PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Governor-elect Gina M. Raimondo today announced a 13-member transition team to help her execute a seamless transition in the Office of Governor on January 6, 2015. "I am proud to have this smart, energetic group of Rhode Islanders on my team," Governor-elect Raimondo said. "While they each bring a unique perspective to the table, they all have one common goal - to rebuild the economy and make Rhode Island stronger for everyone."
Transition Team
Senator Dennis Algiere, Senate Minority Leader in the Rhode Island General Assembly, and Senior Vice President for the Washington Trust Company in Westerly
Deborah Brayton, former Chief of Staff to Providence Mayor David Cicilline, former Legislative Director for Senator Lincoln Chafee and former executive director of Amos House
Meredith Curren, principal at Edgewood Holdings, L.L.C, and member of the Board of Directors at Bank Rhode Island
Tom Kane, President and CEO of AccessPointRI, a non-profit organization committed to serving Rhode Islanders with developmental disabilities
Yvette Mendez, Grant Programs Officer at the Rhode Island Foundation.
Marianne Monte, Vice President of Human Resources, The Hanover Group and served on the board of the directors of GLAD (Gay Lesbian Advocate and Defenders)
Dr. Alvaro Olivares, psychiatric unit chief and chief of the Hispanic Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic at Butler Hospital and clinical professor at Brown University
Mark Pelson, General Partner at PCI, LLC, an investment company and chair of the Middlebridge School in Narragansett, R.I.
Stephanie Ogidan Preston, Vice President in Commercial Loan Operations at RBS Citizens, and Chair of College Visions
Patrick J. Quinn, Executive Vice President at 1199 New England SEIU
Linda D'Amario Rossi is the former director of the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families, as well as the Connecticut Department of Children and Families, and the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services
Michael Sabitoni, President of the Rhode Island Building and Construction Trades Council and Business Manager of the Rhode Island Laborers District Council
Merrill Sherman, co-founder and former CEO of Bank Rhode Island, board member of several Rhode Island organizations, including the Rhode Island School of Design, Blue Cross & Blue Shield, and Crossroads Rhode Island
Last week, Raimondo appointed the Honorable K. Joseph Shekarchi, Jon Duffy and Carol J. Grant to be the chairs of her Transition Committee.