251 Country Club Drive
Warwick, Rhode Island 02888
Phone: (401)941-9399
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Professional Experience:

• Juris Doctor Graduate of Roger Williams University School
of Law.
• Member of the Rhode Island Bar Association.
• Master of Arts in psychology.
• Professional with over 15 years of executive leadership with developmental disabilities organizations.
• Extensive background in all manner of personnel issues.
• Skilled at systems evaluation, systems change, project management, and monitoring.
• Developed systems for performance improvement and outcome measurement in challenging environments.
• Certified instructor specializing in prevention and management of aggressive behavior. One of Rhode Island’s foremost experts in this area of training and intervention.
• Not intimidated by complexity, chaos and difficult dynamics.

Professional Associations:

• The RI Bar Association.
• The Pawtucket Bar Association.
• RWU Law School Alumni Association.
• Tash.
• The Arc.
• The American Association of Intellectual Disabilities. (AAID)
• The National Association of the Dually Diagnosed. (NADD)
• PAL Family Support Advocacy Organization.
• Management Design Associates, Professional .Review Committee.
• The Trudeau Center, Human Rights Committee
• The Association of Applied Sports Psychology.
• The National Off Road Bike Association.
• The Appalachian Mountain Club.
• Mt. St. Rita’s Board of Trustees.

Committee Assignments:

Finance
Public Properties
Public Safety
Ordinance
Appointments
Intergovernmental (Chairman)
Economic Development

Education:

• Roger Williams University School of Law, Bristol, RI, Juris Doctor. (2003)
• Rhode Island College, Providence, RI, Master of Arts, Psychology. (1988)
• Rhode Island College, Providence, RI, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology. (1985)