Meet Your Admission Counselor

Whether you’re just starting your college search or close to making your final decision, we want you to know that we’re here for you. Based on where you attend high school, we have an admission counselor who personally manages your application.

Find your counselor by searching below and consider scheduling a 15-minute virtual meeting to ask any questions that you may have about the admission process.

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Admission Counselors (Alphabetical)

Cynthia Bonn

Dean of Admission

Territories: MI, RI, Homeschooled Students

admission@uri.edu

Rosa Ciunci

Admission Advisor

Schedule a Meeting
Territory: RI

rosa_ciunci@uri.edu

Brad Cocking

Regional Admission Advisor: New Jersey and Mid-Atlantic

Schedule a Meeting
Territories: DE, NJ (Camden and Burlington Counties; Jersey Shore and Pinelands; Middlesex County; Monmouth County; Somerset County; Southern Jersey), OH, PA, WV

brad_cocking@uri.edu

Caitlin Cotter

Admission Advisor

Admission@uri.edu

Steve Ferguson

Admission Advisor

Schedule a Meeting
Territories: CT (Waterbury & Litchfield Counties; New London, Hartford & Tolland Counties; Windham County); RI

sferguson@uri.edu

Anabelle Gibson

Admission Counselor

Schedule a Meeting
Territories: CA, MA (Fitchburg, North Worcester, Essex; Lowell, Concord, Wellesley; Berkshire and Franklin Counties; Springfield and Hampshire County), NY (Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island, Queens), RI

anabelle_gibson@uri.edu

Vianka Hiciano

Talent Development Admission Officer

Territory: RI

TDadmission-group@uri.edu

Sarah Kelly

Regional Admission Officer: Virginia and Southern Atlantic

Schedule a Meeting
Territories: AL, AR, DC, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, VA

sarah.kelly@uri.edu

Ray Kung

Admission Advisor

Admission@uri.edu

John LaRose

Transfer Admission Counselor

Web: uri.edu/admission/transfer

transferadmission@uri.edu

Caitlin Massey

Admission Counselor

Schedule a Meeting
Territory: NY (Long Island), RI

caitlin_massey@uri.edu

Brandon Maxwell

Admission Officer

Schedule a Meeting
Territories: MA (Boston & Cambridge; Quincy & Plymouth Counties; Milton, Lexington, and Waltham; Norfolk and Bristol Counties), RI

brandon_maxwell@uri.edu

Ruby Morris-Jones

Admission Advisor

Schedule a Meeting
Territories: MA (Worcester County), NY (Central New York; Southern Tier East and West; Erie County; Genesee Valley and Southern Frontier; Rochester and Monroe Counties; Finger Lakes Region; St. Lawrence Valley; Adirondacks; Tri Cities; Central Hudson Valley; Catskills), RI

rubyjones@uri.edu

Becky Mulholland

Director: First-Year Admission and Operations

Territory: RI

bmulholland@uri.edu

Nancy Rabidoux

Degree Completion Coordinator; Performance-Based Admission Specialist; Coordinator: Finish What You Started Program

401.874.2413
Adult learners and non-traditional students, visit: Finish What You Started to learn more.

fwys@uri.edu

Diane Rhodehamel

Admission Advisor

Schedule a Meeting
Territories: ME, NH, VT, RI

drhodehamel@uri.edu

Victor Silva

Transfer Admission Advisor

Web: uri.edu/admission/transfer

transferadmission@uri.edu

Piotr Skuza

International Admission Advisor

Web: uri.edu/admission/international

internationaladmission@uri.edu

Debbie Suggs

Director: Special Populations

dsuggs530@uri.edu

Beth Tikoian

Admission Advisor

Schedule a Meeting
Territories: HI, ID, IN, IA, IL, KS, KY, MO, MA (Cape Cod and Islands),
MT, NE, NM, NV, ND, OK, OR, RI, SD, WA, WI, WY

btikoian@uri.edu

Sylvia Vaccaro

Admission Officer

Schedule a Meeting
Territories: CT (Fairfield County; New Haven & Middlesex Counties), NY (Rockland & Westchester Counties).

sylvia.vaccaro@uri.edu

Angel Vega

Admission Counselor

Schedule a Meeting
Territory: NJ (Bergen County; Hudson County; Essex & Southern Passaic Counties; Morris & Northern Passaic Counties; Sussex, Warren & Hunterdon Counties; Union County), RI

angelvega_@uri.edu