About us
Officers
Chair
Mim L. Runey, LP.D.
Chancellor
Johnson & Wales University
Treasurer
Christopher Jackson
Tax Partner
Ernst & Young LLP
President & CEO
Michael DiBiase
Rhode Island Public
Expenditure Council
Vice Chair
Patrick A. Rogers
Partner
Hinckly Allen & Snyder LLP
Secretary
James H. Hahn
Partner
Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP
2021 RIPEC Board of Directors & Trustees
Lisa Ahart
Vice President U.S. Corporate Human Resources and Environmental Health and Safety
Toray Plastics (America)
Jay Allbaugh
Senior Vice President & Northeast Region Manager
Cox Communications
Peter Arden
Chairman & CEO
The Arden Corporation
Dr. Kelli J. Armstrong
President
Salve Regina University
Timothy J. Babineau, MD*
President & Chief Executive Officer
Lifespan
Kathrin Belliveau*
Senior Vice President and Chief Purpose Officer
Hasbro
Brian Britson*
Vice President Site Operations
Amgen
Michele Cinquegrano*
Regional Director
Verizon
Sean O. Coffey, Esq.
Partner/Real Estate Group/Environmental Law,
Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships
Burns & Levinson LLP
Robert Colucci
Chief Financial Officer
Collette Vacations
Marc Cristafulli
Executive Vice President, Strategy & Operations
Bally's Corporation
Albert Dahlberg*
Asst. Vice President
Gov. & Community Relations
Brown University
Jason DaPonte, CPA
Partner
Sansiveri, Kimball & Co., LLP
Sean Davies*
Vice President of Operations
Quonset Point Facility
Electric Boat Corporation
Stephen Del Sesto
Partner
Pierce Atwood LLP
Mark O. Denehy*
Managing Partner
Adler Pollock & Sheehan PC
Richard DeRienzo
Partner, Advisory Services Leader
CitrinCooperman
Bradford S. Dimeo*
President
Dimeo Construction Company
Robert A. DiMuccio, CPA, CPCU*
Chairman, President & CEO
AMICA
Edmund Donnelly
Area Manager, External Affairs, State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs
AT&T Services, Inc.
Jonathan D. Fain*
President & CEO
Teknor Apex Company
Scott Freund
Vice President for Advancement
New England Institute of Technology
Gary E. Furtado
President/CEO
Navigant Credit Union
John Galvin*
Chairman of the Board
AAA Northeast
Aram Garabedian
President
Bliss Properties, Inc.
Christopher D. Graham*
Office Managing Partner
Locke Lord LLP
Adam Gwaltney
Partner
Nixon Peabody LLP
James H. Hahn, Esq.*
Partner
Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP
Sam Hanna
SVP, Director Middle Market Banking
Webster Bank, N.A.
Pete Hayes*
Partner
Cushman & Wakefield/Hayes & Sherry
Harold Horvat
President, CEO & Chairman of the Board
Centerville Savings Bank
Junior Jabbie*
President & CEO
Banneker Supply Chain Solutions
Christopher Jackson*
Partner, Tax Services
Ernst & Young LLP
Keith D. Kelly*
President, Citizens Bank R.I.
Citizens Financial Group
John P. Kennedy
Senior Vice President, Tax
CVS Health
Howard Kilguss
HK Associates, LLC
Wade Knudson*
Deputy Vice President, Naval Power
Raytheon Missiles & Defense
Jeanne LaChance
President & CEO
Thundermist Health Center
Gerald E. Lavallee
Senior Vice President/Partner
CB Richard Ellis – New England
Thomas A. Lawson*
President & Chief Executive Officer
FM Global
Michele Lederberg*
Interim President & CEO
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of RI
Jeffrey Leibman
Chief Executive Officer
CharterCARE Health Partners
Alan H. Litwin, CPA
Managing Director
Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co., Ltd.
Ronald K. Machtley*
President Emeritus
Bryant University
Peter M. Marino
President & Chief Executive Officer
Neighborhood Health Plan of RI
Terrance Martiesian
Owner
Martiesian & Associates
Ned McCrory
Managing Partner
Batchelor, Frechette, McCrory, Michael & Co.
Mark J. Meiklejohn
President & CEO
BankRI
Rick Metters
Vice President, RI Public Affairs
Fidelity Investments
Ioannis Miaoulis
President
Roger Williams University
Jaclyn Morrocco
Managing Director
KPMG LLP
Joseph R. Paolino, Jr.
Managing Partner
Paolino Properties
Sandra G. Parrillo, CPCU*
President & CEO
The Providence Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Sandra Pattie
President & CEO
BankNewport
Joseph Perroni
President & CEO
Delta Dental of Rhode Island
David Proulx*
SVP, Finance & Administration and Treasurer
Rhode Island School of Design
Gail Robbins
Senior Vice President, Planning and Finance
Care New England Health System
Patrick A. Rogers, Esq.*
Partner
Hinckley Allen & Snyder LLP
John T. Ruggieri*
Senior Vice President & CFO
Gilbane Building Company
Mim L. Runey, LP.D.*
Chancellor
Johnson & Wales University
Lara Salamano*
Providence Design and Innovation Center Lead and Senior Digital Manager
Infosys
Henry D. Sharpe, Jr.**
Terence Sobolewski*
President & COO
Rhode Island National Grid
Brian J. Spero
President & CEO
The Beacon Mutual Insurance Company
Neil Steinberg
President & CEO
The Rhode Island Foundation
Shivan S. Subramaniam*
Retired Chairman & CEO
FM Global
Eric C. Swain
Vice President, Sales & Account Management
UnitedHealthcare
John M. Sweeney
Senior Vice President for Finance & Business
Providence College
Kevin P. Tracy
Senior Vice President, Market Executive
Bank of America, N.A.
Vic Vetters
General Manager, WJAR NBC 10
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Robert Vincent
Chairperson, IGT Global Solutions Corporation
IGT Corporation
Joseph Wanat, PE, PTOE
Managing Director, Providence
Vanasse Hagen Brustlin, Inc.
John White
Executive Chairman
Taco Comfort Solutions
Laurie White
President
Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce
Stephen White
President & CEO
Westerly Community Credit Union
Gregory A. Woods*
President & CEO
AstroNova
William Wray*
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Risk Officer
Washington Trust
*Director **Honorary
