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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.

Executive Director

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Program Manager/
Home Access

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Susan Dyson

IL Coordinator / Nursing Home Transition

Information and Referral Coordinator Krista Marble shown smiling.

Information & Referral Coordinator

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Social Support Service Specialist

Office Assistant Jamie Sanchez shown smiling.

Office Assistant/I&R

Technology Coach and Independent Living Coordinator John Valletta shown smiling.

IL Coordinator/Technology Coach

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.

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.

Office Assistant

Program Administration Liaison Riley McNicholas shown smiling.

Program Administration Liaison

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Adriana Okwara

Program Lead/Deaf Services

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

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

Finance Director Marina Mitchell shown smiling.

Finance Director

Independent Living Coordinator Stephanie Collcrowley shown smiling.

IL Coordinator

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Ethel Kennedy

Office Manager

Deaf Services Independent Living Coordinator Margaret Molloy shown smiling.

IL Coordinator/Deaf Services

Minority Outreach Independent Living Coordinator Angela Pesare shown smiling.

IL Coordinator/Minority Outreach

Independent Coordinator Patricia Tatro shown smiling.

IL Coordinator/PCA

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Program Manager/
IL Services

Tech Coach and Independent Living Coordinator Ray Dejesus shown smiling.

IL Coordinator/Tech Coach

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IL Coordinator/Home Access

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Catherine Moretti

Receptionist

A young white woman with very short blonde hair. She is wearing a black zippered jacket with a gray and red collar. She is smiling at the viewer.

Lauren 
Rampenthal

IL Coordinator / Youth Transition

Home Access Independent Living Coordinator Leslie Tracy shown smiling.

IL Coordinator/Home Access

Board of Directors

President

VACANT

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Vice President

William Facente

William has worked for the City of Warwick in various roles since 1996 and currently serves as the Cheif of Staff to the Mayor. He has lived with Multiple Sclerosis since March of 2014.

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

Christina Battista, young white woman with long brown hair pulled back in a ponytail. She is wearing a tan top with a black jacket. She is smiling at the viewer.

Christina Battista

Board Member

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.

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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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