The Director of Finance and Administration is responsible for financial reporting and operations for the OVPR and manages both internal and external communications for the department. The Director, in collaboration with the Proposal Coordinator, also manages internal research funding opportunities including the Research Seed Funding program, the Richard B. Salomon Faculty Research Awards and the Departmental Research funding for the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

As Corporate Controller, Beth was one of the founding employees of Spectra Systems Corporation, a Brown spin-out company utilizing patented Brown technology for marking and authenticating documents. In 2004, she acted as the Conference Coordinator for Carbon2004, an international scientific conference hosted by Brown's Division of Engineering. Beth is a CPA with a background in both public and management accounting. She holds a B.S. in accounting from Michigan Technological University and an M.B.A. from Bryant University.