1. Dr. Daniel Jean email: danieljean@wordstravel.org phone: 201 532-2353 wordstravel.org
Dr. Daniel Jean
Executive Director of EOF (Montclair State University)/Founder of Wordstravel.org
(College Administrator, Consultant, Adjunct Professor, Author, Motivational Speaker, Playwright, Poet, Swagger Trainer)
Biography:
Dr. Daniel Jean is a Newark, New Jersey native who rose from a 1.9 grade point average to earn his doctorate from
Seton Hall University. He is an author, consultant, motivational speaker, swagger trainer, playwright, poet, and the
founder of (wordstravel.org) an organization that offers empowerment and “edutainment” for groups of all ages. He
serves as the Executive Director of the Educational Opportunity Fund Program (700+ special admits) and Academic
Development at Montclair State University. His previous roles include serving as the Director of Student Activities,
Director of Leadership Education, and Director of the Center for Academic Advising, First Year Experience and Testing.
His research focuses on the academic and social integration of first-generation college students and his retention
initiatives has resulted in a 91.9% first-year retention rate and a 50% increase in the four year graduation rate of a so-
called “special admit” population. He has conducted over 350 trainings, seminars, keynotes and webinars across the
country including for PSE&G and the McDonalds Corporation. He has published two books and has taught college
courses in transformative leadership and hip-hop culture. He is the chair and founder of three statewide college
access/awareness conferences which brings over 1,000 high school scholars to his campus annually. He also founded
the Richard Wilson/Jason James Mentorship Program for high school/college students, young professionals and
doctoral candidates. He has also founded a professional consortium titled the Male Education Network (MEN) for men
in education Pre-K-20+. His most recent play “Til Death Do Us Part?” ran Off-Off-Broadway in NYC August 2010 and
August 2012. The Wordstravel Documentary highlighting his journey is currently in production and he has a goal to
deliver 1,000 Swagger Seminars before he retires.

2. Dr. Daniel Jean email: danieljean@wordstravel.org phone: 201 532-2353 wordstravel.org
SERVICES:
Consultation on the development of a “Prospect to Active Alumni Status” Enrollment Framework
Comprehensive strategies for proven retention/recruitment models
Conferences/trainings/keynotes for educators and other professionals within education
Develop empowerment conferences/workshops/keynotes for all scholar types (career, leadership, college, etc)
Swagger Seminars for all ages
ANNUAL ENROLLMENT/RETENTION INITIATIVES (2016):
Inaugural Male Education Network Conference (professional development group for 100+ men in education)
6th Annual Boys to Men Conference for 400+ urban high school 9th
-11th
graders
3rd
Annual Joint Conference for Summer Bridge Freshmen (incl. Bloomfield College/Caldwell University)
Annual Three Doctor’s Mentorship Day (joint program w/ the Three Doctors of Newark Foundation)
4th Annual Women’s Leadership Conference for 400+ urban high 9th
-11th
graders
Inaugural Doctoral Candidate Bootcamp
RESULTS:
Increase in year to year college scholar retention rates at all levels
50% increase in the four-year college graduation rates of a so-called “at-risk” cohort
Conducted over 350+ Keynotes, Trainings, Webinars etc
SAMPLE VIDEOS: (Keynotes/Swagger Seminars)
Discovering Your Doctoral Swagger @ Stevens Institute (1 hr 47 mins):
https://www.njvid.net/show.php?pid=njcore:67193
PhD Swagger Seminar in Arlington, VA for 1,300+ participants (16 mins 11 secs):
https://youtu.be/ZNzLDopMdZA
Discover Your College/Career Swagger at Princeton University (1 min 28 secs):
https://youtu.be/fCb2v7xh1Go
Panvisio Interview w/ Dr. Jean (1 hr 15 mins):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRn02su8e1U

3. Dr. Daniel Jean email: danieljean@wordstravel.org phone: 201 532-2353 wordstravel.org
SHORTLIST OF PAST/FUTURE CLIENTS (350+ CONSULTATIONS/SEMINARS/KEYNOTES/WEBINARS):
Association for Public and Land Grant Universities/CADE Summit (Boston)
Baruch College-BMI (NYC)
Bergen County College (NJ)
Black Male Initiative (NYC)
Bloomfield College (NJ)
Burlington County Community College (NJ)
College Board Conference (Chicago/NYC)
College Reading and Learning Association (NJ)
College of Saint Elizabeth (NJ)
College of Staten Island (NYC)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service-Roselle Mayor's Office (NJ)
Educational Opportunity Fund Program Association Tri-State Conference/Counselor Training Institute (NJ)
Fashion Institute of Technology (NY)
Father’s Conference-East Orange Mayor’s Office (NJ)
Iona College (NY)
Leep Academy (NJ)
METCO Directors' Association (Boston)
Middlesex Community College (NJ)
McDonalds Corp. (Texas, DC, Philadelphia, NJ/NJ Regions)
Metuchen High School (NJ)
Montclair State University (NJ)
Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church (NJ)
National Association of Black School Educators Conference (Detroit)
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NYC/Maryland)
National Council on Black American Affairs (NJ)
Newark Pre-School Council (NJ)
NewBridge 70,001 Project (NJ)
New York University (Diversity Conference)
New Jersey Association New Student Advocates Conference (NJ)
Passaic Community College (NJ)
Raritan Valley Community College (NJ)
Ramapo College (NJ)
Renaissance High School (NYC)
Rutgers University (NJ)
Seton Hall University (NJ)
Southern Regional Educational Board Faculty Diversity Conference (FL/VA)
Stevens Institute (NJ)
University of Louisiana-Lafayette
West Side High School (NJ)
William Paterson University (NJ)
Willingboro Community Center (NJ)
Windsor Preparatory Academy (NJ)