ABOUT US

Our OrganIzation

The Brown Club of Rhode Island is a non-profit organization run by a volunteer Board of Directors all of whom are graduates or related to a graduate of the University. The Board organizes a broad range of events throughout the year including lectures by Brown faculty, social events for alumni and information sessions for potential students. The BCRI is one of the University's most active alumni clubs serving over 6,000 alumni in the Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts areas.

Our Mission

Our Mission as a Club includes:

• The initiation and encouragement of activities which promise to further the welfare and interests of Brown and contribute to the overall betterment of the individual alumnus/alumnae.

• To enlighten alumni regarding the changing nature of the Brown experience in terms of social, educational and humanistic matters. This will further help to develop an alumni body that is well informed and effective in furthering the goals of the University.

• To influence outstanding young people to select Brown for an undergraduate education.

• To offer programs of common alumni interest that stimulate thought and promote a sense of camaraderie.

• To foster a continuing relationship with undergraduates so that they may someday play an active role as an alumnus.

• To maintain The Jean and Francis Madeira Music Award which is given each year to a graduating senior in the Music Department of Brown University.

• To be engaged in the local community as a positive influence.

Officers

BCRI Officers 2024–2025

• President Bruce Keeler '90

• Vice President Tom Kostka '78

• Treasurer Kevin Tracy '85

• Secretary Thano Chaltas '87, P'24*

• Communications Chairs Lisa Frappier '85* and Emily McDaniel '13

• Membership Chair Judy Safian

Board Members

• Hamzah Ansari ScMIME'09*

• Sabrina Antonelli AM '10

• Emilie Benoit '72

• Armen Casparian '72

• Eda Celen M.Sc. '16

• Carole Collins '70

• Janice Dela Cerna AM '20

• Kenneth Dill '77*

• Lynn Ewart-Paine '85

• James Griffeth '79

• Walter Harper AM'96, PhD'06*

• Mary Maguire '80

• Jonathan Migliori '11*

• Richard Montauk '75

• Mitra Nadjmi '93

• Rachel Peterson '13

• Scott Powell '96

• Diana Revkin '83

• Micah Rubenstein '81

• Diane Scott '75*

• Karen Stern (Hammarstrom) '68

• Elena Thornton Kissel '81 P'13 P'17

• Judith Tolnick Champa MA '79

• Mary Tsangarakis '76

*Past President

If you are a Brown graduate and interested in becoming a Board Member of the BCRI, please contact Lisa Frappier at lisa_frappier@alumni.brown.edu for more information on the nomination process.