Heather Goode

Office Assistant
Heather_Goode@brown.edu

The office assistant answers telephones, greets visitors, and provides general administrative support to the assistant to the president, the communications manager, and others in the office.

 

Geneva Ferrell

Special assistant to the president
Geneva_Ferrell@Brown.edu

Geneva has primary responsibility for the management of the president’s schedule, handling requests for the president’s time, coordinating travel, and preparing supporting material for the president’s meetings.

 

Hannah Rodriguez-Farrar

Assistant to the President
Hannelore_Rodriguez-Farrar@brown.edu

Hannah has primary responsibility for advising the president on a range of issues and advancing, managing, and overseeing the work of the president’s office. In this role she interacts with various University constituencies including faculty, students, staff, parents, and selected external individuals and organizations; serves as the liaison with the president’s cabinet and executive committees; and works on special projects as needed.

 

Dawn Silvia

Executive Assistant
Dawn_Silvia@brown.edu

Dawn handles incoming communications to the president’s office and facilitates appropriate responses to the requests, questions, and concerns submitted via mail or email. She also oversees outgoing presidential communications, including those prepared by offices throughout the University.

 

Richard Spies

Executive Vice President for Planning and Senior Advisor to the President
Richard_Spies@brown.edu

Dick provides oversight of the senior officers’ activities pertaining to Brown’s short- and long-term planning processes, including the growth of the University both on and off College Hill. He advises the president on the direction and progress of the significant investment in the University’s academic programs and guides the multiple capital projects currently underway.

 

Fatima Kane

Executive Assistant
Fatima_Kane@Brown.EDU

Fatima supports the executive vice president for planning and senior advisor to the president, managing his calendar, correspondence, and many logistical aspects of his projects.  She also provides high-level administrative support to the assistant to the president and contributes to the flow of tasks in the president's office.