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