About us
Officers
Chair
Mim L. Runey, LP.D.
Chancellor
Johnson & Wales University
Treasurer
Keith D. Kelly
President, Citizens Bank R.I
Citizens Financial Group
President & CEO
Michael DiBiase
Rhode Island Public
Expenditure Council
Vice Chair
Patrick A. Rogers
Partner
Hinckley Allen & Snyder LLP
Secretary
Michele Lederberg
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Chief Administrative Officer
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of RI
2023 RIPEC Board of Directors & Trustees
*Director
Lisa Ahart
Vice President U.S. Corporate Human Resources and Environmental Health and Safety
Toray Plastics (America)
Peter Arden
Chairman & CEO
The Arden Corporation
Dr. Kelli J. Armstrong
President
Salve Regina University
Mark Bamford
Vice President & Corporate Controller
Textron
Sheelagh Beaulieu
Executive Director, State Income Tax
CVS Health
Roger Begin
Principal
F.L. Putnam Investment Management Company
Kathrin Belliveau*
EVP and Chief Purpose Officer
Hasbro
Eugene G. Bernardo II*
Partner
Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP
Brian Britson*
Vice President Site Operations
Amgen
Robert Brooks*
Managing Partner
Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.
Peter Brown
Managing Partner
CitrinCooperman
Vasco 'Skip' Castro, III*
Director of Steel
Distinguished Shipbuilder
General Dynamics - Electric Boat Corporation
Elizabeth Catucci
President
Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce
Kathy Chery*
AVP, Financial Strategy and Planning
Rhode Island School of Design
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
Albert Dahlberg*
Associate Vice President
Gov. & Community Relations
Brown University
Jason M. DaPonte, CPA
Partner
Sansiveri, Kimball & Co., LLP
Stephen Del Sesto
Partner
Pierce Atwood LLP
Tim DelGiudice*
Director of Government Relations
Raytheon Missiles & Defense
Bradford S. Dimeo*
President
Dimeo Construction Company
Edmund Donnelly
Area Manager, External Affairs, State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs
AT&T Services, Inc.
Justin Dufresne
Managing Director, Providence
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc
Jonathan D. Fain*
President & CEO
Teknor Apex Company
Scott Freund
Executive Vice President
New England Institute of Technology
Andrew Galvin
Senior Vice President
CB Richard Ellis – New England
John Galvin*
Chief Executive Officer
AAA Northeast
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.
Matthew Harvey
Interim Executive Director, Integra Community Care Network
Care New England Health System
Pete Hayes*
Partner
Cushman & Wakefield/Hayes & Sherry,
Kate Hearns*
Head of Finance
Rhode Island Energy
Harold Horvat
President, CEO & Chairman of the Board
Centerville 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
Howard Kilguss
Presient
HK Associates, LLC
Jeanne LaChance
President & CEO
Thundermist Health Center
Thomas A. Lawson*
Chairman & CEO
FM Global
Michele Lederberg*
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Chief Administrative Officer
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of RI
Marc Leonetti
Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration
Roger Williams University
Alan H. Litwin, CPA
Managing Director
Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co., Ltd.
Matthew A. Lopes, Jr., Esq.*
Principal
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara
Elizabeth Lynn
Executive Director
Van Beuren Charitable Foundation
Ronald K. Machtley*
President Emeritus
Bryant University
Peter M. Marino*
President & Chief Executive Officer
Neighborhood Health Plan of RI
Terrance Martiesian
Owner
Martiesian & Associates
Corey McCarty
General Manager
Commonwealth Care Alliance
Ned McCrory
Managing Partner
Batchelor Frechette McCrory Michael & Co.
Mark J. Meiklejohn
President & CEO
BankRI
Oscar Mejias*
CEO
Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Rick Metters
Vice President, RI Public Affairs
Fidelity Investments
Jaclyn Morrocco
Managing Director
KPMG LLP
Jack Murphy
President & CEO
BankNewport
Robert Murray*
CFO
Gilbane Building Company
Ross Nelson
Senior Vice President & Region Manager
Cox Communications
Kathleen C. Orovitz
President & CEO
Navigant Credit Union
Joseph R. Paolino, Jr.
Managing Partner
Paolino Properties
Joseph Perroni
President & CEO
Delta Dental of Rhode Island
Derek Picerne
Senior Vice President, Development
Picerne Real Estate Group
Patrick A. Rogers, Esq.*
Partner
Hinckley Allen & Snyder LLP
John T. Ruggieri*
Retired 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
Arthur J. Sampson*
Interim President & Chief Executive Officer
Lifespan
Ted Shallcross*
President & CEO
AMICA Insurance
Brian J. Spero
President & CEO
The Beacon Mutual Insurance Company
Neil Steinberg
President & CEO
The Rhode Island Foundation
Michele Streton*
President and Chief Executive Officer
Providence Mutual
Shivan S. Subramaniam*
Retired Chairman & CEO
FM Global
Elizabeth Suever*
Vice President of Government Relations
Bally's Corporation
Eric C. Swain
Vice President, Sales & Account Management
UnitedHealthcare
John M. Sweeney
Senior Vice President for Finance & Business
Providence College
Edinaldo Tebaldi, Ph.D.*
Executive Director of Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
Bryant University
Patricia Thompson
Partner
Marcum LLP
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
John White
Executive Chairman
Taco Comfort Solutions
Laurie White
President
Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce
Stephen White
President & CEO
Westerly Community Credit Union
Meaghan Wims
Vice President of Public Affairs
Duffy & Shanley
Cliff Wood
Executive Director
The Providence Foundation
Gregory A. Woods*
President & CEO
AstroNova
William Wray*
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Risk Officer
Washington Trust
