We are grateful to have a Board of Directors that is passionate and dedicated to improving the economic well-being of Rhode Island and its residents.
EPI board members at the Institute's 2019 board retreat.
Jill Beckwith
Director of Grants, Martin Richard Institute for Social Justice, Bridgewater State University
Lisa Roth Blackman
Chief Philanthropy Officer, RI Community Food Bank
Paola Fernandez
VP, Community Development Officer, Centreville Bank
Robert Ferreira
Principal, Duxford Capital Advisors, LLC
Joseph Grady
Senior Fellow, Pell Center at Salve Regina University and co-founder Topos Partnership
Eric Hirsch
Professor of Sociology, Providence College
Jeff Levy
Partner, Levy & Blackman LLP
Carolyn Mark (Chair)
Chair, East Greenwich School Committee
Hugh Minor (Secretary)
Communications Director, RI Community Food Bank
Quadry Olalekan
Lead Business Analyst, Unicom Engineering
Jessica Holden Sherwood (Vice Chair)
Professor of Sociology, Johnson and Wales University
Sue Pearlmutter (Treasurer)
Dean, Rhode Island College School of Social Work
Ashley Sanchez
Sr. Business Support Manager for Consumer Client Service, Bank of America
Shideh Shafie
Assistant Prof. of Emergency Medicine, Warren Alpert School of Medicine
Rich Streitfeld
Accountant, Aaronson, Lavoie, Streitfeld, Diaz
Matthew Shumate
Deputy Chief of Staff, City of Providence
