Alumni Excellence 2024-2025 Highlights

Graduates from the College of Arts and Sciences join over 40,000 accomplished alumni across the world who benefited from the liberal education they experienced at the University of Rhode Island. Over the course of 2024-2025, we reconnected with notable alumni to learn more about their careers and how URI helped them take the necessary steps to achieve their success. Stay connected and learn more about what some of our selected alumni are up to!

Carlie Minghella ’24

Minghella was named in the URI Top 10 under 10 for her work as a law enforcement advocate for The Domestic Violence Resource Center of South County, working in local police departments to provide support, legal advocacy, and resources to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

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Kirby Nuñez ’16

Nuñez is a Senior Apparel Designer at PUMA where he uses his skillset to bring ideas from the page to reality. When reflecting on his time at URI, he credits the Talent Development Program with helping him flourish into the artist he is today.

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Lucio Andreozzi ’16

Andreozzi has established himself as a renowned photographer, capturing celebrities and collaborating with global fashion houses such as Dior, Fendi, and Valentino. His work now appears in Vogue, Forbes, and more.

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Alex Subers ’15

Subers served as the photographer for the Philadelphia 76ers for six years after freelancing around Phily post-graduation. He is currently the content manager at Fanatics, the a global digital sports platform, and continues to collaborate with pro-athletes on a variety of partnership campaigns.

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Andrew Fleischer ’11

Fleischer recently became the new Chairman of the Executive Advisory Council for the Harrington School of Communication and Media. Andrew leads a New York City-based team of Digital Marketing Experts, Data Analysts, & Media Specialists within Google’s Global Business Organization.

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Denise Andres ’75

Andres was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work on the HBO drama “The Gilded Age.” She is a veteran of nearly 50 years in theater, film and television, and has worked costumes on productions including “The Sopranos,” “Boardwalk Empire,” “Shutter Island,” and “The Wolf of Wall Street,” among many others.

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