Jeffrey Super, ReServist
When highly ranked Baruch College needed an internal auditor, it reached out to ReServe to fill the bill. Jeffrey Super (an aptly named ReServist if ever), took on this assignment in 2010. Over the past six years, he has expanded the role from “go-to” auditor to trusted advisor, student mentor, and inter-departmental team builder.
A CPA with a long, successful career in both the public and corporate sectors, Jeffrey easily transitioned to the role of “organizational auditor” at Baruch. He helps Baruch’s management assess risk within the College over “concerns that keep you up at night.” This process has led to a variety of audit reviews, ranging from facilities and security protocols to compliance issues on government-backed scholarships and grants. Keeping the books in order is paramount for public universities, especially at a time when powerful political forces actively seek to slash public university spending.
Baruch College lecture hall
Baruch has tapped Jeffrey to participate in a “cross-functional” administrative team, recognizing that “a good internal audit resource can go across the organization.” This approach has improved the institution’s processes and communications, helping shape a multi-faceted college into a unified, forward-looking institution. “I look at the bigger picture,” he notes, adding, “[My assignment] is all over the place, but I like that.”
Jeffrey also contributes what he calls his “softer skills” in serving the college community. For example, he mentors a wide range of students, including first-generation scholars, helping them succeed in Baruch’s rigorous academic atmosphere and providing practical but essential “next-steps” counsel for pursuing careers in business and finance. Through his mentorship, Jeffery reinforces Baruch’s reputation as a college that provides transformational social mobility to academically gifted students of more modest means.
Baruch College, top-tier New York City public university
Jeffrey’s service exemplifies what NYC Department for the Aging (DFTA) Commissioner Donna Corrado recently praised in ReServists and their contributions: “Their expertise and commitment helps [institutions] achieve better and better delivery of services.”
Addressing how even the largest community-oriented institutions need expertise at affordable rates, Jeffrey said, “Somebody needs to do these things [to give back to the community]. Fortunately, [ReServe] has given me that flexibility and opportunity to contribute.”
