Melissa Ruggerio, Strategic Partnerships Manager, WGU

Melissa Ruggiero is a Strategic Partnerships Manager supporting Western Governor’s University’s academic and corporate partners across Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. She has spent nearly a decade in higher education, starting her career in admissions before moving into strategic partnerships. Melissa holds a master's degree in Adult Education and Corporate Training from Regis University, and earned her bachelor's in international business and Spanish from Ohio Wesleyan University. She currently resides in southern New Hampshire with her husband and two young children.