Lance Altizer
West Greenwich, RI
Amgen
Dawn Apajee
Cranston, RI
City Personnel, Inc.
Lisnel Arias
Cranston, RI
AAA Northeast
Katherine Baker
North Providence, RI
WinnCompanies
Michael Baker
Jamestown, RI
Amica Mutual Insurance Company
Jessica Barry
Foster, RI
United Way of Rhode Island
Nancy Bianchi
Providence, RI
Lockheed Architectural Solutions, Inc.
Brian Bicknell
North Kingstown, RI
General Dynamics Electric Boat
Marc Blankenbicker
Phi II Program Committee, LRI '24
Lieutenant Colonel, Military Professor, United States Marine Corps
Melissa Boyd
Wakefield, RI
University of Rhode Island
Enrique Cepeda
Phi II Program Committee, LRI '24
VP Labor/Employee Relations, Care New England Health System/ Women & Infants Hospitals
Francine Connolly
Warwick, RI
Retired
Ellis Cooper
Woonsocket, RI
Boys and Girls Club of Northern Rhode Island
Britney Crisafulli
Swansea, MA
Taco Comfort Solutions
Shana DeFelice
East Greenwich, RI
Meals on Wheels of RI, Inc.
Julissa Disu
Central Falls, RI
RI Governor's Workforce Board
Christopher Doepper
Narragansett, RI
Dimeo Construction Co.
Cassandra Earle
Jamestown, RI
Discover Newport
Melissa Feid
Providence, RI
Coastal Medical Physicians, Inc.
Marisol Feliciano
Warwick, RI
Mentor RI
David Ferreira
Providence, RI
Bristol County Savings Bank
Eve Formisano
Barrington, RI
Sail Newport, Inc.
William Foulkes
Providence, RI
Rhode Island School of Design
Jennifer Freitas
Lakeville, MA
Marcum LLP
Rose Gabriel-Leandre
Barrington, RI
RI Department of Human Services
Saikon Gbehan Isijola
Johnston, RI
Law Office of Saikon Gbehan, LLC.
Deborah George
Warwick, RI
Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Carrie Gill
North Kingstown, RI
Rhode Island Energy
Jenifer Giroux
Cranston, RI
Rhode Island College
Teondra Gomes
Providence, RI
Amos House
Harrison Grigsby
Providence, RI
Hope Scholars Initiative
Candace Harper
Phi II Program Committee, LRI '24
Executive Director, West Elmwood Housing Development Corporation
Ryan Hurt
Richmond, RI
Rhode Island Air National Guard
Matthew Jennette
Warwick, RI
Providence Police Department
Joseph Kayata
Cranston, RI
(add)ventures
Kelly Kincaid
Cumberland, RI
Adler Pollock & Sheehan PC
Sarah Knott
Wakefield, RI
Hasbro, Inc.
Kiley Krafve
Providence, RI
Amgen
Bethany Lyons
Mystic, CT
The Washington Trust Co
Sendurai Mani
Barrington, RI
Brown University
Shannon Massaroco
East Providence, RI
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families
Calvin Matthes
Providence, RI
Gilbane Building Company
Michael Mattone
Lincoln, RI
Navigant Credit Union
Jim McAssey
Cranston, RI
Brave River Solutions
Jennifer McCarthy
Pascoag, RI
Eleanor Slater Hospital
Maribel McLaughlin
Pawtucket, RI
Commonwealth Care Alliance, Inc./CCA Health RI
Kerci Marcello Stroud
East Greenwich, RI
Rhode Island School of Design
Suzanne Mello-Stark
Newport, RI
Rhode Island College
Luis Mendez Barajas
Woonsocket, RI
Triple J Drywall & Carpentry
Jenny Mercado
Providence, RI
Hasbro Emergency Department
Jason Minter
Providence, RI
Justice Assistance
Jason Mollo
Cranston, RI
IGT
George Morse
North Scituate, RI
IGT
Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies
North Providence, RI
The Economic Progress Institute
Matthew Netto
Cumberland, RI
AARP
Erica Norcini
Pawtucket, RI
State of Rhode Island
Joanna Pallini
Cranston, RI
State of RI Office of Veterans Services
Tammi-Marie Phillip
Barrington, RI
Care New England
Steven Panza
North Kingstown, RI
Cox Communications
Michael Primiani
Barrington, RI
Loring Advisory Group
Ellen Puccetti
North Smithfield, RI
Wrights Dairy Farm and Bakery
Omar Reyes
Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner
Andrew Rogers
Wakefield, RI
Westerly Community Credit Union
Charon Rose
Pawtucket, RI
Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner
Mark Salisbury-Thompson
West Warwick, RI
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island
Deanna San Antonio
North Providence, RI
KLR
Catherine Schultz
Hope, RI
State of Rhode Island
Michelle Sheehan
Providence, RI
State of RI, Department of Environmental Management
Paul Silva
Phi II Program Committee, LRI '24
SVP-Chief Risk Officer, Greenwood Credit Union
Erin X. Smithers
Providence, RI
Citizens Bank
Marquis Taylor
Bristol, RI
Coaching4Change
Herbert Tilson
North Providence, RI
Rhode Island State Police
Jason Vlaun
Cranston, RI
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island
Inna Walker
East Providence, RI
Berkshire Bank
Matthew Watson
Narragansett, RI
Polaris MEP
Nancy Wolanski
Pawtucket, RI
United Way of Rhode Island
The Upsilon II Program Committee
Each year, the LRI team selects 8-10 alumni to serve on the Program Committee. Led by two co-chairs, participation on the committee is a prestigious volunteer role that benefits the breadth and depth of the Core Program experience. Alumni are selected based on their expertise, connectivity to issues, relationship to the annual theme, and for their collective diversity of perspectives, opinions, and backgrounds. The committee, which formally meets bi-monthly, is tasked with providing insights and ideas that lead to session day design. This input ensures that the class is better informed of the most critical issues currently facing our state.
Kyle Draper
Upsilon II Co-Chair, LRI '23
Detective Corporal, Rhode Island State Police/Air Force Reserves
Sandra Victorino
Upsilon II Co-Chair, LRI '22
Director of Workforce Development, Diversity, Inclusion & Community Relations, Care New England
Marisa Albanese
Upsilon II Program Committee, LRI '09
Manager, External Affairs, RI Energy
Louie Barroso
Upsilon II Program Committee, LRI '23
Creative Content Developer, Ian Travis Barnard Photography & Ting Barnard's Studio
Forrest Daniels
Upsilon II Program Committee, LRI '23
Rhode Island Free Clinic
Carmen Diaz-Jusino
Upsilon II Program Committee, LRI '10
Strategic Initiative Officer, RI Foundation
Carmen Diaz-Jusino
Upsilon II Program Committee, LRI '10
Strategic Initiative Officer, RI Foundation
Joseph Fahrney
Upsilon II Program Committee, LRI '22
Command Master Chief, US Naval War College, US Navy
Robert Ferreira
Upsilon II Program Committee, LRI '11
Assistant Vice President Special Projects and Strategic Initiatives, Providence College
- CliftonStrengths Top 5:
- Developer
- Positivity
- Woo
- Communication
- Achiever
Bob Ferreira is currently a resident of Warwick, RI and is the assistant vice president for alumni relations at Providence College where he has been employed for 25 years. At the College, he is a member of the Honorary Degree Committee, Administrative Compensation Review Committee, and the Centennial Celebration Committee.
Besides serving as a board member for LRI, he is also a member of the Board of Directors for CASE (Council for the Advancement and Support of Education) District 1 where he serves as the Rhode Island regional program chair.
Jillian Finkle
Upsilon II Program Committee, LRI '20
Director of Special Projects, Grow Smart RI
Shayna Fox-Norowitz
Upsilon II Program Committee, LRI '21
Executive Director, New England Basecamp
David Grant Jr.
Upsilon II Program Committee, LRI '22
Regional Operations Manager, Banneker Supply Chain Solutions
Julia Techentin
Upsilon II Program Committee, LRI '23
Assistant General Counsel, Americas IGT
Kevin Tracy
Upsilon II Program Committee, LRI '04
President, Rhode Island Market, Bank of America Merrill Lynch