Dr. Maria P. Isaza is the  Dean of the School of Health Professions and Natural Sciences (HPNS) at the County College of Morris (CCM). She was born in Cali, Colombia and immigrated to the United States in 1990. She has been a Morris County resident for the past 30 years and currently resides in Wharton, NJ with her family.

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Dr. Isaza is a CCM alumna and graduated with a B.S. in Biology from the College of St. Elizabeth in 2002. She then received her Ph. D. in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in 2009. She started working at CCM in 2007 as an adjunct professor and was hired as a full-time professor a year later in 2008. She served as the Chairperson of the Biology and Chemistry Department for eight years and became the Dean of the HPNS in 2021.

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As the Dean of the HPNS, she leads a dedicated and enthusiastic team of faculty members that are committed to providing premier educational programs in in the areas of biological, chemical, and environmental sciences; health professions including nursing, radiography, respiratory therapy, paramedic science , and occupational therapy assistant; exercise science and personal trainer; landscape and horticultural technology; teacher education specializations and public health. 

Dr. Isaza is also very active in her community and has been a board member for the Advocacy Committee at Employment Horizons since 2019.  In addition, she was selected by the County Commissioners in 2019 to serve in the Morris Area Paratransit System Citizens Advisory Committee.