Audrey Spina

Career Advisor

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Audrey brings an empathetic nature and strategic mindset to the RISD Career Center’s programs, collaborations, and student advising meetings. Her interdisciplinary background in museum collections and administration, social justice focused nonprofit organizations, and student advising allows her to draw on a multitude of skills and strengths when supporting students. She believes in the power of creative economies and expression as critical engines in procuring flourishing communities. Audrey received her undergraduate degree in Art History and English from Wheaton College, Massachusetts, and a master’s degree in secondary education and poetry from Bridgewater State University. She is also trained in design thinking and “life design” concepts from Stanford University’s d.lab housed at the d.school. She is a horror film enthusiast and loves to swim with her black lab x aussie shepherd mutt.

Fun Fact: Outside of RISD, Audrey is a poet and writer, who reads and publishes work regularly. She likes to think about differences and similarities between ‘knowing’ and ‘understanding.