Meet Your Financial Aid Counselor

  1. Admissions & Financial Aid
  2. Meet Your Financial Aid Counselor

All individuals applying to Rhode Island College, and all current students, are assigned a professional financial aid counselor. Most students are assigned to a counselor according to the first letter of their last name, with the exception of three academic programs – which have specific counselors for their students*.

Find Your Counselor by Your Last Name

First Letter of Student Last NameAssigned Financial Aid Counselor
A–BPamela Forant, Associate Director
C–ERosario Dwyer, Financial Aid Officer
F–KBrian Ingalls, Financial Aid Officer
L–MTodd Brenner, Assistant Director
N–R, Study AbroadKaylee Luchka, Financial Aid Officer
S–ZHelena Botelho, Financial Aid Officer

Find Your Counselor by Your Program

Nursing ProgramAssigned Financial Aid Counselor
Anesthesia*Jennifer Burke, Director
BPS, RN-BSN*Nancy Bessette, Senior Associate Director

Please Note: These lists were updated on 10/31/25. Caseload assignments change periodically, so please refer to this page for the most-up-to date listing. 

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Office of Financial Aid

The mission of the Office of Student Financial Aid is to assist students and their families in funding educational costs at Rhode Island College.