Michael Salmon was elected Vice President of the Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations (USA) Inc. in 2022.  Prior to that, he served as a Director from 2019 to 2022.  His is also the President of Knox Association of Past Students – New York Chapter. Michael is a graduate of the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics.

Upon graduation, Michael was invited to apply for the position of lecturer in the Department of Economics, Mona, and served in that capacity until he migrated to the US in 1984. In 1985, he was the recipient of the prestigious LASPAU-Fulbright fellowship to pursue a doctorate degree in economics at NYU. In 1987, Michael began his over thirty-years teaching career at New York University. In 1993, he was also invited to teach economics at Marymount Manhattan College, where today he is an Assistant Vice President and Dean of the Center for Academic Excellence.

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