Staff & Board

Staff

Mireille Sayaf

Executive Director

Beth Pinkham

Associate Director

Marina Mitchell

Finance Director

Corrine O'Donnell

Program Manager/

IL Services

Allison Bouchard

Program Manager/

Home Access

Allyson DuPont

Program Manager

Stephanie Collcrowley

IL Coordinator

Raymer "Ray" Dejesus

IL Coordinator/ Tech Coach

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Susan Dyson

IL Coordinator/ Nursing Home Transition

Gloria Jacques

Office Assistant

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Ethel Kennedy

Office Manager

Lisa Clunan

IL Coordinator/ Home Access

Krista Marble

Information & Referral Coordinator

Riley McNicholas

Program Administration Liaison

Margaret Molloy

IL Coordinator/ Deaf Services

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Catherine Moretti

Receptionist

Richard Muto

Social Support Service Specialist

Adriana Okwara

Program Lead/ Deaf Services

Angela Pesare

IL Coordinator/ Minority Outreach

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Ariana Poplawski

IL Coordinator/Home Access

Jaime Sanchez

Receptionist

Heather Schey

IL/Lunch & Learn Coordinator

Leslie Tracy

IL Coordinator/ Home Access

John Valletta

IL Coordinator/ Technology Coach

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Styles Vazquez

Program Promotion Designer

Marlayna White

Bookkeeper

Board of Directors

President

Christina Battista

Christina is a Supported Employment Coordinator at Skills for Rhode Island’s Future, helping individuals with disabilities prepare for employment. She serves on several boards, including OSCIL, chairs the Rhode Island Statewide Independent Living Council, and is a motivational speaker sharing her experiences with a physical disability.

Vice president

Karen Santilli

Karen Santilli is the CEO of the Greater Providence YMCA, overseeing six branches, Camp Fuller, and 41 childcare sites. Before joining in 2024, she was CEO of Crossroads Rhode Island, leading efforts to combat homelessness. Santilli, recognized as one of Rhode Island’s most influential leaders, holds degrees from Rhode Island College and serves on several boards.

Treasurer

Ernest I. Okwara

A retired educator who taught at various schools for the Deaf, lectured at Gallaudet University, and served as director of the Deaf Literacy Program at Brown University for more than 15 years. He is also the former president of the RI Association of the Deaf (RIAD) and a board member of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD).

Secretary

Christopher Bove

A recipient of the Congressional Leadership Award, he is a former member of the RI Board of Education and is active in legislative advocacy on behalf of the National Federation for the Blind. He holds a degree in Political Science from the University of Rhode Island.

Board Members

Jason Flanders

Board Member

Currently the HUD Project Director for the RI Commission for Human Rights, he has decades of disability advocacy experience and a passion for the posibilities that adaptive technologies bring to people with disability.

Matthew Ide

Board Member

Matthew serves on OSCIL Home Modification Review Committee and has extensive experience in the construction industry and disability.

Linda Katz

Board Member

Co-Founder and Policy Director of the Economic Progress Institute, she advocates for public benefits and social programs that improve financial security and opportunity for low-income Rhode Islanders.

Michael Matracia

Board Member

Michael A. Matracia is a 33-year Providence police officer and advocate for the MS Dream Center and OpenDoors RI. In addition to OSCIL's board, he serves on the RI Developmental Disabilities Council and the State Independent Living Council.

José Luis Suazo

Board Member

With more than 20 years experience in social services, José Luis is currently a Resident Service Coordinator for the Providence Housing Authority, specializing in developments for residents who are aging or disabled.

Representative Jim Langevin

Honorary Advisory Board Member

Former US House of Representatives, RI District 2