Our Faculty & Staff
At JWU, our experienced faculty are actively engaged in effective teaching to ensure student learning, as well as activities to continually enhance knowledge and skills within the education environment.
All faculty members have terminal degrees and bring considerable professional experience working in elementary-secondary school and/or higher education settings, ranging from school principals to superintendents, state department of education directors, college deans or directors, college vice-presidents and presidents. They will teach you how to be a leader in PK-12 and higher education settings.
Meet Our Ed.D. Faculty
Felice Billups
Professor
felice.billups@jwu.edu
Bio
Suzanne Buglione
Associate Professor
suzanne.buglione@jwu.edu
Bio
Stacey Kite
Professor
stacey.kite@jwu.edu
Bio
Victor Mercurio
Associate Professor
victor.mercurio@jwu.edu
Bio
Practitioner Faculty
Donna Braun '08 Ed.D.
Executive Director
The Center for Leadership In Educational Equity
Providence, RI
Donna.Braun@jwu.edu
Aynsley Diamond '12 Ed.D.
Director of Faculty Development Programs
University of Connecticut
Aynsley.Diamond@jwu.edu
Lawrence P. Filippelli, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Lincoln, RI
Lawrence.Filippelli@jwu.edu
Shannon Gilkey, Ed.D.
Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner
Shannon.Gilkey@jwu.edu
Tonya Glantz, Ph.D.
Interim Executive Director, Institute for Education In Healthcare
Rhode Island College
Tonya.Glantz@jwu.edu
Thomas Kenworthy, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Portsmouth, RI
Thomas.Kenworthy@jwu.edu
John J. King, Ed.D.
Vice President of Student Life
Roger Williams University
John.King@jwu.edu
Matthew Oliverio, J.D.
Oliverio & Marcaccio LLP
Matthew.Oliverio@jwu.edu
Judith Paolucci, Ph.D.
Superintendent of Schools (retired)
Smithfield, RI
Judith.Paolucci@jwu.edu
School of Education Administration
Karen Swoboda, Ed.D.
School of Education Director
karen.swoboda@jwu.edu
Bio
401-598-5139
Acacia Woodbury
Academic Administrative Coordinator
acacia.woodbury@jwu.edu
401-598-4402