Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Andrew Tavares - Kahn, Litwin, Renza, & Co. Ltd.
Board Chair
Missy Varao - Salve Regina University
Vice Chair
Richard Cromwell - Maritime Solutions
Treasurer
Leland Merrill - Centreville Bank
Secretary
Cristina Offenberg, Esq. - Silva, Thomas, Martland & Offenberg, Ltd.
Legal Counsel
Joseph Pratt - Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County
Chair ex officio
Gail Alofsin - Informa
Craig Sculos - Bally’s Corporation
Matthew Vargas - KVH Industries, Inc.
Board Members
CJ Barone - Empire Tea & Coffee
Kim Cairo - Carey, Richmond & Viking Insurance
Bill Cardinal - IHOP/Cardinal Restaurant Group
Laura Coristine - COX
Bill DeWitt - People’s Credit Union
Morgan Everson - The Coggeshall Club
Frank Flanagan, Esq. - Flanagan Law Offices, LLC
Matt Girard - 3G Broadcasting
Rocky Kempenaar - Kempenaar Real Estate
Sandy Kristiansson - Black Diamond Marketing
Rebecca LeBlanc - Safe Harbor Marinas
Mary Joy Lu - Rail Explorers
Molly Magee - SENEDIA
Michael Monti, Esq. - Sayer, Regan, & Thayer, LLC
Joseph Nicholson - Bowen’s Wharf Co.
Kevin O’Leary - The Preservation Society of Newport County
Jenny Partridge - SEACorp
Lisa Raiola - Hope & Main
Evan Rose - BankNewport
Evan Smith - Discover Newport
Tobias Stapleton - Blue Venture Forum,
Blue Innovation Symposium
Dr. Nathan Tilman - Tilman Family Dentistry
Richard Willis - Caleb & Broad