A National Certified Counselor, Mari Nardolillo-Dias is one of the developers of the Counseling Psychology program at Johnson & Wales University where she also teaches counseling psychology, psychology and sociology.
Nardolillo-Dias’s interest in literature and theater is evident in several projects she has taken on in recent years: Changing Lives Through Literature Program at RIDOC Maximum Security, North Kingstown (RI) drama programs, and Fogarty on Broadway a program for fifth grade students to integrate literacy and social studies using Broadway Musical Theatre as the delivery method. She also developed and facilitated Duke University’s Talent Identification Program Leadership Institute and has offered numerous leadership development programs for other schools and organizations.