2025-2026 board of directors
Christina Pitney, President
Senior Vice President, Government Programs, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of RI
Phanida Phivilay, Secretary
Manager, Community Outreach, United Healthcare
Megan Herne, PHR, SHRM-CP, Vice President
Director, HR & Social Responsibility, Cooley Group
Nathan Beauvais, CFP®, CIMA®, CPWA®, Treasurer
Financial Advisor, Sowa Financial Group
Sarah Amin, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor and Director of Community Nutrition Education, University of Rhode Island
Dr. Marylou Buyse
Physician & Executive Coach
Sean Buchanan
CFO, Génere Family Businesses
Krystal Carnes
Director of Marketing & Design, Carpionato Group
Jaclyn Cotter, Esq.
Legal Counsel, Narragansett Bay Commission
Stephen Lapatin, Esq.
Associate, Adler, Pollock & Sheehan P.C.
Jay Longley
Senior Consultant, Envision Technology Advisors
Becky Lowry, SPHR
AVP, Talent Strategy & Operations, CVS Health
Giselle Mahoney
Chief of Communications, Rhode Island Executive Office of Commerce
Marcus Mitchell
Executive Director, DARE: Direct Action for Rights and Equality
Elena Nicolella, MPH
President & CEO, Rhode Island Health Center Association
Jocelyn Nacci
Vice President, Commercial Banking, Centreville Bank
Elizabeth Phillips, Esq.
Partner, Hackman & Phillips Elder Law RI, LLC
Joe Rotella
Business Manager, Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation
Gregory Smolan, CPCU
Vice President-Insurance Operations, AAA Northeast
Sherri Sprague, MHA, BSN, RN, CENP
SVP, Patient Care Services & Chief Nursing Officer, Kent Hospital