Providence/Cranston Workforce Investment Board Directory

Alba, Guy (Dr.)
Head of Guidance
Providence School Department
797 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 456-9100 or 453-8685
Fax: 456-9252
Guy.alba@ppsd.org

Amato, Marc
Chief Operating Officer
WALCO
303 Allens Avenue Providence, RI 02905
Phone: 941-4451
Fax: 941-4451
marca@walcokip.com

Barros, Victor
Urban Development Manager
RI Economic Development Corporation
315 Iron Horse Way, Suite 102, Providence, RI 02908
Phone: 278-9100 ext.137
Fax: 273-8270
vbarros@riedc.com

Cinquegrano, Michele
Regional Director
Verizon
234 Washington Street Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 525-2134
Fax: 525-3064
michele.cinquegrano@verizon.com

Colasante, Michael
President
Michelangelo’s Restaurant & Catering
995 Pontiac Avenue Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: 781-8383
Fax: 785-2150
michelangelocatering@gmail.com

Cooley, Vanessa
Coordinator Career & Technical Education
RI Department of Education, Room 500
255 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 222-8461
Fax: 222-2357
vcooley@ride.ri.gov

Corbishley, Frank
Executive Director
ProCAP, Inc.
518 Hartford Avenue Providence, RI 02909
Phone: 273-2000
Fax: 273-2007
fmc@procapri.org

Dambrosso, Marshall
President
Legion Bowl & Billards
661 Park Avenue Cranston, RI 02910
Phone: 785-9595
Fax: 785-9696

Delaney, Robert
Executive Director
Institute for Labor & Studies Research
99 Bald Hill Road, Suite 3, Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: 463-9900
Fax: 463-8190
rdelaney@rilaborinstitute.org

Deller, Thomas E.
Director
Dep't of Planning & Development
City of Providence
400 Westminster St Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 351-4300 x600
Fax: 351-9533
tdeller@providenceri.com

Devine, Sorrel
Director of Resident Services
Providence Housing Authority
50 Laurel Hill Avenue Providence, RI 02909
Phone: 709-6401
Fax: 709-6425
sorreld@pha-providence.com

Devine, Alexis
Youth Development Coordinator
Lifespan 148
West River Street Providence, RI 02904
Phone: 793-4692
Fax: 793-3120
adevine@lifespan.org

DiBoni, Lawrence
Director of Economic Development
City of Cranston
869 Park Avenue Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: 780-3166
Fax: 780-3179
ldiboni@cranstonri.com

DiPina, Joseph
Director
Exeter Job Corps Academy
162 Main Street Exeter, RI 02822
Phone: 268-6008
Fax: 294-0471
Dipina.joseph@jobcorps.org

Dzialo, Monica
Workforce Development Supervisor
Office of Rehabilitation Services
40 Fountain Street Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 421-7005 x410
Fax: 222-3574
monicad@ors.ri.gov

Filippone, Raymond
Assistant Director of Unemployment Insurance
RI Department of Labor & Training
1511 Pontiac Avenue Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: 462-8415
Fax: 462-8413
rfilippone@dlt.ri.gov

Goldman, Hy
Sales Manager, Greylawn Food, Inc.
2032 Plainfield Pike Cranston, RI 02921
Phone: 223-4400
Fax: 223-3520
hy@greylawn.com

Gooding, Ann
Director of Communications
Planning & Development
City of Providence
400 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 351-4300 x 627
Fax: 351-9533
agooding@providenceri.com

Jacobson, John
President
JTJ Investments, LLC
28 Wolcott Street Providence, RI 02908
Phone: 855-1170
johntaborjacobson@yahoo.com

King, Norman
Administrator
Thielsch Engineering
195 Frances Avenue Cranston, RI 02910
Phone: 467-6454
Fax: 467-2398
nking@thielsch.com

Kravatz, Mark
Director, Sustainable Business Development
Apeiron Institute for Sustainable
17 Gordon Avenue, Suite 207, Providence, RI 02905-1951
Phone: 228-7930
Fax: 228-7932
kravatzgreen@gmail.com

Lavimodiere, Keith
Assistant Vice President
Washington Trust Co.
645 Reservoir Avenue Cranston, RI 02910
Phone:  946-1004
Fax: 946-5260
kalavimodiere@washtrust.com

Less, Philip                                                                             Director, Adult Basic Education
RI Department of Education
255 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 222-8949
Fax: 222-2537
philip.less@ride.ri.gov

Lombardi, Chris
Secretary-Treasurer
Laborers Local 226
410 South Main Street Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 331-2260 or 641-0463
Fax: 421-0244
Chrislomb13@aol.com

Machado, Jeffery
Chief Executive Officer
Goodwill Industries
100 Houghton Street Providence, RI 02904
Phone: 861-2080 x130
Fax: 454-0889
jmachado@goodwillri.org

McGunagle, Joanne
Executive Director
Comprehensive Community Action
311 Doric Avenue Cranston, RI 02910
Phone: 467-9610
Fax: 467-9030
jmcgunagle@comcap.org

Pagnozzi, Susan
President
Greater Cranston Chamber of Commerce
875 Oaklawn Avenue Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: 785-3780
Fax: 785-3782
susan@cranstonchamber.com

Paruta, Michael (Vice-Chair)
Associate Vice President
Women’s & Infants’ Hospital
300 Richmond Street Providence, RI 02905
Phone: 274-1122 x2240
mparuta@wihri.org

Perry, Cheryl
Chief Human Resources Officer
Roger Williams Medical Center
825 Chalkstone Avenue Providence, RI 02908
Phone: 456-2094
Fax: 456-5707
cperry@rwmc.org

Quinn, Debra
State Workforce Readiness Director
Society of Human Resource Management
BankRI, 625 George Washington Hwy, Lincoln, RI 02865
Phone: 574-1553 
dquinn@sovereignbank.com

Raymond, Janet (Chair)
Senior Vice President
Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce
30 Exchange Center Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 521-5000
Fax: 751-2434
jraymond@provchamber.com

Rivera, Hector
Chief, Labor & Training Programs
RI Dep’t of Labor & Training
1511 Pontiac Avenue Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: 462-8729
Fax: 462-8818
hrivera@dlt.ri.gov

Rodrigues, Melody
Sr. Housing Specialist
Rhode Island Department of Elderly Affairs
74 West Rd Hazard Bldg, 2nd Fl. Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: 462-0539
Fax: 462-0503
mrodrigues@dea.ri.gov

Salmons, Hillary
Executive Director
Providence After School Alliance
17 Gordon Avenue Suite 103
Providence, RI 02905
Phone: 490-9599 x101
Fax: 228-3915
hsalmons@mypasa.org

Schmidt, Gregory J.
Manager, Workforce Development Programs
CVS Corp.
939 Rte. 146, Bldg. 600 Clifton Park, NY 12065
Phone: (518) 383-4517 x8027
Fax: 652-9925
GJSchmidt@cvs.com

Senese, Jeffery (Dr)
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Johnson & Wales University
8 Abbott Park Place Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 598-4739
Fax: 598-2230
jeffery.senese@jwu.edu

Sepe, Raymond B.
President
Electro Standards Laboratory, Inc.
36 Western Industrial Drive Cranston, RI 02921
Phone: 943-1164
Fax: 946-5790
rsepesr@ElectroStandards.com

Sipe, Craig
Manager of Human Resources
Electric Boat
165 Dillabur Ave
North Kingstown, RI 02852
Phone: 268-2329
Fax: 268-2323
csipe@gdeb.com

Singleton, Heather
Vice President of Operations
RI Hospitality & Tourism Association
94 Sabra Street Cranston, RI 02910
Phone: 223-1120
Fax: 223-1123
hsingleton@rihospitality.org

Smith, Robin
Associate Vice President
Center for Workforce Education
Community College of RI
400 East Avenue, Room 4200, Warwick, RI 02886
Phone: 825-2096
Fax: 825-2265
rasmith2@ccri.edu

Stipe, Peter
Director, Training & Development
AAA Southern New England
110 Royal Little Drive Providence, RI 02905
Phone: 868-2040
Fax: 868-2085
pstipe@aaasne.com

Svenningsen, Alison
New England Human Resources Manager
Gilbane Building Co.
7 Jackson Walkway Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 456-5942
Fax: 456-5820
asvenningsen@gilbaneco.com

Traficante, Michael
Director of Governmental Affairs
New England Laborers Union
226 South Main Street Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 751-1011
Fax: 751-1084
traficante@nelhsf.com

Waldron, Darrell
Executive Director
Rhode Island Indian Council
807 Broad Street Providence, RI 02907
Phone: 781-1098
Fax: 781-2394
dwaldron@rhodeislandindiancouncil.org

Waldron, Norris
Owner
Waldron Properties
118 Comstock Avenue Providence, RI 02907
Phone: 351-5226
Fax: 272-7785

White, James
Veterans Services Coordinator
Dep't of Labor & Training
1511 Pontiac Avenue Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: 462-8815
jwhite@dlt.ri.gov

Zukowski, Robin
Director of Human Resources
Renaissance Hotel
5 Avenue of the Arts Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 919-5042
Fax: 919-5044
robin.zukowski@renaissanceprovidence.com