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
