Get Involved
We invite you to contact our team to share ideas to make suggestions or comments. You can also stay connected on Facebook.
You can get actively involved by volunteering, interning, or using your work-study with us. You can also get actively involved by joining a working group, or collaborating with us on a project.
Working Groups
Collaborative
Katie Blais, Food & Nutrition
Emily Spence, Substance Use Awareness and Prevention
Kate Hawley, Personal & Mental Wellness
Steven Contente, Town Administrator
Nathan Calouro, Bristol Town Council (Chair)
Tim Sweeney, Bristol Town Council (Vice Chair)
Mary Parella, Bristol Town Council
Sarah Klein, Bristol Parks and Recreation Department Director
Diane Williamson, Bristol Community Development Department Director
Ed Tanner, Town Planner
Ed Carusi, Bristol Social Services and Public Welfare Department Director
Betsy Cambra, Town Hall employee/Resident
Tanya Kieron, Bristol Christmas Festival
Bristol Police Department
Capt. Kevin Lynch, Bristol Chief of Police
Lt. Steve St. Pierre
Mia Patriarca, Project Officer – Healthy Communities Specialist
Jeff Hill, Youth Suicide Prevention Project Manager
Bristol Warren Regional School District
Jonathon Brice, Superintendent
Laurie Heyden, School Psychologist
Deb DiBiase, Principal, Mt. Hope High School
Christine Bandoni, Student Assistant Counselor
Sara Braganca, Student Advocate
Bristol Warren Regional Schools Family Resource Center
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Patricia Brissette, Coordinator
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Emily Pearce-Spence, Program Manager Parents as Teachers /Bristol HEZ Coordinator
Craig Pereira, Project Manager
Courtney Poissant, Resident & Business Owner
East Bay Food Pantry & Thrift Shop
Karen Griffith-Dietrich
East Bay Community Action Program
Dennis Roy, President and CEO
Donna Ramos Razza, Director - Family Development
Beth Nitkin, Director - Women Infants and Children Supplemental Feeding Program
Bob Crossley, Vice-President of Bahavioral Health
Tommy Joyce, Program Director, East Bay Recovery Center
Ernie Thivierge, Peer Recovery Coach, East Bay Recovery Center
Angie Downing, Director of Social Services
Bristol Warren Thrive by Five and Beyond
Donna Ramos Razza, Emily Pearce-Spence, Beth Nitkin, Sarah Bullard, Executive Board
Carolyn Souza, Clinical Supervisor
Veronica Turner, Counselor
Rhode Island Association for Infant Mental Health
Susan Dickstein, Executive Director
Visiting Nurse Services of Newport and Bristol Counties
Joan Rossi
K.C. Ferrara, Director – Feinstein Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement
Kerri Warren, PhD., Professor of Biology
Becky Spritz, PhD., Assistant Dean of the School of Social and Natural Science
Marybeth MacPhee, PhD., Chair, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Associate Prof. of Anthropology
Sean Varano, PhD., Professor of Criminal Justice
Donna Darmody, Director of Health Education & Alcohol/Drug Prevention Coordinator
Erin Tooley, PhD., Assistant Professor of Psychology and Public Health
Steve Melaragno, Director of Public Safety
Franklin Court Independent Living
Marie Knapman, Director - Franklin Court Independent Senior Living
Angela Cabral, Director - Franklin Court Assisted Living
Stephany Silvia, Assistant Director - Franklin Court Independent Living
Carmen Dutra, Resident Services Coordinator - Franklin Court Independent Living
Donna Wilson, Assistant Director
Candy Pansa, Executive Director
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Melissa Ames
Bristol County Elks Lodge #1860
Leeann Craven
Rhode Island Ataxia Support Group
Anabela Azevedo, Founder
Mike Byrnes
Joan Prescott, Library Director
Rhode Island Statewide Independent Living Council
Jack Ringland, Chairperson
Barbara Palumbo
Faith Leaders
Linda Arruda, St, Michael's Episcopal Church
Rev. Burton Bagby-Grose, First Congregational Church
Deacon Paul Bisbano, St. Mary's Catholic Church
Jennifer DeWolf, St. Michael's Church
Rev. Elizabeth Habecker
Rev. Marilyn Mason
Jack Ringland, First Congregational Church
Joel Sedam, Mount Hope Church
Sean Smith, Stonecoast Community Church
Kate Sparrow, First Congregational Church