Christopher O'Brien, Director of Retention
Chris comes to the university from the University of Rochester where he has served as tennis and squash coach for the past six years.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Rochester in 1993 and received his Masters in Physical Therapy from Nazareth College in 2001. At Roger Williams, he serves as not only the Director of Retention but also the Men's and Women's Head Tennis Coach.
Katie Farnham, Retention Coordinator
Katie came to RWU first as an Intern from the Harvard Graduate School of Education where she received a Masters of Education in Higher Education. She earned her Bachelors in Television-Radio Production from Ithaca College in 2003.
After interning in the Student Advocacy Office and Admissions, Katie came to work for us full time in 2005. She's excited to work with the Student Advocates and embrace the challenges of each new school year!
Anne-Marie Cerda, Administrative Assistant
Anne-Marie joined the Student Advocacy Office in 2006. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from Rhode Island College.
As a native Bristolian, Anne-Marie is excited to work at the university here in her hometown. When not keeping the SAO running, she enjoys spending time with her two kids and new puppy.
The Current Class of Student Advocates
- Erika Baldwin '10
- Meghan Bennett '10
- Elisabeth Brady '08
- Ashley Camera '09
- Alex Casey '08
- Katelyn Chapin '09
- Lindsay Chapin '10
- Carolyn Ciampa '08
- Jana Clark '09
- Sarah Cournoyer '09
- Ashley Das '09
- Deirdra DeLio '08
- Shannon Donahue '08
- Megan Dumaine '09
- Blair-Victoria Dutra '08
- Brandon Franson '09
- Amanda Haskins '10
- Briana Johannesen '09
- Devan LaChance '08
- Lauren Marini '10
- Samantha Medeiros '08
- Lauren Miner '08
- Ahni Mooradian '09
- Kevin Mowatt '09
- Haseena Niazi '10
- Courtney Nugent '09
- Christopher O'Brien '10
- Melissa Pierce '07
- Eric Pitt '08
- Katelyn Porter '10
- Katelin Richard '10
- Shari Rothgeb '09
- Nadia Sakhi '10
- Sarah Scafidi '10
- Colin Schaub '10
- Stephanie Shocki '08
- Jena Spindler '08
- Leah Sprague '08
- Christopher Trum '07
- Ashley Washington '10
- Stephanie Watson '10
- Kara Winslow '08
- Jillian Zalewski '10