Outstanding Leadership in Queens
2019 Honoree of the Queens Federation of Churches

The Reverend Dr. Micah L. McCreary

The Reverend Dr. Micah L. McCreary is the 12th president of New Brunswick Theological Seminary. Dr. McCreary comes to NBTS from Richmond, Virginia, where he was President and CEO of McCreary and Madison Associates, Incorporated, a psychological and human resources consulting firm. Dr. McCreary also worked as a tenured Associate Professor of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) for 21 years. During his career at VCU, Dr. McCreary held other positions including his service as Assistant Vice Provost for Diversity, Quality Enhancement Plan Coordinator, and Co-Director of the Counseling Psychology Program.
Dr. McCreary is a member of the New Brunswick Classis of the Reformed Church in America. He was ordained by the New Hope Baptist Church in Ann Arbor, Michigan, a member of the National Baptist Convention, and his ordination was recognized by the American Baptist Churches in 2001 and received by the RCA in 2018. Dr. McCreary and his wife, the Reverend Dr. Jacqueline E. Madison-McCreary, pastored the Spring Creek Baptist Church in Moseley, Virginia for 16 years. Prior to Spring Creek, Dr. McCreary was director of Youth Ministry for the Baptist General Convention of Virginia and senior pastor of the Rising Mount Zion Baptist Church of Sandston, Virginia. The McCrearys are the parents of one adult daughter, Makeda McCreary.
Dr. McCreary holds a Bachelor of Science in engineering from the University of Michigan, a Master of Divinity degree from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology, Virginia Union University, and a Master of Science and Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. McCreary has received a number of fellowships including the American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship, State Council of Higher Education in Virginia Fellowship, and the American Council on Education Presidential Fellowship. His work includes grants and contracts to promote better health among families affected by substance abuse, and he has published numerous articles and book chapters on his teaching, service, and research.