Meet the Steering Committee
Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds is a vigorous, collaborative, long-term effort to transform community health in the Washington County region of Rhode Island.
Meet the Steering Committee
Our Steering Committee helps chart the course for Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds.
Bettine Besier, Vice-Chair
Reverend, St. Thomas Episcopal Church
322 Church Street, Alton, RI 02894 bettinebesier@gmail.com
Kate Brewster
Executive Director, Jonnycake Center of Peace Dale
1231 Kingston Rd., Peace Dale, RI 02879 kbrewster@jonnycakecenter.org
Dave Burnett
Chief Growth Officer, Neighborhood Health Plan of RI
910 Douglass Pike, Smithfield, RI 02917 dburnett@nhpri.org
Alison Croke
President & CEO, Wood River Health Services, Inc
823 Main Street, Hope Valley, RI 02832 401-387-9648 acroke@wrhsri.org
Jessica DeMartino
Exeter Department of Social Services Director
675 Ten Rod Road, Exeter, RI 02822 socialservices@exeterri.gov
Lynne Driscoll
AVP, Community Health, South County Health
100 Kenyon Ave, Wakefield, RI 02879 ldriscoll@southcountyhealth.org
Dan Fitzgerald
Exec Director, Chariho Youth Task Force
PO Box 780, Wyoming, RI 02898 dan@charihoyouth.org
Michelle Girasole
Founder/Wellness Influencer, Fresh LLC
635 Annaquatucket Rd, North Kingstown, RI 02852 michelle.girasole@gmail.com
Margaret Greene-Bromell
Early Childhood/EI Program Manager
RIPIN, 300 Jefferson Blvd, Suite 300, Warwick, RI 02888 401-270-0101 ext 149, greene-bromell@ripin.org
Susan Jacobsen
1 River Street
Wakefield, RI 02879 susanj@thundermisthealth.org
Missy Menders
Deputy Head Start Director, Tri-County Community Action Agency
1935 Kingstown Rd, Wakefield, RI 02879 mmenders@tricountyri.org
Dierdre O'Donnell
Grant Mgr, South County Regional Coalition, Rhode Island Student Assistance Services
931 Jefferson Blvd, Suite 1001, Warwick, RI 02886 dodonnell@risas.org
Elizabeth Howlett, Chair
Director, Special Projects, Office of the Provost
Univ of RI, 113 Green Hall, 35 Campus Drive, Kingston, RI 02881 401-874-4846 elizabeth.howlett@uri.edu
Morgan Sowers
Office of Family Learning Coordinator
50 East Court, North Kingstown, RI 02852 morgan_spwers@nksd.net
Representative Teresa A Tanzi
State of Rhode Island, District 34
57 Hillcrest Road, Wakefield, RI 02879 rep-tanzi@rilin.state.ri.us teresatanzi@mac.com
Zakyya Williams
Community Relations Coordinator
zakyya.williams@lmhosp.org
Colin Penny
Executive Director, South County Habitat for Humanity
1555 Shanook Road, Charlestown, RI 02813 colin@southcountyhabitat.org
Sub Committee
SCHBHM Backbone Organization Contacts
Our Backbone Organizations Help Us Reach Our Goals
Melissa Sigua
Program Manager, Healthy Bodies Healthy Minds Wood River Healthh
823 Main Street, Hope Valley, RI 02832 401-539-2461 ext 166 msigua@woodriverhealth.org
Jennifer Collings
Assistant to CEO Wood River Health Services
823 Main Street, Hope Valley, RI 02832 jcollings@woodriverhealth.org