{"id":10,"date":"2022-10-05T13:17:51","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T17:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels-draft\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2025-10-15T14:44:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T18:44:48","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"people\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-people\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-167\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-167\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/people\/\">Dean&#8217;s Office<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-169\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-169\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/people\/finance-and-administration\/\">Finance\/Admin<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-168\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-168\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/people\/information-technology-and-support\/\">Support Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-19307\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-19307\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/people\/research\/\">Research\/Grants<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-19610\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-19610\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/faculty-staff-by-department\/\">Faculty\/Staff by Dept.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dean&#8217;s Office<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Jean-500x500-1.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Jean-500x500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Jean-500x500-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Jean-500x500-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Jean-500x500-1-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Jean VanderGheynst<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Dean<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Office: CBLS, Rm 425<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.2957<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:cels@uri.edu\">cels@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Kimberly_Anderson.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Kimberly_Anderson.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Kimberly_Anderson-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Kimberly_Anderson-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Kimberly_Anderson-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Kimberly Anderson<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Assistant Dean, Student Affairs<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Office of Academic and Student Affairs<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5026<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:kimand@uri.edu\">kimand@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Aura-Grandidge.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Aura-Grandidge.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Aura-Grandidge-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Aura-Grandidge-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Aura-Grandidge-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Aura Fajardo Grandidge<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Assistant Dean for Diversity &amp; Student Success Initiatives<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Office: CBLS, Rm 438<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.2898<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:afgrandidge@uri.edu\">afgrandidge@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Chris-Lane.jpeg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Chris-Lane.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Chris-Lane-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Chris-Lane-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Chris-Lane-364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Chris-Lane-400x400.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Christopher Lane<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Dean of Research<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.2683<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:clane@uri.edu\">clane@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Judith-Palmer.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Judith-Palmer.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Judith-Palmer-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Judith-Palmer-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Judith-Palmer-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Judith Palmer<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Executive Assistant to the Dean<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Office: CBLS, Rm 425<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.2957<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:jmpalmer@uri.edu\">jmpalmer@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Sarah-Puckett.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Sarah-Puckett.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Sarah-Puckett-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Sarah-Puckett-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Sarah-Puckett-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Sarah Puckett<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Coordinator, Undergraduate Research and Experiential Learning<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Office: CBLS, Rm 436<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.7829<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:sarah_puckett@uri.edu\">sarah_puckett@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Sartini-CELS-2025-e1739801667530.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Picture of Becky Sartini\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Sartini-CELS-2025-e1739801667530.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Sartini-CELS-2025-e1739801667530-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Sartini-CELS-2025-e1739801667530-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Sartini-CELS-2025-e1739801667530-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Becky Sartini<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Dean, Academic Affairs<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Office: CBLS, Rm 421<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.2667<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:blsartini@uri.edu\">blsartini@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Lisa_Townson.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Lisa_Townson.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Lisa_Townson-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Lisa_Townson-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Lisa_Townson-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Lisa Townson<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Dean, Extension and Agricultural Programs<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Office: CBLS, Rm 413<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.2240<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:ltownson@uri.edu\">ltownson@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1716\" height=\"1804\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Monica_York.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Monica York\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Monica_York.jpg 1716w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Monica_York-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Monica_York-974x1024.jpg 974w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Monica_York-768x807.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Monica_York-1461x1536.jpg 1461w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Monica_York-364x383.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Monica_York-500x526.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Monica_York-1000x1051.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Monica_York-1280x1346.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1716px) 100vw, 1716px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Monica York<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Chief Business Officer<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Office: CBLS, Rm 401<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5253<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:Monica.York@uri.edu\">Monica.York@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People Dean&#8217;s 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