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Board Leadership

2026-2027 Board of Trustees

Chair: Jonathan "Jock" Hayes, East Bay Newspaper Group

Vice Chair: Melissa Emidy

Treasurer: John Lombardo, Small Business Owner

Secretary:  Rosemary Mede, Independent Human Resources Consultant

DIRECTORS:

Joseph DiPina, Providence Water Supply 

Shomari Lewis, Realtor Engel & Volkers 

Maureen Lochhead PHR, Director of Human Resources Meeting Street

Julia Shackleton, Attorney, Littler Mendelson, P.C.

Joseph Solomon, Highlander Parent and Data Reporting Manager, RIPTA

James Stringer, Asst. Principal of Teaching and Learning, Westerly Middle School