Staff & Council

Commissioner

Shannon W. Gilkey, Ed.D.

Commissioner, RI Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner

Senior Staff

Zachary J. Saul

Chief Financial Officer

Beth Bailey

Director of Communications

Anne Marie Coleman, J.D.

Director of Labor Relations

Ron Cavallaro, J.D.

General Counsel

Council Members

David Caprio, Esq.

Chairman

Dennis Duffy, Esq.

Rachelle R. Green, Esq.

Thomas Izzo

Michael Mello

Marcy Reyes

Lawrence Purtill

Jeffery A. Williams, D.Min, MPA

Ana Duarte Spencer

Staff

Aaron Cervone

Facilities Coordinator

Darmelis Cruz

Educational Support Coordinator

David Cote

Business Operations Coordinator

Denise Cournoyer

Facilities Coordinator

Rachel Doyle

Operations Manager

Faith Hanson

Facilities Coordinator

Ellis Garcia

Information Technologist

Christine Grele

Grant/Interdepartmental Project Manager- Early Educator Career Pathways

John Holmes

Facilities Coordinator

John Knight

Network Systems Administrator

Victor Lora Corona

Senior Information Technologist

Gail Barbone Niemczyk

Grants Manager

Jill Olson-Crowley

Assistant to the Commissioner, Special Liaison to the Council on Postsecondary Education

Tom Pearce

Operations Manager

Omar Reyes

Director of Adult Programs & Policies

Bonnie Rayta

Sim Lab Coordinator

Charon Rose

Director of Workforce Strategy & Operations

Rebecca Ryan

Veterans Affairs Program Manager

Alan Sousa

Simulation Specialist

Andrea Spargo

Research Analyst

Timothy Thibodeau

Simulation Specialist

Doug Tingle

Operations Manager

Deanna Velletri

Proprietary Schools Specialist

Jenna Wanstall

Administrative Assistant

Location

Woonsocket

Woonsocket Education Center

Westerly

Westerly Education Center

Nursing

RI Nursing Education Center