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Staff & Board

Staff

Mireille Sayaf, Executive Director, is a tanned, middle-aged, woman with long feathered brown hair. She is wearing a white collarred blouse and smiling at the viewer.

Mireille Sayaf

Executive Director

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Allison Bouchard

Program Manager/
Home Access

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Susan Dyson

IL Coordinator / Nursing Home Transition

Information and Referral Coordinator Krista Marble shown smiling.

Krista Marble

Information & Referral Coordinator

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Richard Muto

Social Support Service Specialist

Lunch and Learn Coordinator Heather Schey shown smiling with her service dog.

Heather Schey

IL/Lunch & Learn Coordinator

OSCIL Bookkeeper, Marlayna White. She is a young white woman with long light brown hair and rectangular wire-framed glasses. She is smiling at the viewer.

Marlayna White

Bookkeeper

Beth Pinkham, Associate Director, is an older white woman with short curly graying hair and glasses. She is weating a sage green top and smiling at the viewer.

Beth Pinkham

Associate Director

Allyson DuPont, a white woman with red hair and pink lipstick, smiles while wearing a light purple floral shirt.

Allyson DuPont

Program Development & Social Media Manager

Office Assistant Gloria Jacques shown smiling.

Gloria Jacques

Office Assistant

Program Administration Liaison Riley McNicholas shown smiling.

Riley McNicholas

Program Administration Liaison

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Adriana Okwara

Program Lead/Deaf Services

Home Access Independent Living Coordinator Leslie Tracy shown smiling.

Leslie Tracy

IL Coordinator/Home Access

Finance Director Marina Mitchell shown smiling.

Marina Mitchell

Finance Director

Independent Living Coordinator Stephanie Collcrowley shown smiling.

Stephanie Collcrowley

IL Coordinator

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Ethel Kennedy

Office Manager

Deaf Services Independent Living Coordinator Margaret Molloy shown smiling.

Margaret Molloy

IL Coordinator/Deaf Services

Minority Outreach Independent Living Coordinator Angela Pesare shown smiling.

Angela Pesare

IL Coordinator/Minority Outreach

Technology Coach and Independent Living Coordinator John Valletta shown smiling.

John Valletta

IL Coordinator/Technology Coach

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Corrine O'Donnell

Program Manager/
IL Services

Tech Coach and Independent Living Coordinator Ray Dejesus shown smiling.

Raymer "Ray" Dejesus

IL Coordinator/Tech Coach

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Lisa Larrabee

IL Coordinator/Home Access

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Catherine Moretti

Receptionist

Office Assistant Jamie Sanchez shown smiling.

Jamie Sanchez

Office Assistant/I&R

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Styles Vazquez

PT Graphic Designer

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.

Treasurer

VACANT

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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.

Secretary

Christopher Bove

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Board Members

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Jason Flanders

Board Member

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Matthew Ide

Board Member

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Linda Katz

Board Member

Michael Matracia, a white middle-aged man wearing a dark baseball cap and a gray jacket. He is looking at the viewer. There is a long path of tall storefronts and pink hanging lanterns in the background.

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.

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Earnest I. Okwara

Board Member

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Jose-Luis Suazo

Board Member

Representative Jim Langevin, a middle-aged white man with receeding dark blonde hair and frameless glasses. He is wearing a black suit and blue shirt. He is smiling at the viewer.

Representative Jim Langevin

Honorary Advisory Board Member

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