Graduate Council

Graduate Council Members

Alessandra Adami, Kinesiology
2026, CHS Representative, aadami@uri.edu, 4-5541

Ali Akanda, Civil & Environmental Engineering
2025, COE Representative, akanda@uri.edu, 4-7050

Sarah Behm, Graduate Student
2025, Student Representative, Sebehm_@uri.edu

Araceli Bonifant, Mathematics
2025, A & S Natural Sciences Representative, bonifant@uri.edu, 4-4394

Susan DeSanto-Madeya, Nursing
2025, CON Representative, sdesanto-madeya@uri.edu, 4-2038

Emilijia Djurdjevic, Management
2026, COB Representative, edjurdjevic@uri.edu

Marta Gomez-Chiarri, Aquaculture/Fisheries
2026, CELS Representative, gomezchi@uri.edu, 4-2917

Emmett Goods, Music & Africana Studies
2025, A & S Humanities Representative, emmettgoods@uri.edu, 4-2553

Marc Hutchison, Political Science
2027, A & S Social Sciences Representative, mlhutch@uri.edu, 4-4054

Karen Morse, Library
2025, University Library Representative, kwmorse@uri.edu, 4-2981

Marie Mortreux, Nutrition (replacing Alessandra Adami Spring 2025)
2025, CHS Representative, marie.mortreux@uri.edu, 4-5869

David Rowley, Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Sciences
2026, Graduate School At-Large Representative, drowley@uri.edu, 4-9228

Hans Saint-Eloi Cadely, Human Development & Family Studies
2026, CHS Representative, hsainteloicadel@uri.edu, 4-2575

Yang Shen, Marine Geology and Geophysics
2025, GSO Representative, yshen@uri.edu, 4-6811

Minsuk Shim, Secondary Education
2026, COEDU Representative, mshim@uri.edu, 4-4162

Brett Still, Natural Resources Science
2027, Graduate School At-Large Representative, bstill@uri.edu, 4-2912

Quinn Tucker, Graduate Student
2025, Student Representative, qtuck123@uri.edu

Ami Vyas, Pharmacy Practice
2027, COP Representative, avyas@uri.edu, 4-7255

Karolina Wojcik, GSA President
2025, Student Representative, karolina_wojcik@uri.edu

Eric Beretta, Enrollment Services Officer (Ex Officio)
Graduate School, eric_beretta@uri.edu, 4-2602

Stacy Carrasco, Enrollment Services Officer & Interim Council Secretary (Ex Officio)
Graduate School, stacy_carrasco@uri.edu, 4-4502

Jessica Coyle, Interim Council Secretary (Ex Officio)
Graduate School, jgmartinez@uri.edu, 4-2873

Brenton DeBoef, Ph.D., Dean (Ex Officio)
Graduate School, bdeboef@uri.edu, 4-9480

Corinne Kulesh, Ph.D., Director of Graduate Enrollment Management (Ex Officio)
Graduate School, corinne_kulesh@uri.edu, 4-4459

Cara Mitnick, Esq. Director of Professional Development (Ex Officio)
Graduate School, cmitnick@uri.edu, 4-2644

Colleen Mouw, Ph.D., Associate Dean (Ex Officio)
Graduate School, cmouw@uri.edu, 4-6506