{"id":3125,"date":"2025-06-24T15:39:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T19:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/university-advancement\/?page_id=3125"},"modified":"2025-06-24T15:39:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T19:39:08","slug":"government-and-community-relations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/university-advancement\/our-team\/government-and-community-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"Government and Community Relations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Government and Community relations increases awareness of Monmouth University and all that it offers. We accomplish these goals by developing and strengthening relations with government officials, and reaching out to the local community.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"our-responsibilities\">Our Responsibilities<\/h2>\n\n\n<nav  aria-labelledby=\"h69f8335817df9\"  class=\"wp-block-group related is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 id=\"h69f8335817df9\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center component-title\" id=\"community-relations\">Community Relations<\/h2>\n\n\n<div  role=\"list\" class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/mca\/series\/performing-arts\/\">Performing Arts Series<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/library.monmouth.edu\/\">Monmouth University Library<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/\">Institute for Global Understanding<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/camps.monmouthhawks.com\/\">Athletics Camps and Events<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/mca\/woods-theatre\/\">Lauren K. Woods Theatre<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/mca\/series\/gallery-exhibitions\/\">Art Exhibits<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/about\/speaker-listing\/\">Speakers Bureau<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact-information\">Contact Information<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mu-contact is-style-longtext has-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"imageWrapper\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"3832\" height=\"3832\" style=\"object-position: 47.665% 42.525%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2020\/02\/Paul-Dement-Profile-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo of Paul Dement\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2020\/02\/Paul-Dement-Profile-2.jpg 3832w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2020\/02\/Paul-Dement-Profile-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2020\/02\/Paul-Dement-Profile-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2020\/02\/Paul-Dement-Profile-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2020\/02\/Paul-Dement-Profile-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2020\/02\/Paul-Dement-Profile-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2020\/02\/Paul-Dement-Profile-2-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2020\/02\/Paul-Dement-Profile-2-1120x1120.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2020\/02\/Paul-Dement-Profile-2-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2020\/02\/Paul-Dement-Profile-2-280x280.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2020\/02\/Paul-Dement-Profile-2-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2020\/02\/Paul-Dement-Profile-2-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2020\/02\/Paul-Dement-Profile-2-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2020\/02\/Paul-Dement-Profile-2-2800x2800.jpg 2800w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2020\/02\/Paul-Dement-Profile-2-1400x1400.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2020\/02\/Paul-Dement-Profile-2-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2020\/02\/Paul-Dement-Profile-2-2000x2000.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3832px) 100vw, 3832px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nameAndTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"name block-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/profiles\/pdement\/\">Paul Dement<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title component-title\">Senior Director of Government and Community Relations<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bioText\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bodycopy\">\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">Paul Dement is the director of government and community relations at Monmouth University.&nbsp; He is the primary University liaison with federal, state, and local elected officials as well as government agencies and regional community organizations.&nbsp;He serves as the University\u2019s chief lobbyist and advocate while reporting to the president of the University and operating as political and policy advisor to campus leadership on government and community issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to joining Monmouth University, Dement served as district director to a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, managing the congressman\u2019s three New Jersey District offices as well as acting as his chief New Jersey representative. He also worked in the congressman\u2019s Washington, DC office as a legislative aide, responsible for issues related to the environment, transportation, veteran affairs, agriculture, and fisheries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dement is a member of the Board of Directors of the Monmouth-Ocean Development Council (MODC), 180 Turning Lives Around, the Long Branch Chamber of Commerce, and the Monmouth County Workforce Development Board.&nbsp; He also serves on the board of the Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce (EMACC) Educational Foundation, where he is a former chair, and is a past-president and a current member of the Rotary Club of Long Branch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He received an M.A. in public policy from Monmouth University and a B.A. in political science from Penn State University.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"dept\">University Advancement<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"office\">The Great Hall at Shadow Lawn, 301<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"phone\"><a href=\"tel:(732) 263-5679\">732-263-5679<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:pdement@monmouth.edu\" title='Email Paul'>pdement@monmouth.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Government and Community relations increases awareness of Monmouth University and all that it offers. 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