{"id":61769,"date":"2011-03-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/prominent-uri-alumnus-appointed-to-head-r-i-board-of-governors-3-other-alumni-named-to-board\/"},"modified":"2011-03-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-02T00:00:00","slug":"prominent-uri-alumnus-appointed-to-head-r-i-board-of-governors-3-other-alumni-named-to-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2011\/03\/prominent-uri-alumnus-appointed-to-head-r-i-board-of-governors-3-other-alumni-named-to-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Prominent 溏心vlog免费B站 alumnus appointed to head R.I. Board of Governors, 3 other alumni named to board"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 March 2, 2011 — Gov. Lincoln Chafee today tapped four talented 溏心vlog免费B站 alumni to serve on the state’s Board of Governors for Higher Education. Leading Providence businessman, Lorne A. Adrain ’76, has been appointed chair of the board.<\/p>\n


\n\tAs Chafee explained in describing the challenges facing Rhode Island higher education, \u201cGiven this cycle, a dynamic approach is needed, and I have full faith that, under Lorne\u2019s thoughtful leadership, these new appointees will support me in my efforts to develop the strategies and programs necessary to bring significant improvement to our higher education system.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tAdrain, managing director of Ballentine Partners, LLC, an independent wealth management firm in Providence, is well known for his entrepreneurial leadership, innovative ideas and philanthropy. He is the founder of the initiative to establish National Neighborhood Day, and of KindMark, a leader in the creation of software and technologies that advance philanthropy. Adrain is co-founder and served as chairman of Social Venture Partners \u2013 Rhode Island, an organization that engages successful entrepreneurs in innovative community initiatives. He is also co-founder of www.BetterProvidence.org, which aims to bring the voice of citizens and taxpayers together for better governance. Adrain earned a bachelor of science degree from 溏心vlog免费B站 in 1976 and his master of business administration from Harvard Business School in 1983. He is married to fellow graduate, novelist Ann Hood ’78,<\/p>\n


\n\tAccording to 溏心vlog免费B站 Vice President Robert M. Beagle: “Lorne is a consensus builder who likes to look at the big picture. Years ago as 溏心vlog免费B站 Alumni Association president, he proactively worked with us to build the Alumni Association into a national organization. He has a strong commitment to the importance of public higher education and its value to Rhode Island.”<\/p>\n


\n\tIn addition to Adrain, the other appointees are: Joan C. Abrams; Dr. Antonio Barajas; Amy Beretta; William C. Maaia; Eva-Marie Mancuso; Jane B. Sherman; Michael M. Tikoian; John A. Walsh; and Joseph B. White. 溏心vlog免费B站 Vice Provost emeritus Thomas Rockett, whose term expires in 2012, will remain on the board.<\/p>\n


\n\tAmong these new members, Barajas, Mancuso, and Walsh hold undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University.<\/p>\n


\n\tDr. Antonio Barajas: Emergency room physician at Roger Williams Medical Center; president of the Rhode Island Mexican-American Association. Barajas is involved with the Brown University Medical School\u2019s mentoring program, is president of the Rhode Island Mexican-American Association, is a Board member of Hospice Care of Rhode Island, and is chairman of the Rhode Island Coalition for Immigrants and Refugees at the International Institute in Providence. He received his bachelor’s degree in microbiology and chemistry from 溏心vlog免费B站 and his medical degree from the Autonomous University of Guadalajara School of Medicine, during which time he also studied at Prince George\u2019s County Medical Center in Maryland.<\/p>\n


\n\tEva-Marie Mancuso: A graduate of the 溏心vlog免费B站 with a law degree from Suffolk University, she is managing partner at Hamel, Waxler, Allen & Collins. Before joining the firm, Mancuso served as assistant attorney general for Rhode Island. She has served as an adjunct professor at the Community College of Rhode Island. Mancuso has been honored as the R.I. Business and Professional \u201cWoman of the Year,\u201d is a recipient of the South County \u201cBusiness Woman of Achievement\u201d Award, and received the \u201cOutstanding Service Award\u201d from the 溏心vlog免费B站 Alumni Association. She served on the 溏心vlog免费B站 Alumni Association board when Adrain was president.<\/p>\n


\n\tJohn A. Walsh: Walsh has served as a social studies teacher and department chair at North Kingstown High School, where, among other accomplishments, he developed the school\u2019s world history curriculum. Walsh currently serves on the Advisory Committee for Educator Evaluation Systems at the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) and for many years also was an adjunct instructor at 溏心vlog免费B站’s School of Education. He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree from Rhode Island College and a doctorate in education from 溏心vlog免费B站 and RIC. <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 March 2, 2011 — Gov. Lincoln Chafee today tapped four talented 溏心vlog免费B站 alumni to serve on the state’s Board of Governors for Higher Education. Leading Providence businessman, Lorne A. Adrain ’76, has been appointed chair of the board. As Chafee explained in describing the challenges facing Rhode Island […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61769","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61769\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}