The Division Staff
Meet the members of the Division of Liberal Arts. To send any general inquiries or questions please click here. Liberal Arts Division staff work a hybrid schedule. Please consult staff schedules and roles below.
Gail Hughes
Senior Academic Specialist, Operations and Administration
• Student advising
• Processing of all transfer credits, including Brown cross-registration • Division budget matters
• Supply orders
• Accept and process all Humanities Fund and RCEG applications
• Manages the Dean’s calendar
• Fields general questions from faculty and students
Office Hours:
M|T|W : 8:00am – 3:30pm (on campus)
TH|F : 8:00am – 3:30pm (remote)
Phone: 401 454-6572
Anna Cimini
Division Coordinator, Academic Programs
• Curriculum and enrollment processes and logistics- course tables, course set up, and course changes throughout academic year
• Schedules all courses offered by the Division
• Processes First Year student registrations
• Processes part time faculty hiring
• Provides data to the division on enrollment, curriculum and other analytics
• Division contact for Academic Affairs related questions
• Offers support with Workday and reporting
• Provides assistance with Divisional record keeping and wayfinding
Office Hours:
M-F : 9:00am – 4:30pm
Phone: 401 454-6570
Jennifer Horwitz
First-Year Liberal Arts Academic Advisor
• Offers one-on-one academic support to first-year students in their Liberal Arts coursework
• Connects first-year students to offices and resources across the campus
• Supports first-generation college students in navigating their Liberal Arts coursework
• Develops co-curricular programming for first-year students and faculty
• Provides divisional support around required liberal arts curriculum
Karen Montecalvo
Division Programming and Communications Specialist
• Division website management and point of contact for updates to institutional websites (RISD.edu + info.risd)
• Creation and distribution of digital/print event marketing, divisional communications and forms
• Event calendar content management
• Event planning logistics (audiovisual needs, event recordings, release authorization forms, facility work orders)
Office Hours:
M|T|TH|F : 8:30am – 1:30pm (remote)
Phone: 401 454-6569
Tina Egnoski
Academic Specialist
• Administrative duties for NCSS and THAD graduate concentrations
• Administrative duties for GAC graduate program
• Pre-registration for HPSS, LAS, NCSS and THAD concentrations
Office Hours:
M|T : 10:00am – 3:00pm (remote)
W|TH : 10:00am – 3:00pm (on campus)
Phone: 401 709-8406
