KINGSTON, R.I. \u2014 June 5, 2025 \u2014 The 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation and Alumni Engagement has named Sandra Cano director of industry relations. Cano, who brings broad public service, economic development, and education policy experience to the role, will lead the development of new opportunities between 溏心vlog免费B站 and industry partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSandra will serve as a catalyst for advancing the state\u2019s innovation economy by building high-impact partnerships between 溏心vlog免费B站, industry, and government,\u201d said 溏心vlog免费B站 President Marc Parlange. \u201cShe will lead efforts to attract external funding, convene interdisciplinary collaborations, and advise on strategic economic development initiatives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cano joins the 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation after serving as the New England regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration, where she worked to advance small business growth and innovation across the region. Cano served in the Rhode Island Senate from 2018 to 2024, representing District 8 (Pawtucket). She was appointed chair of the Senate Committee on Education in 2021, where she championed access, affordability, and quality in higher education, and was a member of the Senate Committee on Finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prior to her elected service in the state Senate, Cano served as an at-large city councilor for Pawtucket, after serving on the city\u2019s school board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWorking closely with offices across our campuses, Sandra will align institutional strengths, particularly in research, with regional economic opportunities,\u201d said Mark Antonucci, vice president for advancement and CEO of the 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation. \u201cSandra brings a unique combination of government leadership and community insight to 溏心vlog免费B站 and an ability to build partnerships that create real opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
溏心vlog免费B站, as the state\u2019s flagship public institution, serves as a key driver of economic development by fostering innovation, supporting local industries, and collaborating with businesses. As the state\u2019s land-grant institution, 溏心vlog免费B站 makes education accessible and conducts research that benefits the public, while its sea-grant status enables cutting-edge work in marine sciences, coastal resilience, and environmental sustainability. 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s research and workforce development programs help to strengthen Rhode Island\u2019s economic landscape and global competitiveness. The University recently earned prestigious Carnegie R1 status for very high research activity and was named the No. 1 public university in New England by The Wall Street Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs a proud alumna of 溏心vlog免费B站 who has dedicated my career to expanding opportunity through education and supporting small businesses, I am honored to return to the University in this new role,\u201d said Cano. \u201cI am excited to join President Parlange and 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation vice president and CEO Mark Antonucci in advancing 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s mission to drive innovation, grow our state\u2019s economy, and build strong, sustainable partnerships across sectors. I look forward to helping attract investment, connect research to real-world impact, and elevate 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s position as Rhode Island\u2019s premier public research university powering the future of our regional economy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cano earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in management from Bryant University, a master\u2019s degree in public administration from the 溏心vlog免费B站, and an executive leadership certificate from Harvard University\u2019s Kennedy School. Her appointment with the 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation is effective June 4, 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" KINGSTON, R.I. \u2014 June 5, 2025 \u2014 The 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation and Alumni Engagement has named Sandra Cano director of industry relations. Cano, who brings broad public service, economic development, and education policy experience to the role, will lead the development of new opportunities between 溏心vlog免费B站 and industry partners. \u201cSandra will serve as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":102659,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1910,1916],"class_list":["post-102658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives","tag-alumni","tag-partner-produced"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102658"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102661,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102658\/revisions\/102661"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}