Global Engagement Advisory Board

Alexandra Melillo is an Associate Vice President at The Asia Group in Washington D.C., where she provides clients with detailed research and analysis on Japan’s pharmaceutical and healthcare market, develops Japan-focused business and advocacy strategies, and assists with business development initiatives across the firm. Alex’s education and career have focused greatly on Japanese domestic politics and U.S.-Japan relations, having spent 10-years in Japan in various roles. While at Saint Michael’s College, Alex studied abroad for a year at Musashi University and returned to Japan after graduation as an assistant language teacher in Toyama Prefecture on the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program. After three years on the JET Program, Alex studied advance Japanese at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies in Yokohama and spent an additional five-years at the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan in Tokyo, where she gained a nuanced understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities businesses face in Japan. Alex is also co-president of the board and an active member of the JET Alumni Associate of DC (JETAADC), where she creates opportunities for JET alumni in the DMV area to maintain connections to Japan, and supports the next generation of U.S.-Japan leaders. Alex earned her Bachelor’s in Business Administration, with minors in East Asian Studies and International Relations, from Saint Michael’s College in 2011, and completed her Master’s in International Policy and Practice from George Washington University in 2025.

Julie Griffin-Carty is currently serving as Project Manager at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris, France, where she is responsible for the strategic planning and execution of high-profile international events, including the ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition. In this role, she oversees end-to-end event production and stakeholder engagement, ensuring the successful delivery of programs that support the ICC’s global mission for the mediators of tomorrow. Prior to her current position, Ms. Griffin-Carty held a variety of roles in event management and fundraising across, with a focus on cross-cultural collaboration, experiential programming, and international outreach. She has developed and implemented events throughout Europe and North America, working with diverse teams and global audiences. Outside of her professional endeavors, Julie shares her passion for travel and culture through her Instagram account, @julieonfoot, where she documents her explorations of art, architecture, and everyday life across Europe. Ms. Griffin-Carty earned her Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Business Administration from Saint Michael’s College in 2009.

Azar Sharipov is currently serving as the Head of Office of Pzena Investment Management Europe, Ltd. In Dublin, Ireland, where he is responsible for supporting the growth of the European business and the worldwide UCITS funds distribution. He also serves as the primary point of contact for the Central Bank of Ireland, providing oversight of delegated activities regarding investment management services.

Prior to this role, Mr. Sharipov served as the Manager of Portfolio Implementation within Pzena Investment Management, LLC in New York. He was responsible for the team focused on the implementation of all of the Firm’s investment strategies on a global basis. Prior to joining Pzena in 2007, he was a Securities Administrator at Lazard Asset Management where his primary responsibilities included securities pricing. He earned his bachelor’s degrees in Economics, Political Science, and Business Administration from Saint Michael’s College in 2004.

Anne M. D’Angelo, Ph.D., has worked in international education and development for thirty years. Currently, she is Assistant Dean at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, where she leads the Carlson Global Institute and its strategy development, institutional partnerships, education abroad programs, and offshore global executive MBA programs around the world.  Dr. D’Angelo also is a faculty member in the College of Education and Human Development, a certified coach from The Hudson Institute of Coaching, and Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coaching Federation. Dr. D’Angelo served as Assistant Public Affairs Officer for the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, (1997-2000) and as an English instructor and entrepreneur in Tokyo, Japan, (1989-1992). Moreover, D’Angelo worked in agricultural development and training in Central and Eastern Europe and Northern Africa.  Dr. D’Angelo earned her BA in English and Philosophy at Saint Michael’s College in 1989, and her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development with a specialization in Comparative and International Development Education. She received a U.S. Department of State Meritorious Honor Award, a U.S. Fulbright-Nehru Award to India, and the University of Minnesota’s Recipient of the Distinguished Award for Global Engagement for her outstanding contributions to excellence in global education and cultural understanding.

Brian Arnold graduated from Saint Michael’s College in 1989 with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, and a minor in Economics.  He currently splits his time between Bangkok where his family is based, and Jakarta where he is an International Tax Partner at PwC Indonesia.  His passion to pursue an international career was ignited during his Junior year at Saint Michael’s College when he took a semester abroad at the Loyola University Rome Center in Italy.   He has more than 32 years professional experience in multiple jurisdictions, with a focus on advising clients on tax and regulatory issues faced when investing in emerging markets.  He originally joined PwC (at the time Price Waterhouse) in NYC in 1992 after obtaining his Masters degree from the University of Texas at Austin.  Early in his career in 1995 an opportunity arose to live and work in Moscow Russia as PwC was rapidly growing a practice there.  He left Russia in 1998 and subsequently moved to work at PwC in South Korea with PwC from 1999-2002.  While in Seoul he took a break from PwC to work in Investment Banking for Macquarie Bank from 2002-2005.  He returned to PwC in Moscow from 2005 to 2009, then spent 3 years with PwC in Bucharest, Romania where he also looked after the PwC Moldova office in Chisinau.  He moved to Jakarta, Indonesia with PwC in 2012. During his time in Jakarta Brian has been very active with the American Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia, both as a Board member and he also previously served as the President of the Board from 2014-2018.

Jean Antonio Hache Alvarez joined the family business in 1979, quickly advancing to Director of Retail Operations, overseeing multiple stores. He also served as President of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce (1988-1990) and was appointed to the board of Banco de Reservas from 1992 to 2004, returning in 2020 as Vice President.  He was a board member at Banco Lafise (2015-2020) and at Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (1990-1992), and he founded the National Retail Organization in 1994 and chaired the International Advisory Group at True Value, USA (2006-2008).

In 2009, he left the family business to lead BII Dominicana, Servex, and Bidanka, focusing on commercial furniture with Herman Miller (now MillerKnoll). Jean has been on the Cementos Cibao board since 1998 and has served as the Honorary Consul of Mexico in Santiago since 2006, and he is also the founder and CFO of BHouse LLC in Miami. I am a Catholic, a devoted family man, and a businessman committed to ethical leadership.  He attended Saint Michael’s College to learn English, eventually earning a BS in Business in 1977, and then completed an MBA at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.  His oldest daughter Gipsy graduated with a BA from Saint Michael’s College from Saint Michael’s College in 2004.

Brian Lacey is an American entertainment executive involved in the creation, production, and marketing of original programs for the U.S. and international marketplace. Active in the entertainment industry for nearly 40 years, Lacey has distributed and/or produced over 3,500 episodes of television programming to over 120 countries in most all genres — drama, documentaries, theatrical films, light entertainment — and most notably some of the biggest children’s hit series in the past 50 years. In 1994, Lacey founded Lacey Entertainment, a New York based international television marketing, production, and distribution company. Active in civic, cultural and philanthropic affairs, Lacey is founder of the Kilkea Foundation, a non-profit foundation that encourages and honors excellence in the humanities, arts and sciences through college scholarship programs, as well as international fellowships in the humanities and social justice, including the Henry G. Fairbanks Visiting Scholar in the Humanities at his alma mater. He earned his BA in American Studies at Saint Michael’s College in 1972, and a graduate degree in English from Clark University in Massachusetts as a Jonas Clark Scholar.

Rev. Marcel Rainville, Society of Saint Edmund (SSE), earned his BA in Philosophy from Saint Michael’s College in 1967, and his M. Div. in 1970 from the University of Saint Michael’s College at the University of Toronto.  From 1971-1978, Fr. Rainville was an Assistant Pastor, and from 1978-1981, a Pastor, at Most Holy Trinity Parish, Prados del Este, Caracas, Venezuela.  From 1982-1988, he served as Pastor of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima Parish, Las Minas de Baruta, Caracas, Venezuela.  Since 2008, he has served as a Campus Minister at Saint Michael’s College, as well as in a number of roles including: Director of Edmundite Communications from 1988-1994; Secretary General 1990-1994; Local Superior, 1994-2000; Spiritual Director, Partners in Ministry, 1994-2008; and Director of Edmundite Campus Ministry, 1997-2003; and since 2013 has served as the coordinator of the Pontigny Society.  Fr. Rainville also served on the Saint Michael’s College Board of Trustees from 1990-1996, and as Chair of the Board in 2020.  Fluent in both French and Spanish, Fr. Rainville has since 2000 led the Saint Edmund’s Heritage Trips to France.