{"id":3062,"date":"2025-03-28T13:15:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T17:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/student-affairs\/?page_id=3062"},"modified":"2025-03-28T13:19:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T17:19:34","slug":"department-directors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/student-affairs\/department-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Department Directors"},"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-3067\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3067\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/student-affairs\/contact\/\">Office of the Vice President<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3066\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3066\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/student-affairs\/department-directors\/\">Department Directors<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\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<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/student-affairs\/meet\/alisha-cipriano-cox\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/student-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1605\/Alisha_Cipriano_Cox150.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/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\/student-affairs\/meet\/alisha-cipriano-cox\/\">Alisha Cipriano Cox, B.S.<\/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\">Chief Business Officer<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Division of Student Affairs<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:aciprianocox@uri.edu\">aciprianocox@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\/student-affairs\/meet\/cory-clark\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/student-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1605\/Cory-Clark_Ph.D.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Cory-Clark_Ph.D\" \/><\/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\/student-affairs\/meet\/cory-clark\/\">Cory Clark, Ph.D.<\/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<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Counseling Center<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:cjclark@uri.edu \">cjclark@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\/student-affairs\/meet\/dan-graney-ed-d\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/student-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1605\/Dan-Graney.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dan Graney, Ed.D.\" \/><\/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\/student-affairs\/meet\/dan-graney-ed-d\/\">Dan Graney, Ed.D.<\/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\">Dean of Students<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Dean of Students Office<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:dgraney@uri.edu\">dgraney@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\/student-affairs\/meet\/gerald-williams-m-a\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/student-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1605\/Gerald-Williams-e1567386900833.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gerald Williams, M.A.\" \/><\/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\/student-affairs\/meet\/gerald-williams-m-a\/\">Gerald Williams, 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href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/student-affairs\/meet\/jodi-hawkins-m-s\/\">Jodi Hawkins, M.S.<\/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<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Campus Recreation<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:jhawkins@uri.edu\">jhawkins@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\/student-affairs\/meet\/michael-parente-b-a\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/student-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1605\/Parente150.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/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\/student-affairs\/meet\/michael-parente-b-a\/\">Michael Parente, B.A.<\/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, Communications &amp; Marketing<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Division of Student Affairs<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401-874-7074<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:mpparente79@uri.edu\">mpparente79@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\/student-affairs\/meet\/pierre-st-germain-b-s\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/student-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1605\/Pierre-St.Germain.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pierre St-Germain, B.S.\" \/><\/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\/student-affairs\/meet\/pierre-st-germain-b-s\/\">Pierre St-Germain, B.S., M.B.A.<\/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<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Dining Services<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:pst-germain@uri.edu\">pst-germain@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\/student-affairs\/meet\/shaun-kavanagh\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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