Professor
Director Fashion Merchandising and Retailing
Email: rigia@bridgeport.edu
Phone: 203-576-4098
6th Year Professional Certificate Education Administration
MS Business Education
BS Marketing
AA Fashion Merchandising
Industry ExperienceFaculty Externships Via Spiga Corporate Office, J. Silver Buying Office
Soft Goods Merchandise Manager E.J.Korvette
Buyer Abraham & Strauss
Associate Buyer Abraham & Strauss
Professional MembershipsAmerican Association of Textile Technologists
Fabricad
Fashion Group of New York
National Retail Federation
Ned Graphics User Group
S.I.G. on Retailing
Connecticut Co-Operative Education Association
Advisory Board Fashion Technology Bullard Havens RTHS Bridgeport, Ct.
Delta Mu Delta
Areas of SpecializationInternships
Fashion Accessories
Buying
Retail Math
Textiles
Textile Design
Areas of ResponsibilityInternships
Study Abroad Programs
Transfer Articulation Agreements
Transfer Adviser
Minor Areas of Study in Marketing, Mass Communication, Art and Design
Field Trips