Biography

John Olerio is the Executive Director for Summer Sessions, Winter J Term, & Strategic Initiatives at the University of Rhode Island. John is passionate about student success and community engagement, especially in his home city of Providence, where he lives with his wife, Joslin, and two children, Anthony and Lianna.

Having worked at URI since 2010, John is proud to partner across each academic department and college at URI to create custom and innovative professional development and upskilling programs that meet the emergent needs of the organizations and businesses that make up the Rhode Island economy. The Office of Strategic Initiatives is preparing the workforce of today and the future to innovate and meet our most pressing challenges by administering dual and concurrent enrollment for high school students, co-sponsoring undergraduate internships and graduate academic programs, delivering non-credit trainings, and collaborating with faculty on grant evaluation. He is excited to lead the dynamic OSI staff in bringing URI to you.