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
Samantha Capacillo, Physical Activity
Kate Hawley, Personal & Mental Wellness
Nathan Calouro, Bristol Town Council (Chair)
Betsy Cambra, Town Hall employee/Resident
Ed Carusi, Bristol Social Services and Public Welfare Department Director
Steven Contente, Town Administrator
Sarah Klein, Bristol Parks and Recreation Department Director
Mary Parella, Bristol Town Council
Tim Sweeney, Bristol Town Council (Vice Chair)
Ed Tanner, Town Planner
Diane Williamson, Bristol Community Development Department Director
Bristol Town Council
Rep Susan Donovan
Rep June Speakman
Bristol Police Department
Capt. Kevin Lynch, Bristol Chief of Police
Chief Michael DeMello
Lt. Steve St. Pierre
Bristol Parks & Recreation Department
Nellie Guerriero, Recreation Coordinator
Sarah Klein, Director
Tim Shaw, Asst. Director
Jeff Hill, Youth Suicide Prevention Project Manager
Bristol Warren Regional School District
Christine Bandoni, Student Assistant Counselor
Sara Braganca, Student Advocate
Dr. Jonathon Brice, Superintendent
Deb DiBiase, Principal, Mt. Hope High School
Ellen Estrella, School Nurse
Laurie Heyden, School Psychologist
Melanie Lane, School Psychologist
Kelly O'Malley, School Social Worker
Diane Sanna, Assistant Superintendent
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
Courtney Poissant, Resident & Business Owner
East Bay Food Pantry & Thrift Shop
Karen Griffith-Dietrich, Executive Director
Vicki Koppelman, Food Programs Manager
East Bay Community Action Program
Bob Crossley, Vice-President of Behavioral Health
Angie Downing, Director of Social Services
Tommy Joyce, Program Director, East Bay Recovery Center
Beth Nitkin, Director - Women Infants and Children Supplemental Feeding Program
Donna Ramos Razza, Director - Family Development
Ernie Thivierge, Peer Recovery Coach, East Bay Recovery Center
East Bay Regional Coalition
Denise Alves
Laura Cooke
Kristen Westmoreland
Bayside YMCA
Tricia Driscoll
Bristol Warren Thrive by Five and Beyond
Donna Ramos Razza, Emily Pearce-Spence, Beth Nitkin, Sarah Bullard, Executive Board
K.C. Ferrara, Director – Feinstein Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement
Marybeth MacPhee, PhD., Chair, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Associate Prof. of Anthropology
Steve Melaragno, Director of Public Safety
Becky Spritz, PhD., Assistant Dean of the School of Social and Natural Science
Erin Tooley, PhD., Assistant Professor of Psychology and Public Health
Sean Varano, PhD., Professor of Criminal Justice
Kerri Warren, PhD., Professor of Biology
Franklin Court Independent Living
Angela Cabral, Director - Franklin Court Assisted Living
Marie Knapman, Director - Franklin Court Independent Senior 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
Be Great For Nate
Steven Peterson
Rhode Island Statewide Independent Living Council
Jack Ringland, Chairperson
Barbara Palumbo
REST
Laurie MacDougall
Faith Leaders
Linda Arruda, St, Michael's Episcopal Church
Deacon Paul Bisbano, St. Mary's Catholic Church
Jennifer DeWolf, St. Michael's Church
Rev. Elizabeth Habecker
Michael Horvath, Pastor, St. Michael's Church
Rose Malloy, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Rev. Marilyn Mason
Jake McGuire, First Baptist Church
Sandra Patterson, Congregational Church
John and Lynn Patton, Matthew Patton Foundation
Jack Ringland, First Congregational Church
Joel Sedam, Mount Hope Church
Sean Smith, Stonecoast Community Church
Kate Sparrow, First Congregational Church
Bristol Residents
Rayona Clemens
Melissa Cordeiro
Amy Davock
Dawn Domingues
Michelle Martins
Christy Nadalin
Scott Panella
Christine Parks