Eva Mancuso Joins McKee’s Office as Special Advisor to the Governor UPDATED

Eva Mancuso Joins McKee’s Office as Special Advisor to the Governor UPDATED

Lawyer and political veteran Eva Mancuso has been named Special Advisor to Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee.

She will earn $174,583.

Mancuso is a former prosecutor in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. She previously was a Democratic candidate for Attorney General in Rhode Island.

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And, for two years, she headed Rhode Island’s top education board. She was appointed by then-Governor Lincoln Chafee to lead that board.

She is admitted to practice law in Rhode Island and Massachusetts and was granted the distinction of admission by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a Civil Trial Specialist.

“Eva is a respected and talented attorney with extensive experience in both law and government. She will be an incredible asset to our team, and I look forward to working with her as we continue our efforts to ensure Rhode Island emerges from this pandemic stronger than we went in,” said McKee.