{"id":36629,"date":"2019-07-25T11:50:41","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T15:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/?page_id=36629"},"modified":"2026-02-09T16:07:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T21:07:32","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/iep\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>International Engineering Program<\/h1>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"iep\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-iep\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-79612\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-79612\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/iep\/\">IEP Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-79615\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-79615\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/iep\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-79613\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-79613\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/iep\/year-abroad\/\">Year Abroad<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-79614\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-79614\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/iep\/scholarships\/\">Scholarships<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-79610\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-79610\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/iep\/living-learning-community\/\">LLC<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-79618\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-79618\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/iep\/people\/\">People<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-79616\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-79616\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/iep\/about-the-iep\/\">About<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-86978\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-86978\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/aciee\/\">Colloquium<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n<h2>People<\/h2>\n<p>The International Engineering Program is led by dedicated faculty and staff with a passion for nurturing a community and hands-on learning experience.<\/p>\n<h3>Who Can I Contact for More Information?<\/h3>\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<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/meet\/sigrid-berka\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Sigrid-Berka.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Headshot of Sigrid Berka, smiling and wearing a dark blue blouse with a floral printed silk scarf in front of a dark background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Sigrid-Berka.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Sigrid-Berka-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Sigrid-Berka-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Sigrid-Berka-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/meet\/sigrid-berka\/\">Sigrid Berka<\/a><\/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\">IEP Executive Director; Director of the Chinese and German IEPs; Professor of German<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">International Engineering Program<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4700<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:sigrid_berka@uri.edu \">sigrid_berka@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<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/meet\/angela-graney\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/angela-graney.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Headshot of Angela Graney, smiling, in a brightly lit white room.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/angela-graney.jpg 200w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/angela-graney-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/meet\/angela-graney\/\">Angela Graney<\/a><\/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 Director for Business and Administration<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">International Engineering Program<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4926<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:agraney@uri.edu\">agraney@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<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/meet\/michelangelo-la-luna\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Michelangelo-La-Luna.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Headshot of Michelangelo La Luna, smiling and wearing a blue button-up shirt in front of a neutral background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Michelangelo-La-Luna.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Michelangelo-La-Luna-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/meet\/michelangelo-la-luna\/\">Michelangelo La Luna<\/a><\/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\">Director of the Italian IEP<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">International Engineering Program<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5968<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:laluna@uri.edu\">laluna@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<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/meet\/odile-mattiauda-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Odile-Mattiauda.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Headshot of Odile Mattiauda, smiling in front of a neutral background, wearing a dark denim jacket and an elegant blue scarf.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Odile-Mattiauda.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Odile-Mattiauda-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Odile-Mattiauda-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Odile-Mattiauda-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/meet\/odile-mattiauda-2\/\">Odile Mattiauda<\/a><\/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\">Director of the French IEP, Adjunct Lecturer of French<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">International Engineering Program<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:odilem@uri.edu\">odilem@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<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/meet\/melissa-schenck\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Melissa-Schenck.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Headshot of Melissa Schenck, smiling and wearing a floral dress and brown cardigan in front of textured brown background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Melissa-Schenck.jpg 250w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Melissa-Schenck-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/meet\/melissa-schenck\/\">Melissa Schenck<\/a><\/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<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">International Engineering Program<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4712<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:schenckm@uri.edu\">schenckm@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<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/meet\/manabu-takasawa\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Manabu-Takasawa.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Headshot of Manabu Takasawa, smiling in front of a blue background and wearing a plaid sportcoat and button up shirt.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Manabu-Takasawa.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Manabu-Takasawa-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Manabu-Takasawa-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Manabu-Takasawa-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/meet\/manabu-takasawa\/\">Manabu Takasawa<\/a><\/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\">Director of the Japanese IEP<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">International Engineering Program<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.2790<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:takasawa@uri.edu\">takasawa@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<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/meet\/adriana-morales-wright\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Adriana-Morales-Wright.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Headshot of Adriana Morales Wright, smiling and wearing a blouse in front of a neutral background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Adriana-Morales-Wright.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Adriana-Morales-Wright-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 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