Joanna N Ravello Goods

Dr. Ravello is a thought leader and strategist with more than 15 years’ success driving DE&I initiatives in fast-paced, multi-faceted organizations. She has worked collaboratively with stakeholders to identify key priorities and change interventions that transform organizational culture and climate; designed and facilitated interactive educational modules for various audiences to advance justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion practices and strategies; and served as a subject matter expert and trusted partner to leaders and employees. 

She joins the College most recently from the University of Rhode Island where she served as the Director of Community and Organizational Development. In this role, she helped set the strategic vision for justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. She drafted the 2017-22 Office of Community, Equity and Diversity Strategic Plan: A Campus–Wide Guide for Promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion based on recommendations from the University’s diversity committees; best practices in social justice research and scholarship; and frameworks in multicultural organizational development.

She holds degrees in Human Development & Family Studies from the University of Rhode Island (B.S. and M.S.) and a Ph.D. in Higher Education with an emphasis in Organizational Leadership from the University of Massachusetts, Boston.

Dr. Ravello’s responsibilities at Stonehill include leading the development of a unifying strategic vision for DEI, building consensus for a campus-wide DEI strategic plan, operationalizing its goals, and establishing metrics to monitor progress and successful outcomes. She will support faculty development efforts in the areas of pedagogy, curriculum, scholarship, and leadership.