{"id":56576,"date":"2021-02-10T15:54:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T15:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/?page_id=56576"},"modified":"2026-03-30T18:44:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T18:44:43","slug":"contact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/contact\/","title":{"rendered":"Media contacts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"fullwidth type-intro\">Our department is the first stop for connecting with University leaders, faculty, staff or students related to any news item, 401-874-2116.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2019\/12\/Dawn-Bergantino-2.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2019\/12\/Dawn-Bergantino-2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2019\/12\/Dawn-Bergantino-2-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2019\/12\/Dawn-Bergantino-2-364x409.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Dawn Bergantino<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Assistant Director<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4147<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:dawn_bergantino@uri.edu\">dawn_bergantino@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2024\/09\/bessette.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"James Bessette\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2024\/09\/bessette.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2024\/09\/bessette-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2024\/09\/bessette-364x409.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2024\/09\/bessette-500x562.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">James Bessette<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Public Information Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.3520<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:james.bessette@uri.edu\">james.bessette@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2024\/09\/Kristen-Curry.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2024\/09\/Kristen-Curry.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2024\/09\/Kristen-Curry-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2024\/09\/Kristen-Curry-364x410.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Kristen Curry<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Public Information Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5602<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:kristen.curry@uri.edu\">kristen.curry@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2019\/12\/tony-laroche.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tony Laroche\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2019\/12\/tony-laroche.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2019\/12\/tony-laroche-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2019\/12\/tony-laroche-364x410.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Tony LaRoche<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Public Information Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4894<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:anthony_laroche@uri.edu\">anthony_laroche@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2024\/09\/Patrick-Luce.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Patrick Luce\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2024\/09\/Patrick-Luce.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2024\/09\/Patrick-Luce-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2024\/09\/Patrick-Luce-364x410.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Patrick Luce<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Public Information Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4046<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:patrickluce@uri.edu\">patrickluce@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/02\/Neil-Nachbar.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/02\/Neil-Nachbar.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/02\/Neil-Nachbar-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/02\/Neil-Nachbar-364x410.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Neil Nachbar<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Public Information Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4946<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:neil_nachbar@uri.edu\">neil_nachbar@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/02\/Nick-Phillips.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/02\/Nick-Phillips.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/02\/Nick-Phillips-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/02\/Nick-Phillips-364x410.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Nicholas Phillips<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Public Information Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.7892<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" 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