Berlam’s long career spans the field of education; public service; executive leadership in local, state and federal government; and military service. At RIC, he was a three-sport athlete in soccer, track and basketball. After graduating from RIC in 1958, he taught math and science and was a guidance counselor in the Cranston school system. He went on to become executive assistant to the Rhode Island commissioner of education serving as liaison with the US Congress and state legislature; director of government relations for the National Association of State Boards of Education in Washington, D.C.; and managing director of the Close Up Foundation in D.C., which provides hands-on experience in the workings of government for more than 25,000 high school students from across the country. Relocating to North Carolina with his wife Ann, Berlam continued to serve in leadership positions overseeing staff development for all 58 campuses of the North Carolina community college system, serving as executive director of the North Carolina State Employees Association, director of government relations for the North Carolina School Boards Association and executive director of LEARN, a program at the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill dedicated to training public school teachers in the use of computerized lesson plans for K-12. After over 40 years of military service, he retired from the U.S. Air Force with the rank of colonel. Berlam earned an MS degree in Counseling from the University of Rhode Island, C.A.G.S. from Northeastern University and his doctoral degree in educational administration from Nova University. In 2009 Berlam was inducted into the RIC Athletic Hall of Fame.

Men and his family survived the Khmer Rouge concentration camps in Cambodia and the refugee camps in Thailand before gaining asylum in Providence, Rhode Island. He is a Central High School graduate and as a student at RIC, was an Upward Bound Scholar and co-founded the Asian Student Association. Men graduated from RIC in 1990 with a B.A. in secondary education and went on to earn a M.Ed. in guidance and counseling at Cambridge College and an M.A. in development studies at Brown University. He taught high school social science for six years, before becoming the first Southeast Asian guidance counselor in the Providence school system. In 2002, the Mayor of Providence appointed Men for a three-year term on the Providence School Board. He has been active in the Cambodian Society of Rhode Island as a board member and was instrumental in obtaining a $50,000 grant from the City of Providence to create a community center. For the past five years, Men has served on the Water for Cambodia Committee and as an advisory board member for Brown University’s Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America. Men is currently a senior academic counselor at Bristol Community College and in 2015 co-authored “Determination: A Cambodian Family’s Journey.” He lives in Cranston with his wife Samoutta and their three children.

Deignan, who has dual American and Irish citizenship, earned a B.A. in history at RIC in 1972 and an M.A. and Ph.D. in history at Brown University. He is a former RIC history professor and state government official for the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of the Secretary of State. Most notably, Deignan has dedicated his life to lecturing and writing extensively on Irish history and advocating for disability rights. He, along with longtime friend Scott Molloy ’70 and the Rhode Island Irish Famine Memorial Committee, were instrumental in raising $1 million to build the Irish Famine Memorial on the Providence River Walk and has recently written a memoir about his own family history, titled “The Shadow of Sacrifice: The True Story of a Pearl Harbor Survivor and his Nephew and Namesake.” With respect to his contributions to disability rights, Deignan was a delegate to the 1977 White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals and served on the board of the Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council and on the board of United Cerebral Palsy of Rhode Island. He was commissioner for the Rhode Island Governor’s Commission on Disabilities and, for 25 years, led the Rhode Island Governor’s Advisory Council for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Deignan has also served on numerous boards of directors for organizations including Meeting Street School, Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame, Rhode Island Public Radio, and the Heritage Harbor Museum. He lives in Providence with his wife, Kathleen Leonard ’69.

Reyes is a rising leader in the academic, financial and health communities, who earned a B.S. in finance at RIC in 2012 and an M.S. in finance at Northeastern University. She is an adjunct faculty member in RIC’s School of Business where she teaches personal, corporate, and international finance and financial literacy. Reyes is a former assistant vice president of consumer credit for Santander Bank, N.A., and current manager of Small Group Rating and Operations at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI). She serves on the board of the BCBSRI Diversity and Inclusion Council and chairs BCBSRI’s Latin@Link, an employee business group that welcomes ideas, talent, and contributions from Latinos and allies in order to increase minority participation, internship programs, and community engagement activities. In 2017 Reyes established a partnership between RIC and BCBSRI to bring in skilled Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking RIC students to participate in internship opportunities. In recognition of her contributions to further diversity, Reyes was honored with the Ronald McDonald House Women’s Leadership Award. She was also credited by Providence Business News for bringing much-needed diversity to one of the state’s most prominent corporations. As founder and executive director of the Financial Literacy Youth Initiative (FLY), Reyes is also exploring partnerships to create financial literacy courses in inner-city schools.

Judith Lynn Stillman enjoys a distinguished international career as pianist, composer, choral conductor, filmmaker, artist-teacher, music director and artistic visionary using the arts as a voice for social justice. She received Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees from The Juilliard School where she was awarded the Dethier prize for Outstanding Pianist and won the Concerto Competition. Stillman performs at prestigious music festivals and conservatories all over the world, including at The Grammy’s, for White House dignitaries, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Tanglewood, Marlboro, and as visiting artist in Beijing, Moscow and Prague. Her iconic duo recording with Wynton Marsalis on Sony Classical was on the Top Ten of the Billboard charts. Winner of 18 piano competitions, the first Pell Award in the Arts, RIC's Maixner and Thorp awards, and the Bannister Award for Civil Service in the Arts, Stillman is also a sought-after composer and filmmaker. Prizewinner in numerous international film festivals with showings in over 48 countries, Stillman has been cited for her projects in remembrance of the Holocaust and the Armenian genocide, and for her work with refugees. She teaches applied piano, chamber music ensemble, piano ensemble and piano master class at RIC and serves as artistic director of Masterworks Concerts at the Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts. Stillman received the Mary Tucker Thorp Professorship Award for Outstanding Scholarly and Creative Service at Rhode Island College and often includes RIC students, alums and faculty in her award-winning productions. http://www.judithlynnstillman.com/

After earning a B.A. in psychology in 1984 and an M.A. in personality and social psychology in 1987, Nolin was made executive director of the Options for Working Parents program for the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce where she was responsible for program development, legislative issues, and advocacy for quality early childhood education programs. She was a member of the Permanent Legislative Commission on Child Care from 1992-2002. Nolin has also served on the board of directors of the Fruit Hill Neighborhood Association, Celebrate RI, and the Rhode Island College Alumni Association. In 2004 she coordinated RIC’s 150th Sesquicentennial anniversary and Jubilee celebration and was made special assistant to the president, a post she held for the past two administrations. For more than a decade, she has organized graduate and undergraduate commencements and other college and community events. She has also assisted in major RIC projects, including the Rhode Island State Home and School Project, Convocation of Scholars Week and Open Books–Open Minds. In 2017 Nolin took on the title of coordinator of college events and conference services. Yet the highlights of her professional career wouldn’t be complete without mention of her performance career. Nolin minored in theater at RIC, performing in RIC summer cabarets and RIC Main Stage productions. From 1992-2004, she performed with the Ocean State Follies, an award-winning comedy cabaret. Currently, Nolin sings with The Company Bees, a trio she co-founded, celebrating the songs of the 1940s. She has also sung the National Anthem at multiple venues, most notably at the CVS 5K. She lives in North Providence with her husband.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

David "DJ" Johnson is a writer and teacher with professional marketing, media, and entrepreneurial experience. He is adept at rapid prototyping of developing tangible and intangible products of the imagination digitally or in other media. Johnson applies this wealth of talent and experience to the craft of game development and design as a college professor and mentor. Upon graduation from Rhode Island College with a B.A. degree in mass communication, he worked in production at local TV stations. From there he started his own companies including Spot Digital Video, Inc., a digital production company serving corporate communications and In-Depth, Inc., an independent television production company. Soon after earning a Master of fine arts in creative writing from Lesley University in 2008, Johnson began work at New England Institute of Technology (NEIT) as an adjunct professor teaching multimedia and video/audio sequence. He is currently associate professor at NEIT in game development and simulation programming. He conducts workshops, demonstrations, and college outreach to highlight the growing industry of game development and simulation programming. His lengthy list of awards and accomplishments includes two US patents, four certificates in Design Think and Human Centered Design, and two Emmys. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

After graduating from RIC with a B.A. degree in technical theatre, Soley landed a job as master carpenter at Trinity Repertory Company managing the scene shop and its staff of full and part time employees for a seven-show season in two theatres. He went on to use the leadership skills he honed to become assistant technical director at Adelphi University. After positions at Adelphi and Chautauqua Theatre Company, Soley managed to successfully navigate the competitive freelance job market in New York City before becoming technical designer at The Scenic Route in 2012. In this position he used his drafting skills to prototype electrical and pneumatic special effects while taking on a supervisory role in the build shop. One of these special effects was featured on NBC’s successful show, The Voice. Soley then went on to work for Disney in China as a project manager and installation supervisor at the Shanghai Resort. Returning to the US, he became technical director at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts eventually landing the position he currently holds at Walt Disney Imagineering.

Tomaselli possessed a passion for the visual arts back to his childhood growing up in an Italian-American family. As a studio art student at Rhode Island College in the 1970’s, he worked under dedicated, thoughtful, and passionate educators who left an enduring mark on his work as an artist and teacher and he created paintings that were provocative and political during a time of national unrest. Tomaselli’s art later gave way to paintings that explore the play of light over his native New England. One of the most recognizable painters in Rhode Island, he has been active in most arts organization throughout the state and he has exhibited in Maine, New York, and Florida. The painting studio at Rhode Island College’s Alex and Ani Hall is named in his honor. Tomaselli is a longtime member of the Providence Art Club where he exhibits frequently and teaches several art classes. His artwork has been covered by media outlets throughout New England. To help support his art career, Tomaselli became a restaurateur eventually developing T’s Restaurants, the popular breakfast franchise restaurants located in Cranston, East Greenwich, and Narragansett. His awards are many including most recently the 2016 Special Merit Award, Seascapes Pastel, National Competition and the 2016 Special Recognition Award, Seascapes Oil, National Competition, both for the Light Space and Time Gallery. Tomaselli has received numerous awards from the Providence Art Club including 1st Prize Members’ Exhibition in 2008 and 2nd Place, National Juried Painting Show in 2007.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Dr. Christine Noel, conductor and music educator, founded the Rhode Island Children's Chorus in 2003 and has since nurtured its growth and development into an award-winning chorus comprised of six performance ensembles, serving children ages 7-18 years. She has conducted the Rhode Island Children’s Chorus at conventions of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and the National Association for Music Education. The chorus has also shared several performances with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition to her work with the Children's Chorus, she is the Artistic Director of the Providence Singers. Noel is an active guest conductor, festival clinician and adjudicator. She has served on the music faculty and as Director of Choral Activities at Clark University (MA) and as Musical Director at Trinity Repertory Company. She holds an undergraduate degree in Music Education from Rhode Island College, where she received several awards and scholarships, including a Ridgway Shinn Scholarship for study at the Kodály Institute of Music in Kecskemét, Hungary. Noel received a Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting from Boston University. Fluent in Italian, she completed the superior level of Italian studies at the University of Florence and served as Assistant Conductor and vocal coach for Italian choirs, Animae Voces and Coro Polifonico di Caricentro di Firenze.

Fitzgerald has left an impressive mark in the banking industry. His reputation throughout the business community is that of a well- known and respected financial professional. At age 32, Fitzgerald was listed in the Providence Business News’ “40 Most Influential People Under 40” in 2009. Primarily in corporate banking for 18 years, he is currently senior vice president and team leader in the Commercial Lending Division at BankRI. Before joining BankRI, Fitzgerald served as vice president and commercial lender with the Washington Trust Company, and previously worked for Citizens Bank where he was active with their Champions in Action Program. His credentials are numerous having earned a B.S. degree in management from Rhode Island College and an MBA from Providence College. He also holds a graduate certificate from the New England College of Finance, and completed the Advanced Leadership Development Program at Babson College. Fitzgerald’s volunteerism includes treasurer and chairman of the board of New Urban Arts, a nationally-recognized community arts studio in Providence that offers mentoring programs for inner city youth. He also volunteers with the McAuley House in Providence and coaches youth sports. Tom gives his time, talent and treasure to Rhode Island College including his involvement with the School of Business and service on the Alumni Association’s board of directors, as its treasurer. Tom and his family live in Coventry.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Brady graduated from Rhode Island College with a BSN degree in 1984 and is a member of the 2017 Honorary Adjunct Faculty for the RIC School of Nursing. She earned her Masters of Science in nursing from the University of Rhode Island and will soon complete her doctoral degree. Brady began public health nursing at the RI Department of Health in 2000 as a nursing care evaluator and transferred to infectious diseases in 2002. Previous employers include United Methodist Healthcare Center, Briarcliffe Manor, and Rogers Williams General Hospital among others. She is a leader within her workplace guiding public health nurses and epidemiologists in disease surveillance and acting as a liaison to the Centers for Disease Control. For many years Brady has been a guest speaker for undergraduate nursing students in NURS 370, public/community health nursing as well as guiding them in their clinical experiences. She has also accepted the role of preceptor for RIC graduate nursing students in the population/public health nursing program. Her memberships in professional organizations and activities are extensive, including the RI State Nurses Association and the American Nurses Association. She has co-authored several publications including, Health by Numbers – RI Influenza Summary 2012-2013, RI Medical Journal, August 2013. Brady resides in Cranston with her husband and grown children.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Melissa earned her M.S.W. from RIC and her B.A. from Providence College. She has worked at Women and Infants Hospital since 1999 and was named Director of Patient and Family Experience in 2016. Melissa served as chair of the first hospital-wide Patient and Family Advisory Council, has published in the Journal of Pediatrics and Neonatology Today, and has lectured on obstetrics and gynecology at the Brown University’s Alpert Medical School. Melissa earned the Care New England “Care Award” and Welch Award for Excellence in Patient and Family Centered Care. Her connections to RIC are strong, often supervising student interns in social work and health policy and her father Joseph Neri is a 1969 RIC grad, and her husband Paul graduated in 1994.​​​