Melissa Withers: The Words Really Do Matter

Adding fresh thinking to the higher education debate, BIF's Executive Director shares the latest research from BIF's Student Experience Lab.

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Melissa Withers

Melissa Withers is the former Executive Director of the Business Innovation Factory. In addition to her work overseeing day-to-day operations at BIF, Melissa played an active role in projects conducted in the BIF experience labs.

Melissa previously served as Director, Communications and Market Development for the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation. In addition to overseeing the corporation's market development and communications activities, Melissa led the development of the state's innovation programming and was responsible for the launch of programs such as the Rhode Island Science and Technology Advisory Council and RI-Nexus initiative.

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