Helena Rodrigues has been named university dean of libraries at the Providence Campus of Johnson & Wales University. She provides leadership, fosters cross-functional partnerships and enhances the direction of the library system. Rodrigues also oversees the Culinary Museum & Archives at the Providence Campus and serves as a dissertation advisor to doctoral candidates. She received a bachelor’s degree from Salve Regina University and her master’s and doctoral degrees from Simmons College in Boston. Rodrigues is a member of the International Federation of Library Associations, the American Library Association, and the New England Library Association. She lives in Dartmouth.













