| Title | Senior Business Advisor |
|---|---|
| Department | Small Business Development Center |
| Office | Classroom Building 156 |
| Phone | 978.542.6640 |
| rosa.taormina@salemstate.edu | |
| Resume | Rosa Taormina |
Rosa joined Salem State University in July 2017 as an Administrative Assistant II in the Bertolon School of Business and was promoted to the role of Assistant Director of Operations, Assessment and Accreditation less than a year later. After helping the school achieve initial AACSB accreditation in December 2020, Rosa accepted a new position as a Business Advisor – CARES Act at the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center, where she is helping small business owners negatively impacted by COVID-19.
In addition to her role at the MSBDC, Rosa is also a resource for fellow union members, serving as president of the Salem Chapter's Association of Professional Administrators.
Rosa lives with her family in neighboring Beverly. A Connecticut native, Rosa has lived in Massachusetts for nearly two decades and tries very hard to get her children to pronounce the letter “r”.
Rosa holds a BA from Providence College and a JD from Massachusetts School of Law. In her spare time, she runs her own small business [Little Lemon Boutique] where she specializes in making and selling handmade goods.
Shea-Van Fossen, Rita & Taormina, Rosa & LaCasse, JoDee. (2021). Selecting and using faculty data management software systems. Organization Management Journal. ahead-of print. 10.1108/OMJ-04-2021-1210
Taormina, R. D. and Marin-Zapata, S. (2021, March 8-11). Earning Your Ducks: Gaining Faculty Buy-In to AoL [Conference presentation]. AACSB 2021 Innovative Curriculum Conference, Virtual, United States.