Executive Director for Auxiliary and Contract Services
Karen A. Roth is the Executive Director of Auxiliary and Contract Services for The College of New Jersey
(TCNJ) and has served in various leadership roles within the Auxiliary Services unit since 1989. In her
role, she is responsible for the following areas: Conference and Event Services, Dining Services, the
Bookstore, Beverage and Vending, and other various campus contracts.
Ms. Roth graduated from The College of New Jersey with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business
Administration, and a Master of Education degree in Counseling and Student Personnel Services. She
has worked to provide exceptional service to the campus community through many of the college’s
auxiliary enterprises her entire career.
Ms. Roth also served in various leadership roles within Student Affairs at Illinois State University for
seven years, prior to returning to the College of New Jersey.
Ms. Roth received various awards throughout her career including, but not limited to; The Drug, Alcohol,
Resistance Education (DARE) New Jersey Volunteer of the Year Award, New Jersey Special Olympics
Spirit Award, a New Jersey State Assembly Citation, the TCNJ Student Government Staff Member of the
Year Award and more. Ms. Roth also served on the planning team for several award-winning programs
at the Atrium at Eickhoff. These awards include; Food Management Magazine’s Renovation of the Year
Award, Food Management Magazine’s Special Event of the Year Award (Tasting of the Tree of Life), and
two National Association of College and University Food Services residential dining Special Event of the
Year Awards in which the team received an honorable mention, as well as a bronze honor. The dining
team also received than A+ rating from PETA Vegan Report Card program several years in a row.
In her free time, Karen continues on her never-ending journey of learning about the history of cultural
foods from around the world, visiting specialty cultural grocery stores, travel, and spending time with
family and friends.