Saint Joseph's College of Maine Leadership

Oliver Griswold joined Saint Joseph’s College in January 2020 as Associate Vice President and Chief Brand and Marketing Officer. Most recently, Mr. Griswold served for twelve years as Brand Strategy Director at GMMB, a leading mission-driven communications agency headquartered in Washington DC.

In his role at Saint Joseph’s College, Mr. Griswold is responsible for ensuring that internal community members and external audiences understand and engage with the story of the College and its related brands. He oversees the recently created Brand Studio, which is responsible for all marketing and media efforts, continually develops dynamic new campaigns, and serves as the hub for campus communications.

Mr. Griswold’s past brand projects refreshed the identities of College of the Holy Cross, Jesuit Volunteer Corps, Evergreen State College, University of Washington, YWCA, Higher Learning Advocates, First Scholars, Mathematica, The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, International Center for Research on Women, The Walton Family Foundation, Linked Learning, and The Allen Institute, among many others.

Mr. Griswold earned his bachelor’s degree in American Studies and Creative Writing at Colby College, and his master’s at the George Washington University. He and his wife, Ellen, live in Portland with their two daughters.

Dr. Christopher Fuller joined Saint Joseph’s College in August 2019 as Vice President & Chief Sponsorship and Mission Integration Officer. Most recently, Dr. Fuller served for six years at Carroll College in Helena, Montana, as Dean of Mission Integration and Effectiveness.

Dr. Fuller brings twenty-five years of experience in Catholic higher education to his role at Saint Joseph’s College. Before his appointment as Dean of Mission Integration and Effectiveness at Carroll College, he was an associate professor of theology and Director of the Hunthausen Center for Peace and Justice there. He also served as a campus minister for ten years at Saint Mary’s College of California. During his career, Dr. Fuller has published scholarship and presented papers in biblical studies, film studies, and mission integration.

In his role at Saint Joseph’s, Dr. Fuller is responsible for promoting and integrating the mission and vision of the College, its Catholic identity, and Mercy heritage. He also assists in promoting positive relationships and collaborations between the college and religious, civic, and church communities.

Dr. Fuller is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the Catholic Biblical Association. He earned his bachelor’s degree in communications at UCLA, and his master’s degree in biblical studies and doctorate in interdisciplinary studies at the Graduate Theological Union.

Chris and his wife, Martha, reside in Portland, Maine and have raised identical twin sons together.

Cortland “Chip” Stiles, Jr. joined Saint Joseph’s College in May 2016 as Associate Vice President & Chief Information Officer. Chip brings more than 20 years of experience in information technology, most recently serving as Chief Information Officer at Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts. At Merrimack, he was responsible for strategic direction and operations of all information technology at the College during a period of rapid growth.

Prior to his work at Merrimack, he co-founded Serensoft, a technology services and consulting firm based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. In his role as chief operating officer, he worked with a range of higher education institutions around the country to help them manage change as it relates to information technology.

Chip serves on the Advisory Board for the Maine Center for Graduate and Professional Studies, an initiative of the University of Maine System focused on integrating multiple campus graduate programs under one roof.

Chip earned his BA in Economics and Philosophy from the University of Maine in 1989.

Chip has two adult children, Hattie and Graham, and lives with his wife, Janice, in Portland, Maine.

Joanne Bean is a VP & Chief Advancement Officer at SAINT JOSEPH'S COLLEGE.

Ms. Kristine Avery, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, is Associate Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer at the College. She was initially appointed as the Director of Human Resources in June 2013, where she served 1,000 staff and faculty members in a strategic Human Resources leadership role. Prior to her appointment at the College, Ms. Avery was the Senior Vice President of Human Resources for 12 years at FISC Solutions in Lewiston, Maine. FISC is a national financial services and payment processing provider. The company was named a 2011, 2012 & 2013 Best Places to Work in Maine employer.

Since 2006, Ms. Avery has served as a volunteer leader for the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), the world’s largest Human Resources membership organization. From 2013 - 2014 Ms. Avery served as the 2013/2014 Membership Advisory Council Representative for the Northeast Region. She served as the SHRM Maine State Council Director in 2011 & 2012 and served two years prior as Director-Elect. In addition, Ms. Avery has held numerous SHRM chapter leadership roles including Treasurer, President-Elect, President and Immediate Past President of HRASM, Maine’s largest SHRM chapter. Ms. Avery has been an instructor of the SPHR/PHR Certification Preparatory Exam course at the University of Southern Maine since 2007. She was named Maine’s 2010 HR Leader of the Year and inducted into Maine’s HR Hall of Fame in 2011.

Ms. Avery is a graduate of the travel and tourism program at Southeastern Academy in Florida and has continued her studies in Human Resource Management at the University of Southern Maine.

Ms. Avery resides with her husband, Dan, in Windham, Maine.

Liz Wiesen is an Associate Vice President & Chief Student Affairs Officer at SAINT JOSEPH'S COLLEGE.

Ray Brown has over three decades of experience in the area of Admissions in higher education. After beginning his career at his alma mater Concordia, Mr. Brown worked in the Admissions Departments at several universities. From 2000 to 2017, he served as the longest-tenured Dean of Admissions in the institution’s history at Texas Christian University. Upon leaving TCU, he was awarded emeritus status.

At Saint Joseph’s College, Mr. Brown oversees both campus-based and online student recruitment and admissions efforts.

Mr. Brown’s professional memberships have included the College Board, the National Association for College Admission Counseling, and the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. Mr. Brown has presented at a variety of conferences and symposiums on topics ranging from college and career readiness, the impact of athletics on admissions, as well as the role of ethics in college admissions.

Among his awards, Mr. Brown received the Founder’s Award from the Texas Association for College Admissions Counseling in 2009.

Rob Wilson joined Saint Joseph’s College in August of 2019 as Chief Business and Finance Officer & Vice President. His responsibilities include stewardship of the College’s financial and real estate resources, ensuring the financial health and long-term financial sustainability of the College, and serving as the President’s principal advisor on business and financial operations. He oversees the financial planning, treasury, and facilities functions, and is charged with providing strategic direction in the College’s growth and diversification of mission-aligned revenue.

Rob is an accomplished business and financial professional, with over 25 years of management and leadership experience in both for-profit and non-profit organizations and is deeply committed to harnessing business practices for social good. For 10 years he served in leadership-roles in national for-profit financial subsidiaries of Maine-based non-profit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) CEI.

He earned master’s degrees in Natural Science and in Business Administration, from Cambridge University and I.E.S.E. (Barcelona) respectively, and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Project Management Professional (PMP) professional designations.

Rob lives in a “green” (LEED Platinum) home in Freeport, Maine, with his wife, Fiona, and teenage daughter.