Some Taveras Transition Team Members Not Providence Residents

Some Taveras Transition Team Members Not Providence Residents

Providence Mayor-elect Angel Taveras’ office admitted yesterday that his transition team includes a number of people who do not live in the city of Providence.

Myrth York, a former Democratic candidate for governor and the transition co-chair, said non-city residents were included on the transition team because they too have a vested interest in the success of the state’s capital community.

“We are proud to have the largest and most diverse transition team in the city’s history,” York said. “This team includes city residents, many who work or own businesses in Providence, and talented people from across the state who care deeply about our city’s future. Providence is a linchpin in Rhode Island’s statewide economic recovery and home to many of the state's most important assets. Having a collaborative team that understands this is an important part of Mayor-elect Taveras’ plan to build a stronger, more prosperous Providence.”

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Transition spokeswoman Arianne Lynch said the office could not disclose the breakdown of how many of the approximately 150 transition team members were Providence residents and how many were not since that information was not collected during the recruitment process. She also said whether they donated or not to the campaign was not a factor either.

“Vision and commitment were the central factors in selecting members of the team—residency and financial contributions notwithstanding,” Lynch said.

Committee Members:

Arts & Culture

Co-chairs: David Ortiz & Jason Yoon

Members: Mary-Kim Arnold, Carmen Bucholz, Umberto Crenca, Peter Hocking, Barbara Lee, Vivian Moreno, Francis Parra, Anisa Raoof, Elvys Ruiz, Valerie Tutson, Lisa Van Allsburg, Jhomphy Ventura, and Barbara Wong.

City Services

Co-chairs: Larry Eichler & Phil West

Members: Marilyn Cepeda, Robert Corrente, Doris De Los Santos, Larry Eichler, Joe Fernandez, Yvette Jaquez, Carlos Lopes-Estrada, John Marion, Jef Nickerson, and John Speck.

Economic Development

Co-chairs: Dan Baudouin & Laurie White

Members: Justin Aina, Barrett Bready, Buff Chace, Andrew Cortes, Marc Crisafulli, Zachary Darrow, Annie DeGroot, Jim DeRentis, Roberta Feather, Bob Gilbane, Mark Higgins, Stan Israel, Sally Lapides, Evan Matthews, Matthew A. Lopes, Jr., Mark Montella, Jack Partridge, Janet Raymond, Cindy Stewart Reed, Kenneth Richardson, Dave Riley, Clay Rockefeller, Tom Sgouros, Dick Spies, Rob Stolzman, Allan Tear, Jack Templin, Luis Torrado, Christine West, and Glen Whitehead.

Education

Co-chairs: Peter Lee, Angela Romans & Lainy Fersh

Members: Teri Adelman, Yamil Baez, Joyce Butler, Anna Cano-Morales, Victor Capellan, Swan Capris, Keith Catone, Tom Chen, Jeremy Chiappetta, Kath Connolly, Dan Corley, Becky Coustan, Kathleen Crain, Denise DeCaporale, Gigi DiBello, Dan Egan, Leslie Gell, Janet Isserlis, Maryclaire Knight, Daniel Lawlor, Laura Maxwell, Aimee Mitchell, Peter McWalters, Wayne Montague, Keith Oliviera, Soljane Quiles, Marisa Quinn, Aaron Regunberg, Hillary Salmons, Emily Santelises, Warren Simmons, Mary Sylvia Harrison, Dulari Tahbildar, Heather Tow-Yick, Jennifer Walker, Dr. Ken Wong, and Karina Wood.

Environment

Co-chairs: Sheila Dormody & Cliff Wood

Members: Laura Brion, Katherine Brown, Abel Collins, Russell Conway, John Flaherty, Matt Grigsby, JJ Jacobson, Nicole Poepping, Leo Pollock, and John Torgan.

Housing & Neighborhood Development

Co-chairs: Jeff Dana & Jim Vincent

Members: Laura Brion, Brenda Clement, Sharon Conrad-Wells, Ed Cooney, JP Couture, Carla DeStefano, Barbara Fields, Juan Garcia, Nellie Gorbea, Karen Jessup, Julius Kolawole, George Lewis, Edward Marines, Enrique Martinez, Pat McGuigan, Wayne Montague, Wascar Montilla, Alex Moore, David Segal, Frank Shea, and Molly Bopha Soum. 

Public Safety

Co-chairs: Sister Ann Keefe and Steven Pare

Members: Joe Almeida, Rick Corley, Mark Cousineau, Dr. Roland Estrada, Malcolm Farmer, Roberto Gonzalez, Teny Gross, Casby Harrison III, Nancy Howard, Norm Orodenker, Delia Rodriguez-Masjoan, Carol Santos, Richard Sullivan, and Jeffrey Williams.