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The best measures of a liberal arts college, especially a Catholic one, are the ways in which men and women who have passed through its halls choose to live their lives – not just one or two years after graduation – but throughout their careers.

Providence College alumni are ethically responsible individuals and leaders within their respective professions who demonstrate faith, moral courage, and a commitment to service.  With purpose and vision, Providence College graduates make a difference in the lives of those around them, in the quality of their communities, and collectively, in the state of our nation.

Our alumni remain steadfast in their loyalty to Providence College, and consistently contribute to its success, donating their valuable time, talent, and resources.  Transcending age, class year, and geographic location, they are all united in a common love of Providence College and their support of its mission. 

Those alumni profiled on the following pages have achieved prominence in their chosen field.  We are proud to present their stories to you here:

Business
Leonard N. Alsfeld  1974 
President and CEO, FBT Investments, Inc.
Catherine Little Bert  1977
Owner and director of Bert Gallery in Providence; art dealer and researcher
Thomas C. Boyan, Jr.  1985
Commodities Trader; Owner, P.J. Clarke’s restaurant and bar
Lisa Anne Brown '86  
Owner, L.A. Brown Photography
Raymond T. Butkus  1973
Chief Executive Officer, ARGI
Brigadier General (Ret.) Michael T. Byrnes  1967
President of Middle Kingdom Advisors; Senior Advisor for Yuan Associates; similar position with Amer-China Partners; owner/proprietor of Olde China Trader
M. Joseph Canavan  1965
President/CEO, Canavan Corporation
Leigh Anne LeMoult Cappello  1987 & 1992G
Vice President and Play Futurist, Future Now Division, Hasbro, Inc.
William J. Christie, CLU, ChFC  1961
President & CEO, William J. Christie Associates, Inc., and W.J. Christie International Planning Corporation
Joseph M. Cianciolo  1960
Independent director of three publicly traded companies
Laura E. Cianciolo  1997
Marketing Manager-Creative Development with Disney Destinations, Celebration, Fla.
William F. Concannon  1977
Vice Chairman, CB Richard Ellis
Maureen Davenport Corcoran, C.P.A.  1979
Executive Vice President of Finance, State Street Corporation, Boston
Stephen C. Duryea  1982
President, Stephen Duryea LLC
Richard H. Giza  1964
Chief of Staff in the Office of Legislative Affairs for the Director of National Intelligence (Retired)
John J. Glier  1971
President and CEO, Grenzebach Glier & Associates, Inc.
Warren C. Howe, Jr.  1960
Retired Vice President, The Travelers Insurance Company
Philip E. Jones  1964
Former President/CEO UltraFine Powder Technology
Elizabeth Flynn Lott 1982
Senior Vice President, Divestiture and Transition Management, American International Group, Inc.
Paul G. Maguire  1990
Equities Trader, C.J. Forbes & Co., LLC
John J. Mahoney, Esq.  1965
President, Regional Title Incorporated
Mary-Ellen Sposato-Rogers  1977
Founder and CEO of Work/Life Innovations in Wethersfield, Conn.
Arthur F. Ryan 1963
Chairman and CEO, Prudential Insurance Company of America (Retired)
Catherine A. Sullivan  1987
Senior Vice President of ABC News Sales at ABC, Inc.
Jack Tretton  1983
President and chief executive officer of Sony Computer Entertainment America
Monica D. Womack  1991
Marketing Strategy Manager, Lexus
Clergy
Sister Kathleen Cannon, O.P.  1975
Associate Dean, College of Science, University of Notre Dame; Concurrent Associate Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame
Sister Deborah A. Blow, O.P.  1978
Executive director/co-founder of North Country Mission of Hope in Plattsburgh, N.Y.; founding vowed member of the Dominican Sisters of Hope congregation in Plattsburgh
Rev. Frank Hicks 1963
Chaplain for Los Angeles Police Department; Associate Pastor at St. Mel's, Woodland Hills, CA 
Very Rev. Kenneth Letoile, O.P.  1970
Pastor, St. Pius V Parish
The Most Reverend Paul H. Walsh, D.D.  1959
Auxiliary Bishop, Diocese of Rockville Centre in Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y.
Communications
Doris Burke 1987
Basketball Analyst/Reporter, ESPN, ABC Sports, Madison Square Garden Network Roy Peter Clark, Ph.D. 1970
Vice President and Senior Scholar at the Poynter Institute David A. Duffy  1961
Chairman, Rhode Island Convention Center Authority Richard L. Elia, Ph.D.  1964
Professor of English at The State College at Salem, MA; Publisher of the "Quarterly Review of Wines" Magazine Mike Leonard 1970
NBC News Feature Correspondent John F. Robitaille  1970
Senior Advisor for Communications to Rhode Island Gov. Donald L. Carcieri; Motivational Speaker Laureen Connelly Rowland  1991
Publisher and Founder of Hudson Street Press/Penguin Group (USA) Lindsay Waters  1969
Executive Editor for the Humanities, Harvard University Press
Entertainment
Martin J. Doblmeier  1973
 Documentary Filmmaker Tara Kramer Keeler  1991
Executive Chef, Bobby Flay Steak at the Borgata Hotel/Casino/Spa in Atlantic City, N.J. John G. O'Hurley, Jr. 1976
Actor and Entrepreneur
Law
Honorable Frank Caprio, J.D.  1958
Chief Judge, Providence Municipal Court / Senior Partner, Caprio and Caprio Law Office in Providence Hon. Francis J. Darigan, Jr.  1964
Associate Justice, Rhode Island Superior Court The Hon. Maureen McKenna Goldberg, J.D.  1973
Acting Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court Colleen Murphy 1986
Executive Director and General Counsel of the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission Patrick J. O'Malley, Esq.  1993
Attorney-at-Law (U.S.), Solicitor (England & Wales), Law Professor Andre E. Owens, Esq.  1985
Partner at WilmerHale John J. Partridge, Esq.  1961
Senior Partner, Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP Fay A. Rozovsky, J.D., M.P.H.  1973
President, The Rozovsky Group, Inc. Austin D. Sarat, Ph.D., J.D.  1969
William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science / Five College Fortieth Anniversary Professor / Senior Advisor to the Dean of the Faculty, Amherst College Honorable Donald F. Shea  1950
Associate Justice (retired), Supreme Court of Rhode Island Honorable William J. Sullivan 1962
Chief Justice, Connecticut Supreme Court Paul F. Wynn, Esq.  1965
Founding partner and owner of Wynn & Wynn, P.C. with brother, Tom ’62
Medicine and Health Services
Joseph F. Amaral, M.D.  1977
Vice president-science and technology, Johnson and Johnson Corporation; Past President and CEO, Rhode Island Hospital Debra L. Brendel, M.D.  1985
Physician specializing in gynecology; Assistant clinical professor at Brown University Sandra Schenck Coletta  1980
President and CEO of Kent Hospital in Warwick, R.I. John V. Conte, Jr.  1981
Associate Professor of Surgery                            Director of Heart and Heart/Lung Transplantation Robert C. Gallo, MD 1959
Founder and Director, Institute of Human Virology Mary Ellen Williams 1983
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
Public Service
Lieutenant Colonel Kevin M. Burke, USMC (Ret.)  1983
Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton Brother Lawrence Goyette, F.S.C.  1972
Executive Director, San Miguel School, Providence, R.I. Patrick A. Lynch 2003
Grassroots Advocacy Coordinator, American Cancer Society James M. Ludes, Ph.D.  1993
Executive Director of the American Security Project Major Michael P. Manning  1997
Rhode Island Army National Guard Operations Officer, Special Operations Detachment-Global Edward J. McElroy 1962
President, American Federation of Teachers (Retired) Arn Chorn-Pond  1992
International Human Rights Leader; Director of Youth Programs for the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association M. Teresa Paiva Weed 1981
Rhode Island Senate President Lisa Zagura  1999
Graduate Student; Former Peace Corps Volunteer / Coordinator of the School for Children with Disabilities, Central Pacific
Sports
Brian P. Burke 1977
President and General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs Billy Donovan  1987
Head Coach, Men's Basketball - University of Florida Richard E. Gotham  1986
President, Boston Celtics Sara DeCosta-Hayes 2000
Women's Olympic Hockey Team Goaltender/Owner, National Fitness Health Club Lenny Wilkens 1960
NBA Hall of Fame Player and Coach