Avi Nevel is an entrepreneurial senior executive with more than 25 years of broad international business experience. He is skilled in strategic planning, business origination, management and expansion; and international sales and marketing.  Mr. Nevel currently serves as President and CEO of Nevel International.

Jeffrey Brier is the president of the insurance and employee benefits agency, Brier & Brier, located in Providence, Rhode Island. He founded the firm in 1985 with his father, Milton Brier. His commitment to being a professional insurance advisor is exemplified by his having earned the CLU, ChFC and CASL professional designations.

Dr. Alex Cutler is a board-certified child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist with a medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine/NY State American program in Tel Aviv, Israel.  Alex earned a bachelor’s in neuroscience with a minor in Spanish from Bates College, and a master’s in medical science from Boston University.

David is partner at Hinckley Allen, focusing on general corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities law.  He represents companies in all stages of business, including emerging and developing companies, established private middle-market companies and publicly held companies.  

Ella boasts a varied professional background, having accumulated experience in investment management, law, entrepreneurship, and investing. As the Managing Director of Cherrystone Angel Group, a private equity firm specializing in early-stage ventures,

Lawrence Katz recently retired from being Director of Jewish Life and Learning for the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island. He was responsible for the Jewish overlay of the programs of the Alliance, worked with the complementary and day schools, and supervised the Israel Desk.

Limor Nevel is a Director for Population Health at Boston Medical Center. She recently returned to New England from Virginia where she worked for the Virginia State Medicaid agency. Prior to her work in Virginia, Limor worked with various consulting and provider organizations leading healthcare strategy initiatives. 

Dr. Sean O'Callaghan grew up in Ireland, but spent most of his working life in the United Kingdom until he arrived at Salve Regina. His main area of expertise is in the field of world religions, particularly Islam, 

Baruch brings vast experience in complex negotiations, legal drafting and structuring of international financing, corporate and technology transactions. In advising parties to investments, financing and M&A in many jurisdictions, he gained in-depth understanding of business considerations and needs of his clients and the industry.

Jay has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Boston University and an MBA from Boston University. He is a CPA and managing partner at Rosenstein, Halper and Maselli, LLP, a full-service accounting firm located in Cranston, RI.  

Miriam A. Ross, Esq., is a business attorney, business advocate and community leader with extensive experience in industry, business law and compliance.  Miriam is the recipient of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2012 Women in Business, Champion of the Year for New England and Rhode Island. 

Jacqueline Saslawski, JD, MPIA, is the Director of the International Business (IB) Program and a Lecturer of Management at Bryant University. This role encompasses both teaching and administrative responsibilities, shaping the academic strategy of the IB Program. She is also the faculty advisor for the undergraduate student organization International Business Association (IBA). She is actively involved with the IB Alumni Advisory Council as well as outreach activities with K-12 students. Jacqueline has over nineteen years of experience in international higher education.

Kathy  Regional Manager, Western Hemisphere, Advocacy Center, United States Department of Commerce, previously managed the international trade partnership between Commerce RI and the John Chafee Center for International Business at Bryant University..

Roey Tzezana, PhD, is a public intellectual and a futures studies researcher with worldwide acclaim. He’s a research fellow in the Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center, and is the academic manager of the program for Futures Studies at Lahav Executive Education in Recanati Business School at Tel Aviv University.