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, Chair
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Reverend
322 Church Street, Alton, RI 02894
bettinebesier@gmail.com
Kate Brewster
Jonnycake Center of Peace Dale, Executive Director
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
Wood River Health President, Chief Executive Officer
823 Main Street, Hope Valley, RI 02832 acroke@wrhsri.org
Jessica DeMartino
Exeter Department of Social Services Director
675 Ten Rod Road, Exeter, RI 02822 socialservices@exeterri.gov
Lynne Driscoll
Community Health South County Health, Assistant Vice President
100 Kenyon Ave, Wakefield, RI 02879 ldriscoll@southcountyhealth.org
Dan Fitzgerald
Wellbeing Collaborative, Executive Director
PO Box 780, Wyoming, RI 02898 dan@charihoyouth.org
Danielle Stewart MA, LMHC
CCBHC Services of Washington County Region Director
Gateway Healthcare, Inc dstewart@Lifespan.org
Margaret Greene-Bromell
Early Childhood/EI Program Manager
RIPIN, 300 Jefferson Blvd, Suite 300, Warwick, RI 02888 ext 149, greene-bromell@ripin.org
Susan Jacobsen
Thundermist, Senior Director of Health Equity Initiatives
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
Colin Penny
South County Habitat for Humanity Executive Director
1555 Shannock Road Charlestown, RI 02813 colin@southcountyhabitat.org
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
Staff
Health Bodies Healthy Minds is an initiative of Wood River Health, which serves as our backbone agency.
Kristen Frady
Program Manager, Healthy Bodies Healthy Minds: The Washington County Health Equity Zone at Wood River Health
823 Main Street Hope Valley, RI 02832 kfrady@woodriverhealth.org
