PC Business Committees & Service

Standing Committees:

Senior Leadership Team

The Senior Leadership Team (SLT) is chaired by the dean and includes department chairs and select members of the Dean’s Office staff, with ad-hoc participation from faculty and staff leads of strategically aligned initiatives and programs. The SLT has oversight of the undergraduate and graduate business curriculum and co-curricular activities with overarching responsibility for School of Business policies and procedures, faculty workload and performance, and progress on the PC Business strategic plan.

Chairperson: Ronald Dufresne
Support Lead: Judith Robinson
Members: Julia Camp, Carolyn Duane, Matthew Eriksen, Joseph Gemma, Jonathan Jackson, Kevin Newman, and Edward Szado

Curriculum Committee

The Curriculum Committee (CC) is chaired by a tenured non-administrator faculty member, and its membership comprises faculty representing all of the school’s disciplinary areas and program levels. This committee is charged with the oversight of activities and issues related to business curriculum at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, with areas of responsibility including, but not limited to: integrating the business core curriculum with that of the PC core; evaluating new courses proposed by business faculty; assisting with the development of curricular proposals; and, supporting faculty teaching efforts within the School of Business.

Chairperson: TBD (elected by committee members)
Support Lead: TBD
Members: Matthew Callahan, Julia Camp, Mark DeFanti, Matthew Eriksen, Jonathan Jackson (ex-officio), Ronald Jelinek, Matthew Keane, Sylvia Maxfield, David McIntyre, and Stephen Perreault

Assurance of Learning (AOL) Working Group

The Assurance of Learning (AOL) Working Group reports to the Curriculum Committee and oversees the school’s system of learning outcomes assessment in line with AACSB International’s business accreditation standards. This group works with administrators and faculty to ensure the coordination of AOL-associated activities for all undergraduate and graduate business programs.

Chairperson: Stephen Kuselias
Support Lead: Lisa Mildner
Members: Brenda Canning, Woohee Choi, David Cortes, Carolyn Duane, Nicolas Lorgnier, Sydnee Manley, and Rebecca Rabino

Business Education Abroad (BEA) Working Group

The Business Education Abroad (BEA) Working Group reports to the Curriculum Committee and is responsible for the oversight of the school’s study abroad programs, policies, and procedures in coordination with PC’s Center for Global Education.

Chairperson: Joseph Gemma
Support Lead: Marisleysis Contreras Salgado
Members: Robert Camp, Michael Grande, Marcin Krolikowski, Molly Sainristil, John Schibler, Martha Troncoza, and Christian Wilwohl

Intellectual Contributions Committee

The Intellectual Contributions Committee (ICC) is chaired by a tenured faculty member and is charged with the oversight of matters of faculty qualifications and intellectual contributions. The ICC evaluates existing policies related to intellectual contributions and recommends changes to those policies; this includes bringing forward policies or changes to existing policies to the entire School of Business faculty for approval. The ICC also develops criteria for judging the quality of intellectual contributions and evaluating faculty qualifications in line with AACSB criteria and proposes incentive programs for the achievement and maintenance of high-quality scholarship. Lastly, the ICC oversees the school’s Fund for Faculty Research Development (FFRD), which provides supplementary funding for fulltime business faculty to support professional development activities in the areas of research and thought leadership.

Chairperson: David Cortes
Support Lead: Lisa Mildner
Members: Jessica Buchanan, Arati Kale, Chris Lyddy, and Ainslie Schultz

Student Opportunity Programs Committee

The Student Opportunity Programs (SOP) Committee aims to support School of Business students in their academic and professional development by identifying, developing, and/or promoting resources for, and ensuring equitable access to, co-curricular opportunities for experiential learning, career advancement, and personal growth.

Chairpersons: Ronald Dufresne and Gabriela Moretti
Support Lead: Judith Robinson
Members: Matthew Callahan, Piotr Chelminski, Abigail Corrington, Carolyn Duane, and Ranier Robinson

Exceptions Committee

The Exceptions Committee oversees exceptions to student requirements for remaining enrolled at PC as a business major.

Chairperson: Kristin Shepherd
Support Lead: Marisleysis Contreras Salgado
Members: Jessica Cunningham, Joseph Gemma, Teodros Getachew, Ronald Jelinek, Brian Lamoureux, Frank Lin, and Peter Palumbo

Data & AI Committee

The Data and AI Committee provides strategic perspectives on how best to integrate data analytics and artificial intelligence into PC Business pedagogy and courses in a human-centered and ethically-grounded way.

Chairperson: Marianne Doran-Collins
Support Lead: TBD
Members: Robert Camp, Christine Earley, Jonathan Jackson, Patrick Kelly, David McIntyre, Kevin McMahon, Nea North, and Stephen Perreault

Strategic Planning Committee

The Strategic Planning Committee is charged with the development and implementation of the next PC Business strategic plan.

Chairperson: Arati Srinivasan
Support Lead: Judith Robinson
Members: Ronald Dufresne, Patrick Kelly, David McIntyre, Nea North, and Edward Szado

Other Service:

Core Course Coordinators

ACC 203: Jessica Cunningham
ACC 204: Jessica Cunningham
FIN 113: Marianne Doran-Collins
FIN 207: Brenda Canning and Michael Shafer
FIN 308: Brenda Canning and Michael Shafer
FIN 310: David Cortes
MGT 301: Christopher Lyddy
MGT 330: Brian Lamoureux
MKT 205: John Stamatis

Engaged Co-curricular Learning Leads

AI Literacy Certification: Marianne Doran-Collins
AImpact Challenge: Marianne Doran-Collins
Benjamin Family Social Media Fellowship Program: Liz Kay
Berkeley Business Excellence & Scholars Program: Gabriela Moretti
Bloomberg Global Trading Challenge: Paul Scanlon
Business Ethics Case Topic Analysis Competition: Patrick Kelly
CFA Research Challenge: Matthew Callahan and Edward Szado
DAB Peer Education Fellowship Program: Marianne Doran-Collins and Matthew Moquin
Digital Essentials Launchpad: Marianne Doran-Collins
Ethics in Business Education Program: Patrick Kelly
Executive-in-Residence Program: John Smith and Emily Synan
Friar Leadership & Immersion Program (FLIP): Molly Sainristil
Friar Sales Showcase: Ronald Jelinek
Huxley Capital Fellowship Program: Paul Scanlon
Innovation Challenge: John Smith
Michael Smith Business Ethics Case Competition: Patrick Kelly
Microsoft Excel Certification: Matthew Moquin
Providence College Business Ethics Case Competition: Patrick Kelly
PwC Challenge: Jessica Buchanan and Jessica Cunningham
Ryan Accelerator for Entrepreneurship Pitch Competition: Kelly Ramirez
Student-led Asset Management (SLAM) Program: Paul Scanlon
Student Consulting Innovation Fellowship (SCIF) Program: John Smith
Wall Street Interview Bootcamp: Paul Scanlon

Student Club & Organization Advisors

Accounting Association: Charles Speicher
AI in Business: Robert Camp
American Marketing Association (AMA): Rae Caloura and Kelli McCusker
Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA): Gabriela Moretti
Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS): Molly Sainristil
Business Ethics Club: Steven Dannemiller and Patrick Kelly
Delta Sigma Pi (DSP): Carolyn Duane and Molly Sainristil
Entrepreneurship Society: Kelly Ramirez
Finance Society: Paul Scanlon *
Friars Consulting Group: Molly Sainristil, Therese Sprinkle, and Gregory Tobolewski
International Business Club: Melissa Mardo
National Association of Black Accountants (NABA): Sydnee Manley
Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM): Thomas Ptashnik
Sports and Entertainment Council: Sean Holley and John Stamatis
Student Advisory Board (SAB): Molly Sainristil
Student Mentor Program: Matthew Moquin
Women in Business: Jessica Buchanan

* The real estate finance affinity group and the risk management (Sigma & Swans) affinity group operate under the auspices of the Finance Society.