Rosanna Ferro

Rosanna Ferro joined College Track in June 2022 as Chief of Education. Dr. Ferro oversees program design and innovation, college success (including our college teams across the country, financial programs and scholarships), and DREAMer support. As a first-generation college graduate and an Afro-Dominican immigrant, Dr. Ferro is a talented leader who embodies the lived experience of College Track students. She brings nearly 20 years of leadership experience, including roles at Ithaca College as the Vice President of Student Affairs and Campus Life and at Williams College as Associate Dean of the College, where her leadership focused on creating clearer pathways to equitable student success for first-generation students. She also held various leadership roles at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, where she launched and developed widely successful programs in the areas of student success; student retention; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and the first-generation college experience.

Dr. Ferro received her bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Spanish and earned her Master of Social Work from Rutgers. Her doctoral dissertation, Proving Them Wrong: Academically Resilient First-Generation Latinas in College, conducted at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education, garnered her a Doctor of Education.

Dr. Ferro lives in Prince George’s County, Maryland, with her husband, Dr. Marty A. Ferro, and their children.