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.
Managing Director, Advocacy Solutions, LLC
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