Trustees & Officers of the Corporation
Board of Trustees | Officers of the Corporation
Board of Trustees
(As of February 2022)
- James H. Hance Jr., chair of the board of trustees, Johnson & Wales University; operating executive, The Carlyle Group, Washington, D.C.
- Mim L. Runey, LP.D., chancellor, Johnson & Wales University
- Maribeth N. Bisienere, senior vice president of resorts, transportation and premium services operations; Walt Disney World Parks & Resorts, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
- Derick S. Close, chief executive officer, Springs Creative Products Group LLC, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Lorena M. Garcia '00, president and chief executive officer, Lorena Garcia Group, Miami, Florida
- Lionel E. LaRochelle II, principal, Spring Valley Hospitality Advisors LLC, Washington, D.C.
- M. John Martin '86, president, The Capital Grille, Eddie V’s, Seasons 52, Yard House and Bahama Breeze; Darden Restaurants, Orlando, Florida
- William J. Murphy, J.D., partner, Murphy & Fay LLP, Providence, Rhode Island
- M. Teresa Paiva Weed, J.D., president, Hospital Association of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island
- Robert J. Palleschi '86, chief executive officer, G6 Hospitality LLC, Carrollton, Texas
- Philip S. Renaud II '73, managing director, Risk International, Columbus, Ohio
- Merrill W. Sherman, J.D., principal, Sherman Consulting LLC, Jamestown, Rhode Island
- Clay A. Snyder '93, vice chair of the board of trustees, Johnson & Wales University; senior director of business development, Hilton Supply Management (HSM), McLean, Virginia
- Shivan S. Subramaniam, retired chairman and chief executive officer, FM Global, Providence, Rhode Island
- John E. Taylor Jr., managing director, Faulkner & Howe LLC, Vero Beach, Florida
- Jerry Sue Thornton, Ph.D., president emeritus, Cuyahoga Community College; chief executive officer, Dream Catcher Educational Consulting, Moreland Hills, Ohio
- D. Chip Wade '83, president, Union Square Hospitality Group, New York, New York
- John Hazen White Jr., executive chairman, Taco Group Holdings Inc., Cranston, Rhode Island
- David A. Wilson, Ph.D., P'98, lead director, CoreSite Realty Inc., Naples, Florida
*Denotes JWU Parent
Officers of the Corporation
(As of June 2021)
- Mim L. Runey, LP.D., chancellor
- Joseph J. Greene Jr. ’89, ’98 M.S., C.P.A., vice chancellor of finance & administration
- Emily A. Gilcreast, ’19 MBA, university secretary