Meet The Team
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Antwan Bluster
Assistant Director for Student ActivitiesPronouns He, Him, HisGroups Advised/Role SAO Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives, Cultural, Gender/Sexuality, Religious and Spiritual Life groups, Service GroupsAntwan joined Brown University in November 2021. Prior to working at Brown, he worked in several capacities such as residence life, student engagement and admissions. Antwan earned his Bachelors in International Business from American International College and is currently completing his Masters in Business Administration from College of Our Lady the Elms. Antwan supports over 100 student groups organizations throughout the ethnic/cultural, gender/sexuality, religious/spiritual life, and service based categories. Additionally, he is the point person for SAO’s DIAP initiatives and manages the lunchtime discussion series. Antwan is a big Adele fan, loves cooking, and enjoys playing tennis.
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Joie Forte
Senior Associate Dean and Director of Student ActivitiesPronouns She, Her, HersGroups Advised/Role Undergraduate Council of Students, Undergraduate Finance BoardJoie Forte joined the Student Activities Office (SAO) team in January 2012. Prior to her work at Brown, she worked in Residential Life at Rhode Island College. Originally from Massachusetts, she completed her undergraduate work at Bridgewater State University and graduate work at the University of Rhode Island. Currently, as the Director of the Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center and Student Activities, Joie works to empower students and enhance their capacities to be more effective and adaptive leaders. In addition, Joie strives to support student leadership and initiative to enhance and promote campus community. Under her leadership, the SAO team oversees student group advising for over 400 student groups, outdoor leadership and the Brown Outdoor Leadership Training (BOLT) program, and the Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center.
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Marisa Fortney
Assistant Director of the Stephen Robert ‘62 Campus Center and Student ActivitiesPronouns She, Her, HersGroups Advised/Role Academic and Professional, Class Coordinating Boards, Stephen Robert ‘62 Campus Center management, Campus Center Programming, Underground ThursdaysMarisa joined the Student Activities team in January 2022. Originally from New Jersey, Marisa earned her B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies from the University of Rhode Island and her M.Ed in Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education from Springfield College. Prior to joining the Brown community, she worked at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) focusing on new student orientation and large-scale events. In addition to her time at RISD she has had the opportunity to work in both Residence Life and Housing and Student Conduct. In her current role as the Assistant Director, Stephen Robert ‘62 Campus Center and Student Activities Marisa will oversee the campus center striving to make it a more dynamic space for students to gather and advising student groups in implementing large-scale events. In her spare time she enjoys running, hiking, reading, and traveling.
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Andrew Hollis
Associate Director of Graduate Student Activities and Leadership DevelopmentPronouns He, Him, HisGroups Advised/Role Graduate Student Organizations, Leadership, SAO Administrative FunctionsAndrew Hollis joined the Student Activities Office (SAO) team in March of 2023. Prior to his work at Brown, he worked in University Recreation and Leadership development at Harvard College and the University of Redlands (in Southern California). Originally from Rhode Island (and glad to be back home!), Andrew received a B.S. from Ursinus College and an M.Ed. from the University of Redlands. As the Associate Director of Graduate Student Activities and Leadership Programs, Andrew works to support the various Graduate Student organizations as well as leadership development and programming throughout campus. When he is not at the Stephen Roberts '62 Campus Center, Andrew likes to drink overpriced coffee and spend time outdoors.
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Jen Lucero
Assistant Director for Performing and Visual ArtsPronouns She, Her, HersGroups Advised/Role A Cappella, Arts, Comedy, Media, Music, Radio and Film, Theatre Groups and Performing Arts SafetyJen joined the Student Activities Office team in November 2021. Prior to becoming a Brunonian, she worked as a stage technician, stage manager, and production supervisor with several educational, community, and professional theater organizations in the tri-state area including McCarter Theatre Center, Brookdale Performing Arts Center and Van Zandt Milmore Productions. As the advisor and safety specialist for the Performing and Visual Arts student groups, Jen is equal parts safety advocate and creativity cheerleader for a wide variety of artistic endeavors including theater and dance, acapella and improv, publications, music, radio and film. As a hands-on collaborator, she can often be found scooting around campus checking on SAO’s other facilities in Alumnae and TF Green Halls as well as attending as many rehearsals, releases, performances, concerts and events as time allows.
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Malcom Moniz
Assistant Director for Outdoor Leadership and Student ActivitiesPronouns They, Them, TheirsGroups Advised/Role Brown Outdoor Leadership Training (BOLT) and Leadership Development Programs, Recreational and AppreciationMalcom Moniz joined the Student Activities Office in June 2024. Before that, they held various positions in science and education. A graduate of the University of Rhode Island with a degree in Wildlife & Conservation Biology, Malcom worked as a bird biologist for institutions like Cornell University, Tulane, and the University of Minnesota Duluth. Alongside their fieldwork, they taught environmental ecology and biology as an outdoor educator, program coordinator/director, and most recently as a high school teacher at Providence Career and Technical Academy. A passionate naturalist and outdoor enthusiast, Malcom enjoys birding, backpacking, bikepacking, foraging, and mycology. They direct the BOLT program and advise recreation and appreciation student organizations at Brown.
Evening Event Managers
The Evening Event Managers (EEMs) assist with coordination of student activities, events, and departmental facilities during the evenings and weekends. The managers provides on-site support and advice to student event organizers. Working collaboratively with student event managers, they ensure that events on evenings and weekends run smoothly and safely.
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Tami Akerele
Pronouns She, Her, HersTami joined the Student Activities Office in April 2025. Originally from Texas, she earned her B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Public Health and is currently a first-year grad student pursuing her M.P.H. in Public Health at Brown University. In her current role as Evening Events Manager, Tami works alongside student organizations and leaders to coordinate events and activities while addressing issues as they arise. During her undergraduate studies, she worked in Residence Life and as a Resident advisor and a Community Council assistant, mentoring student leaders, managing programming, and overseeing events. Tami also led health education workshops as a peer educator through her Health Promotion office, served as Public Relations Officer for her women’s organization focused on local philanthropy in College Station, and represented her university as a National Collegiate Leadership Council Member with March of Dimes. In her free time, she enjoys watching TV, reading on her Kindle, working out, crocheting, watercolor painting, learning (and forgetting) chess, $6 Tuesday movie nights, and $5 Pizookie nights.
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Victoria Andrade-Fonseca
Victoria joined the Student Activities Office in November of 2025. She found her home
in Rhode Island when she attended Bryant University for her undergraduate studies. In the
spring of 2022, Victoria graduated with a Bachelors of Arts in Sociology with minors in
Africana/Black Studies and Human Resources Management. While at Bryant, she discovered her
passion for working in higher education and creating spaces for underrepresented student
populations through her work in the PWC Center for Diversity & Inclusion and the Center for
Student Leadership & Involvement. Without truly knowing it at the time, this experience as a
student leader emphasized the importance of integrating social justice into leadership styles and
demonstrated her commitment to fostering diverse, inclusive, and engaging learning
environments for students. Victoria is a 2024 graduate from the College Student Personnel
Master’s Program here at URI. She currently works full time at the University of Rhode Island
in the Center for Student Leadership Development. In her current role as Evening Events
Manager, Victoria works alongside student organizations and leaders to coordinate events and
activities while addressing issues as they arise. Driven by cultural competency, social justice,
equity, and inclusion, Victoria strives to make higher education more accessible, meaningful, and
equitable for all students. This focus allows her to advocate for all students, ensuring equal
access to resources, opportunities, and experiences. In her free time, Victoria enjoys trying new
coffee shops, spending time with friends, and collecting records and listening to music.