Your officers and staff

Your local representatives on the NEARI Delegate Assembly elect officers every two years at the annual meeting in May. Any active member is eligible to run for any post, with the exception of the regional vice presidents, each of whom must belong to the membership category or region he/she represents. There are no limits to officer terms.

NEARI Officers 2021-2023

• President
  Lawrence E. Purtill
   

• Vice President
  Valarie Lawson, East Providence Education Association
   
• Secretary
  Sue Warburton, NEA North Kingstown
   
• Asst. Secretary
  Jamie Grissom, Scituate Paras
   
• Treasurer
  Amy Mullen, NEA Tiverton
   
• Asst. Treasurer
  Kristin Chase, EP Teacher Asst.
   
• NEA Director (three-year term, expiring 2025)
  Vin Levcowich, NEA Chariho 
  
   

Open Positions

Regional Vice Presidents 

• Region I (teacher locals in Barrington, Bristol-Warren, East Providence)
  Nick Shattuck, EPEA
• Region II (teacher locals in Jamestown, Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, Newport Special Ed., New Shoreham, Portsmouth, Tiverton)
  Joe Cassady, NEA Portsmouth
• Region III (teacher locals in Chariho, Narragansett, South Kingstown, Westerly)
  Brian Nelson, NEA South Kingstown
• Region IV (teacher locals in Burrillville, Cumberland, Davies Career and Technical High School, RI School for the Deaf, Smithfield, North Smithfield)
  Michael Twohey, NEA Smithfield
• Region V (teacher locals in East Greenwich, Foster, Glocester, Ponaganset, Exeter-West Greenwich, North Kingstown, Scituate)
  Paul McDonald, NEA North Kingstown
• Higher Education (all higher education locals with the exception of ESP)
  Marian (Mimi) Fattore, CCRI PSA
• Higher Education ESP (all higher education ESP)
  Debra Coty, URI ESP
• K-12 ESP (all K-12 education support professionals and para-professionals)
  vacancy
• State, Municipal, Retired Personnel (all locals in these categories)
  Raymond Pouliot, Retired

NEARI Staff

The NEARI staff keeps the association running smoothly, and represents your interests at the local and state level.

• Executive Director
  Mary K. Barden
   
• Deputy Executive Director
  Jennifer Azevedo, Esq.
   
• General Counsel
  John DeCubellis,Jr., Esq.
   
• Business Manager
  Gregory Brennick
   

• Communications Director
  Stephanie Mandeville
   

• Government Relations 
  Patrick Crowley
   
• Administrative Assistant
  Cheryl A. Hawes
   
• Children's Fund Coordinator
  Valerie Staples
   
• Membership
  Rhonda Muncey
   

Assistant Executive Directors/UniServ

• Crystal Bergantine
   
• Leslie Florio
   
• Peter Gingras
   
• Alexander Lucini
   
• Sarah Markey
   
• Amanda Scott