Your officers and staff, at your service

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 2019-2021

• President
  Lawrence E. Purtill
  LPurtill @neari.org

• Vice President
  Valarie Lawson, East Providence Education Association
  VLawson @neari.org
• Secretary
  Sue Warburton, NEA North Kingstown
  sue_warburton @neank.org
• Asst. Secretary
  Jamie Grissom, Scituate Paras
  jamie.grissom @scituateschoolsri.net
• Treasurer
  *Amy Mullen, NEA Tiverton
  neativerton @gmail.com
• Asst. Treasurer
  Kristin Chase, EP Teacher Asst.
  kachase621 @gmail.com
   
• NEA Director (three-year term, expiring 2022)
  Vin Levcowich, NEA Chariho 
  neacharihochargers @gmail.com
   

*Officers voted in mid-term serve until the vote at the May delegate assembly. 

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)
  Tom Pirnie, Chariho ESP
• 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
  Robert A. Walsh, Jr.
  RWalsh @ neari.org
• Deputy Executive Director
  Jennifer Azevedo, Esq.
  JAzevedo @ neari.org
• General Counsel
  John DeCubellis,Jr., Esq.
  JDecubellis @ neari.org
• Business Manager
  Gregory Brennick
  GBrennick @ neari.org

• Communications Director
  Stephanie Mandeville
  SMandeville @ neari.org

• Government Relations Specialist
  Patrick Crowley
  PCrowley @ neari.org
• Administrative Assistant
  Cheryl A. Hawes
  CHawes @ neari.org
• Children's Fund Coordinator
  Valerie Staples
  VStaples @ neari.org
• Membership
  Rhonda Muncey
  RMuncey @ neari.org

Assistant Executive Directors/UniServ

• Mary Barden
  mbarden @ neari.org
• Crystal Bergantine
  cbergantine @ neari.org
• Leslie Florio
  lflorio @ neari.org
• Peter Gingras
  PGingras @ neari.org
• Sarah Markey
  SMarkey @ neari.org
• Amanda Scott
  ascott @ neari.org