Kilmartin Announces Transition Team
GoLocalProv Politics Team
Kilmartin Announces Transition Team
The team will be headed up by Edward Cooney, the former chairman of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce and current vice president and treasurer of Nortek Company.
"As Rhode Island’s next Attorney General, I am deeply committed to enhancing the protection of everyday Rhode Islanders,” said Attorney General-Elect Kilmartin. “I am confident that this group of distinguished leaders will help me in successfully assembling an Office of Attorney General that will adhere to our mission of moving the Ocean State towards a safer and more secure future.”
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTOther members of the team include:
Ernest Almonte, former Auditor General of Rhode Island and current Partner at DiSanto Priest & Company
Donald Deignan, a former member of the Office of Attorney General and current disability rights advocate
Angel Garcia, Personnel Director for the City of Pawtucket
Jamie Hainsworth, former Glocester Police Chief and current Executive Director for Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
Neil Kelly, former Narragansett Police Officer, Assistant Attorney General, and currently a Managing Attorney with Decof & Decof
Bruce Kogan, Director of Mediation and professor at Roger Williams University School of Law;
Richard LeClerc, President and CEO of Gateway Healthcare
Leonard Lopes, former Chief of Staff to the Attorney General and current Partner at Pannone, Lopes, Devereaux & West
Stephanie Manzi, Dean of Criminology at Roger Williams University
James Ryan, former Chief of the Criminal Division for the Office of Attorney General and current partner at Partridge, Snow and Hahn
Deborah Smith, Director of Municipal and External Affairs for the Governor
Sheri Sweitzer, former employee for the Office of the U.S. President, and current Chair of the Board for Phoenix Houses of New England and Vice Clerk for the Board of Overseers at Moses Brown School
“I am honored to lead this talented and diverse Transition Committee that Attorney General-Elect Peter Kilmartin has put together,” said Transition Committee Chair Edward Cooney. “With the vast array of backgrounds and experience on this Committee, I look forward to helping the Attorney General-Elect streamline and strengthen the office while bolstering its ability to serve Rhode Island families.”
In addition, Kilmartin said he is retaining staff in the current Attorney General’s office, including: Gerald Coyne, Deputy Attorney General; James Lee, Civil Division Chief; and Stacie Veroni, Criminal Division Chief.