of Education from 1998 to 2024. He is also the pastor of Covenant United Methodist Church in Plainfield, New Jersey.