Rev. Dr. Micah L. McCreary has served as the 12th President of New Brunswick Theological Seminary (NBTS) since 2017. He brings a rich and diverse academic background, holding a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Michigan; a Master of Divinity from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University; and both a Master of Science and Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Dr. McCreary is the recipient of numerous prestigious fellowships, including the American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship, the State Council of Higher Education in Virginia Fellowship, and the American Council on Education Presidential Fellowship. Before joining NBTS, Dr. McCreary was President and CEO of McCreary and Madison Associates, a psychological and human resources consulting firm based in Richmond, Virginia. He also served for over two decades as a tenured Associate Professor of Psychology at VCU, where he held several leadership roles, including Assistant Vice Provost for Diversity, Quality Enhancement Plan Coordinator, and Co-Director of the Counseling Psychology Program. A respected scholar and speaker, Dr. McCreary is the author of Trauma and Race: A Pathway to Wellbeing (Fortress Press, 2023). He is widely sought after as a preacher and teacher, frequently addressing topics such as trauma and race, church hurt and suicidal ideation, and the intersections of spirituality and psychology.