Board of Directors
Roger Williams University School of Law 2022-2023
(Effective February 14, 2023)
The Honorable Brian Stern, Chair
Associate Judge
Rhode Island Superior Court
Nicole J. Benjamin, Esq. ’06, Vice-Chair
Shareholder
Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.
The Honorable Patricia Sullivan, Treasurer
Magistrate Judge
United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
Hinna Mirza Upal, Esq. ’07, Secretary
Littler Mendelson P.C.
Kenneth E. Arnold, Esq.
Former Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Lifespan Corporation
Collin Bailey, Esq. ’08
Chief Transformation Officer
Hudson Bay Company
Brett V. Beaubien, Esq. '16
The Law Office of Brett V. Beaubien., LLC.
Ex-Officio Member (President, Law Alumni Association)
Alyssa V. Boss, Esq. ’97
General Counsel
University of Rhode Island
Gregory W. Bowman
Dean and Professor of Law
Roger Williams University School of Law
Ex-Officio Member
Marek P. Bute, ’05
Strategic Engagements Business Development Manager
Amazon Web Services
Marc DeSisto, Esq.
DeSisto Law Offices
The Honorable Melissa R. DuBose ’04
Associate Judge
Rhode Island District Court
Mark Gemma, Esq. ’97
Gemma Law Associates Inc.
Patrick Jones, Esq.
Partner
Jones Kelleher LLP
J. Scott Kilpatrick, Esq.
Partner
Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick
Stephen P. Maguire, Esq. ’96
Law Office of Stephen P. Maguire, Inc.
Zachary Mandell, Esq. ’11
Partner
Mandell, Boisclair & Mandell
Howard Merten, Esq.
Managing Partner
Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP
Ioannis "Yannis" Miaoulis
President
Roger Williams University
Ex-Officio Member
Stephen Prignano, Esq.
Partner
McIntyre Tate LLP
Michael P. Robinson, Esq. ’00
Partner
Savage Law Partners LLP
James Ruggieri, Esq.
Partner
Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney LLP
George L. Santopietro, Esq.
Partner
Coia & Lepore, Ltd.
The Honorable William E. Smith
Judge
United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
Ondine Galvez Sniffin, Esq.
Law Offices of Ondine Galvez Sniffin
Katherine Sulentic, Esq. ’09
Associate Director of Enforcement
NCAA Academic Integrity Unit
The Honorable Paul A. Suttell
Chief Justice
Rhode Island Supreme Court
The Honorable O. Rogeriee Thompson
Judge
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Stacey P. Veroni, Esq.
Assistant United States Attorney
United States Attorney's Office, District of Rhode Island
Stephen D. Zubiago, Esq.
CEO and Managing Partner
Nixon Peabody LLP