President’s Cabinet

As leaders of the administrative divisions for Roger Williams University, members of the President’s Cabinet serve as his senior-level advisors and work collaboratively with him and the Board of Trustees to guide all major strategic and operational decision-making at the university.

Updated: May 9, 2024

Ioannis Miaoulis, Ph.D. :: President

 

President Ioannis Miaoulis
Ioannis Miaoulis

作为体验式学习领域富有远见的领导者和STEM教育的倡导者,Ioannis N. Miaoulis became the 11th president of Roger Williams University in August 2019. 

As his first priority in office, Dr. Miaoulis spearheaded a university-wide process that developed RWU’s Strategic Action Plan, establishing a guiding framework that centers the university’s initiatives on Academic Excellence, Engaged Learning, Student Success, A Thriving Community, and Sustainable Futures. This plan has been a catalyst for launching new interdisciplinary initiatives in the Blue Economy and Sustainable Coastal Futures; Real Estate; the Public Humanities and Arts Collaborative (Co-Lab); STEM; Food Studies; and Entrepreneurship and Leadership, involving the university’s undergraduate and graduate programs, law school, and professional and trades programs at our Providence campus. 

Under his tenure, RWU announced a transformative $20 million partnership with Cummings Foundation 并成立了网赌的十大网站建筑学院和新的网赌的十大网站房地产研究所. He has also overseen the opening of the Richard L. Bready Applied Learning Labs, a state-of-the-art experiential learning building in engineering, computing and construction management; the transformation of the School of Engineering, 计算机与建筑管理作为科学与新兴技术创新的中心, featuring a new interdisciplinary Data and Modeling Lab; and opening of an interdisciplinary Design Thinking Studio in the Mario J. Gabelli School of Business. 

In 2023, Dr. Miaoulis began leading an ambitious Campus Master Plan for the next period of construction growth on the Bristol campus that will invest $150 million into facilities and grounds renovations over the next decade on our Bristol campus. Our infrastructure priorities include the construction of a new Campus Center that will become the hub of our community in the heart of campus, the addition of a residence hall, 升级建设行人友好的连接动脉和运动场. 

Prior to joining RWU, he served as President and Director of the Boston Museum of Science since 2003, developing an internationally acclaimed STEM education institution through fundraising efforts that included a $50 million gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies. At the museum, he led the development of the National Center for Technological Literacy (NCTL), providing K-12 curricula programs that have reached an estimated 200,000 teachers and 18 million students.  

Before his work at the Museum of Science, Dr. Miaoulis served as dean of what became the School of Engineering at Tufts University through his collaborative efforts with the faculty. During his tenure as dean, the number of engineering student applications doubled, and the number of female undergraduates increased by 30 percent. Additionally, he significantly increased faculty and student diversity, boosting the proportion of female faculty members from 1 percent to 25 percent. 他在塔夫茨大学发起了第一个实习项目和创业领导力辅修课程, reflecting his passion for experiential learning, which is central to RWU’s mission. 

Dr. Miaoulis holds a doctoral degree in mechanical engineering, a master of arts in economics and a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from Tufts University, as well as master of science in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the State University of New York. He has published numerous research papers, several educational textbooks, and holds two engineering patents. 

Gloria M. Arcia
Gloria M. Arcia

Arcia’s exemplary leadership and proven track record of success underscores RWU’s commitment to excellence as the community embarks on an ambitious campaign and new strategic plan to elevate the institution to dive deeper and soar higher.

With a distinguished career spanning over 23 years, Arcia most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at the University of the Ozarks, where she demonstrated exceptional proficiency in financial planning, business operations, and risk management. During her tenure, Arcia spearheaded numerous initiatives to streamline financial processes, enhance transparency, and optimize resource allocation, contributing significantly to the university's growth and development.

Arcia has an Ed.D. 在组织学习和领导与人力资源开发的专业, a Master's in Business Administration from Barry University, 并获得佛罗里达国际大学刑事司法管理学士学位.

Laura Baldwin
Laura Baldwin

劳拉·鲍德温于2023年8月成为网赌的十大网站的首席营销官. 在这个职位上,她负责发展大学的品牌并扩大其影响力. She oversees the Marketing and Communications department (MarCom), 她在哪里协调策略以提高所有学校和学院的声誉, unify storytelling, and align with RWU's mission and vision.

Ms. Baldwin previously held various leadership positions at Arcadia University, most recently as Vice President of Marketing and Communications. In this role, she led marketing and communications strategies and created partnerships across the university to enhance the brand experience and achieve institutional goals. Some of her key projects included overseeing a university rebrand, revamping the website's user experience and content, managing crisis communications, redesigning Arcadia magazine, and launching effective marketing campaigns to increase brand awareness in the competitive higher education landscape.

Ms. Baldwin also served as Interim Chief of Staff to Arcadia's president and Director of Marketing for Arcadia's College of Global Studies and international programming. Additionally, she was an adjunct professor at Arcadia, teaching various courses, including "Writing for the Web" and "India: Food Culture & Food Economy," which included a student experience in Mumbai, India. She began her career in print media design at the University of Pennsylvania.

Ms. Baldwin has an M.B.A. 毕业于阿卡迪亚大学,并获得德雷塞尔大学平面设计学士学位. She is a mother of two children and has been recognized for supporting innovative educational programs, serving for two years as president of the Cheltenham School District Foundation, and her involvement in public arts within the community. 

As Dean of University College, Gena Bianco is responsible for providing strategic guidance, direction, and management for all efforts related to UC’s academic programs, dual enrollment, and non-credit education and training, as well as UC's internal and external partnerships. Dean Bianco has been with Roger Williams University since 2013, serving as the Director of Paralegal Studies and Criminal Justice, and Associate Dean, prior to being promoted to Dean in 2018. In addition to her responsibilities as Dean, she continues to serve as the Director of Paralegal Studies.

Prior to joining Roger Williams University, Dean Bianco worked in the legal field for large corporations. She was the Director of Anchor of Hope & FACE of Rhode Island and Assistant Director of Catholic Schools at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence. 她还在CVS Caremark和Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy担任过各种法律和合规职位. 

Dean Bianco is very active in the community and has been a member of the Town Committee and School Committee for the Town of Johnston. She is also a member of various civic organizations, including but not limited to the Cranston High School West Parent Advisory Council and the Governor’s Workforce Board for Career Pathways Advisory Committee. She is also an active participant on the RWU Paramedic Advisory Council and the RWU Paralegal Advisory Committee. 

Dean Bianco holds a Juris Doctorate from Southern New England School of Law, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island. 她还持有国际扶轮调解与协作中心颁发的调解证书. Dean Bianco holds institutional memberships with the following organizations- American Association for Paralegal Education, the Rhode Island Paralegal Association, the American Bar Association and the Rhode Island Bar Association.

Portrait of Gregory Bowman
Gregory W. Bowman

Gregory W. Bowman has served as dean of the Roger Williams University School of Law faculty since July 2020. Prior to joining the Roger Williams Law faculty, he was a member of the faculty at the West Virginia University College of Law, where he served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and as Dean. Bowman began his law teaching career at the Mississippi College School of Law, 他在那里创立了学校的国际法中心和出国留学项目. Prior to his career in higher education, 鲍曼在芝加哥和华盛顿从事国际贸易和公司合规法律工作, DC with the international law firm Baker McKenzie.

鲍曼在西北大学普利兹克法学院获得法学博士学位, 他在英国埃克塞特大学获得经济学硕士学位, and his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and International Studies from West Virginia University. 他是Phi Beta Kappa和Mortar Board National Senior Honor Society的成员.

Bowman is a member of the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) Board of Trustees, and he is a member of the Deans Steering Committee, Deans Section Executive Committee, 美国法学院协会(AALS)成员审查委员会. Bowman is a past president and past Board of Trustees member of the Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) and co-chairs that organization’s International Committee.

In recognition of his contributions to the legal profession and education, Bowman is an American Bar Foundation Fellow, AALS Fellow, and West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellow. 2014年,他还获得了西弗吉尼亚大学基金会的杰出教学奖, was named Professor of the Year at WVU Law in 2011, and received the West Virginia Law Review’s Outstanding Faculty Contribution Award in 2011 and 2014.

As Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Margaret Everett leads undergraduate and graduate teaching, research, scholarship, and service for the university. 作为一名杰出的高等教育管理者和教育家,他拥有超过25年的经验, she has extensive experience in leading faculty and developing innovative, interdisciplinary programs.

At Roger Williams University, Dr. 埃弗雷特是RWU六所学院和网赌的十大网站的战略领导者, collaborating with faculty and staff on the design of new academic models and programs that enhance the university’s mission to strengthen society through engaged teaching and learning.

Before RWU, Dr. Everett served as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Cambridge’s Lesley University, where she helped launch a continuing education campus in New Bedford, Mass., 扩大社区大学合作伙伴关系,使第一代学生能够完成学位, low-income and diverse students. During her tenure, she developed an open educational resources initiative that innovated curriculum and reduced costs to students, and launched new bachelors and masters in social work programs that incorporated interdisciplinary offerings in neurodiversity.

Prior to Lesley University, Dr. Everett spent 22 years teaching and working in key leadership roles at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. As Dean of Graduate Studies and Vice Provost for International Affairs, she led many initiatives that align with RWU strategic priorities such as redesigning graduate admissions services and creating international partnerships in Asia, Latin America and Europe, while also serving as a professor of anthropology, sociology and international studies.

Dr. Everett holds a Ph.D. and M.Phil. in anthropology from Yale University and Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies from Smith College. She has contributed to several books and authored articles on public health and urbanization in Latin America through an anthropological and sociological lens, 以及关于生命伦理学和遗传伦理学中的道德和隐私问题. During her tenure at PSU, she received the Excellence in Community-University Partnerships Award and the John Eliot Outstanding Teaching Award. She on the board of trustees for the World Affairs Council of Oregon, as well as on the steering committee for GlobalPDX, the Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Advisory Committee for the Oregon Department of Human Services, and several genetics research and genetics privacy advisory committees appointed by the Oregon state legislature.

Portrait of John King
John King

约翰·金在马萨诸塞州伊斯顿的斯通希尔学院(Stonehill College)学习了12年之后,于2004年来到罗杰·威廉姆斯., and six years at The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. Most recently, he served as associate vice president and dean of student affairs at Stonehill, 他在哪里协调了第一年研讨会的发展和实施. That program was designed to better integrate the curricular and cocurricular experiences of students, both on and off campus. As RWU's Vice President for Student Affairs, Mr. King has instituted a similar program at Roger Williams.

Mr. King holds two bachelor's degrees from the University of Massachusetts Lowell and a master's degree from Plymouth State University in Plymouth, N.H. In 2007, he earned his Ed.D. in higher education administration from the University of Massachusetts Boston.

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Thomas J. McDonough

Thomas J. McDonough joined RWU in 2016 as Assistant Vice President of Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer, leading the university’s efforts in creating an excellent employee experience and a thriving community at Roger Williams University. He has been a human resources leader in higher education, media and manufacturing industries, with expertise in employee and labor relations, talent acquisition and performance management.

Prior to RWU, Mr. McDonough worked at the Providence Journal for nearly 35 years. At the Journal, he rose in the ranks from human resources director to the senior leadership position of Vice President of Human Resources and Labor Relations, where he led the human resources function for 400+ employees and served as a member of the senior management team and the chief labor negotiator.

Mr. McDonough has an M.B.A. and a B.S. in business administration from Providence College. He is a member of the Northeast HR Association (NEHRA), Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Rhode Island Human Resources Association (RIHRM), and a founding member of Rhode Island Business Leadership Network (RIBLN).

Portrait of Rachel Nuzzo
Rachel Nuzzo

Rachel Nuzzo joined the Office of General Counsel at Roger Williams University in 2014 after sixteen years in private practice. She provides legal counsel and support to the University’s leadership and administrators in a broad range of areas including corporate and financial transactions, regulatory compliance, student affairs, litigation, intellectual property, immigration and risk management. She routinely represents the University in contractual negotiations and in judicial and administrative proceedings. She also supervises and manages the work of outside counsel on general liability and property claims and on financial, real estate, regulatory and other legal matters.

Prior to joining the Office of General Counsel, her practice included representation of commercial entities and licensed professionals in judicial and administrative proceedings at law firms Winston & Strawn, Adler, Pollock & Sheehan and Nuzzo & Roberts as well as management of operational, transactional, intellectual property, corporate governance and risk management matters as in-house counsel for active sports company Real Watersports.

Ms. Nuzzo earned a J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1998 and a B.A. in English from Middlebury College in 1995. She is admitted to practice law in Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York.

Joanna N. Ravello Goods
Joanna N. Ravello Goods

As a pivotal member of the President’s Cabinet, Ravello Goods will spearhead RWU’s initiatives for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across the university’s Bristol and Providence campuses. 她将与所有社区成员和外部校园利益相关者合作,实施RWU的 Equity Action Plan and act as a catalyst for amplifying our institutional DEI initiatives. As VPEI-CDO, Ravello Goods将成为确保RWU实践的战略领导者和合作者, programs, 这些政策与学校的核心价值观和反种族主义的使命相一致, diverse, and inclusive campus community.

拥有超过15年高等教育经验的思想领袖, Ravello Goods has worked in various leadership roles to promote student success. Most recently serving as associate vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Stonehill College in Easton, Mass., she formed strategic partnerships with various academic and administrative departments to establish the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, initiating a grant program to fortify DEI efforts. Ravello Goods的创新方法获得了广泛的支持, leading to the development of robust DEI educational programming that embraced physical and virtual platforms, 主题是在斯通希尔培养一个对文化敏感的社区.

Ravello Goods has a Ph.D. 在麻省大学波士顿分校获得高等教育管理硕士学位.S. in Human Development and Family Studies and a B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies from the University of Rhode Island.

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Amy Sullivan Berkeley

As Vice President of Institutional Advancement, 艾米·沙利文·伯克利负责大学和法学院的筹款工作, including major gifts, corporate and foundation relations, annual giving, and alumni/parent relations. Her department also directs the strategies for the Center for Career and Professional Development, encouraging RWU’s Alumni and Parent communities to mentor current RWU students. She has more than 25 years of experience in program development and advancement at non-profit organizations in educational institutions, higher education and charitable organizations.

Before RWU, Ms. Berkeley was Senior Director of Leadership & Planned Giving at the Boston Museum of Science.  As part of the Senior Management team, she led the organization’s largest annual fundraising yield of $71 million. At the Museum, she also launched MOS Women and Girls in STEM, 赋予妇女和女孩从中学到大学生学习STEM的能力, and successfully completing the fundraising campaign to reimagine the Blue Wing, the Museum’s largest exhibit hall.

Before the Museum of Science, Ms. 伯克利在布鲁克伍德学校担任了九年的执行主任, and worked in various roles at Emerson College and Boston College.  At Emerson, she served as Chief Advancement Officer & Director of Major Gifts, leading fundraising initiatives that contributed to an increase of $80 million to Emerson’s endowment, and as Director of Parents Fund, Associate Director of Graduate Admissions and Manager of Registrar’s Services.  Concurrent to these roles, Ms. Berkeley has served as trustee, 在波士顿儿童剧院等各种非营利组织担任志愿者和顾问, Desai Foundation in India and the U.S. and Akilah College for Women in Rwanda.  

Ms. Berkeley holds a Master of Education from Harvard University and Bachelor of Arts in Literature from Boston College.

Amy Tiberio serves as the Vice President for Enrollment Management, overseeing the offices of undergraduate and graduate admission, and the office of financial aid.

Ms. Tiberio joined RWU in 2015 after working in admission counseling, admission operations, 以及另外两所新英格兰高等教育机构的招生营销. Throughout her work, she has advocated passionately for underrepresented students, and has spearheaded innovations in technology and communications. Ms. Tiberio has also held executive board roles in the New England Association for College Admission Counseling (NEACAC), 并曾担任全国大学网赌的十大网站咨询协会(NACAC)的代表.

Ms. Tiberio enjoys presenting and training on various topics related to the college enrollment profession, from understanding how colleges award aid to tips for writing a college essay to personnel management and women’s empowerment in higher education. She is a frequent presenter with Academic Impressions. Ms. Tiberio founded the Women in Senior Management group at RWU in 2018 to create a resource for mentorship and professional development for female-identifying leaders.

Ms. Tiberio earned her both her master’s degree in marketing and her bachelor’s degree in information design and corporate communication from Bentley University.

 An avid yoga practitioner and lover of nature, Ms. Tiberio believes strongly in mindfulness, wellness, and life balance.

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Brian Williams

Dr. 威廉姆斯于2017年加入网赌的十大网站,最初担任招生管理副总裁 & Marketing and has served as Chief of Staff for RWU since 2019. In this capacity, 他在机构战略和规划方面担任总统的主要顾问. His direct reporting responsibilities include marketing & communications, human resources, and institutional research.

During our recent presidential transition, President Miaoulis asked Dr. Williams to serve as Interim Chief of Staff during the 2019-20 academic year. The position became permanent in August 2020. Dr. Williams’ portfolio in the Office of the President includes strategic planning, marketing, organizational communications, Board relations, human resources, and institutional research. 

Outside of the University, Dr. Williams serves as a board member for the East Bay Chamber of Commerce, on the Connect Newport Advisory Committee, various Blue Economy regional boards, and was a pivotal leader in COVID testing and response strategies for the campus and at the state-level throughout the pandemic. Since the early ’90s, Mr. Williams has worked across admission, financial aid, student retention, assessment, data analytics and institutional strategic planning at four other institutions prior to joining the RWU team.

Dr. Williams earned a doctorate of management degree in 2016 from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. His dissertation focused on the effects of visual analytics on organizational decision making behavior. He presents frequently at the regional and national level on the strategic use of data visualization and analytics in enrollment management.

In addition to his doctoral degree, 威廉姆斯还在波士顿学院获得了高等教育管理硕士学位, and a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of New Hampshire.