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Our Leaders

NEARI's 12,000 members elect delegates–who elect NEARI's top officers, debate issues, and set NEARI policy. Here are your leaders, making your voice heard.

Officers

President

Valarie Lawson

Vice President

Amy Mullen, NEA Tiverton

Secretary

Sue Warburton, NEA North Kingstown

Assistant Secretary

Jamie Grissom, Scituate Paraprofessionals

Treasurer

Kristin Chase, EP Secretaries

Assistant Treasurer

Brian Nelson, NEA South Kingstown

NEA Director (three-year term, expiring 2025)

Vin Levcowich, NEA Chariho

Regional Vice Presidents

Region I (teacher locals in Barrington, Bristol-Warren, East Providence)

Nick Shattuck, EPEA

Region II (teacher locals in Jamestown, Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, Newport Special Ed., New Shoreham, Portsmouth, Tiverton)

Lisa Wood, NEA Middletown

Region III (teacher locals in Chariho, Narragansett, South Kingstown, Westerly)

Bridget Gonsalves, NEA South Kingstown

Region IV (teacher locals in Burrillville, Cumberland, Davies Career and Technical High School, RI School for the Deaf, Smithfield, North Smithfield)

Scott Conley, Davies Career and Tech

Region V (teacher locals in East Greenwich, Foster, Glocester, Ponaganset, Exeter-West Greenwich, North Kingstown, Scituate)

Angela Boisclair, NEA North Kingstown

Higher Education (all higher education locals with the exception of ESP)

Mary Parrillo, CCRI PSA

Higher Education ESP (all higher education ESP)

Robert Antonson, CCRI ESPA

K-12 ESP (all K-12 education support professionals and para-professionals)

Sue Allienello, East Providence Secretaries

State, Municipal, Retired Personnel (all locals in these categories)

Raymond Pouliot, Retired

Retirement Board Active Teacher Representative

Michael Twohey, Retired

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