Welcome to Susan Farady,
as Director of the Marine Affairs Institute

We would like to welcome Susan Farady who will join the Marine Affairs Institute as Director on August 1, 2008.  She will also direct the Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program.  

Susan joins the school after serving at the Ocean Conservancy, Portland, Maine, where she has been the New England Regional Director.  She also served as an adjunct professor at the University of Maine School of Law and Bates College, teaching marine policy and law courses.

A Colorado native, Susan received her B.A. from the University of Colorado and her J.D. from Vermont Law School.  She has worked with a broad range of stakeholders, on an expansive range of issues, in charting marine policy for the Gulf of Maine and the Stellwagen Bank Marine Sanctuary. She has contributed articles in her areas of expertise to various publications and testified before legislative committees.

Susan is an avid sailor, having crewed on Tall Ships and earned the rank of Able Seaman with Sail Endorsement.

Barry A. Costa-Pierce, director of the Rhode Island Sea Grant College Program, remarked: “I'm absolutely delighted that Susan Farady has been selected as the new director of the Marine Affairs Institute and the Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program. Susan brings a wealth of coastal legal, policy and management experiences to the Ocean State. She will fit in well here. She exudes professionalism and has strong leadership and personal skills. I'm confident Susan will be a key member of our Sea Grant leadership team and will bring our multi-institutional, multidisciplinary partnership to the next level of national and international prominence."

Dennis W. Nixon, associate dean of the College of Environment and Life Sciences at the University of Rhode Island, remarked: “I’m looking forward to working with Susan in her new role as the Director of the Marine Affairs Institute. As the co-founder of the Roger Williams–University of Rhode Island J.D./M.M.A. program, I have a strong interest in continuing the close working relationship we have enjoyed with the Roger Williams University Law School, in particular with the staff of the Marine Affairs Institute. Susan has a superb background to prepare her for her new role, as well as the energy and enthusiasm to continue the development of the strong programs in teaching, outreach, and research that have characterized our partnership.”

Dean David A. Logan remarked: “We undertook a national search and interviewed excellent candidates, but Susan was the unanimous choice due to her deep experience with marine affairs law and policy. We are confident she will continue our successful partnerships with Rhode Island Sea Grant and the University of Rhode Island, while overseeing Roger Williams Law’s ambitious programs.”