PC Degree: B.A./Psychology, cum laude  honors

Activities Participated in as a PC Student: Softball, volleyball, and field hockey; work-study employment in women's athletic program; inducted into Phi Sigma Tau, the philosophy honor society

Career Path Highlights: Bert earned her M.A. in developmental psychology from the University of Connecticut. After working as a research manager at Butler Hospital in Providence, she and her late father-in-law, Hugo Bert, founded the Bert Gallery in 1985. Originally located in the Providence Biltmore Hotel, the gallery later moved to 540 South Water St. in Providence.

In 1997, Bert co-founded Gallery Night Providence, a festive occasion held the third Thursday of each month from March to November during which more than 20 local galleries offer free admission, with free trolley transportation to each location.

Bert is earning her Appraisal Certificate from the Appraisers Association of America and New York University. The author of numerous scholarly essays and articles, she co-authored Sketches, an art journal highlighting early Providence Art Club artists and major Rhode Island Women artists of the 19th century. A chapter in Infinite Radius on the Providence art scene before the advent of the Rhode Island School of Design will be published in fall 2009. Bert is a member of the National Advisory Board of the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C.

Family: Husband, Dr. Arthur Bert; mother-in law, the late Helen Bert, founder of PC's women's athletic program and associate director of athletics; father-in-law, the late Hugo Bert
 
Staying Involved: Bert and her husband Arthur take part in and generously support College events celebrating the life and legacy of Helen Bert and the accomplishments of the women's athletics program she founded. They established the Helen A. Bert Memorial Scholarship and Women's Athletic Fund in 2003 and most recently supported the creation of the Helen Bert Study Lounge for all student-athletes in Alumni Hall.

"Transforming" Quote: Bert notes that her Development of Western Civilization professors "stressed the importance of context," an important concept which she employs in gallery exhibitions and art research.