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Counselors

Region 1 - Providence
Barbara Mulligan - Supervisor
Ext. 321 - Email: barbaram@ors.ri.gov

Counselor	Assignment
Luz Africano Bi-Lingual Case Aide Ext.: 323 Email: lafricano@ors.ri.gov	Interpreting for Spanish-speaking ORS customers statewide Organizes and participates at statewide Intake groups provided in Spanish
Teresa Scaramuzzo-DiMattia Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor II Area: #05 Ext.: 418 Email: teresasd@ors.ri.gov	Providence School System (including Classical, Hope, Mount Pleasant, Birch, E Cubed Academy, Pais/Health Science/Cooley, Valley School Pawtucket & Cranston, Tides School, Training School, Sargent Center School, Harmony Hill School, Spurwink School) Providence Center School DCYF Liaison Rhode Island College Liaison Providence Intake (as needed) DDU/SSI/SSDI Liaison Project Work Liaison DDU/SSI/SSDI Liaison Transition Advisory Committee -Providence
Karol Gaitan Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor I Area: #15 Ext.: 315 Email: kgaitan@ors.ri.gov	Providence Intake Providence DHS RIWorks Liaison Southeast Asian Liaison System 7 Power User Central Falls Tri Employment Providence/Cranston NetWORKri Cultural Liaison (International Institute, Comprehensive Educational Services, Hi-Tep, Urban League) Amos House Dads Making a Difference
Rebecca Dine-Nyeswa Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor I Area: #19 Ext.: 370 Email: rnyeswa@ors.ri.gov	Providence Intake Salvation Army Genesis Center Providence/Cranston NetWORKri Providence ATR Crossroads
Bonnie Flanagan Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor II Area: #23 Ext.: 362 Email: bonnief@ors.ri.gov	Providence Intake Providence/Cranston netWORKri Liaison DDU/SSI/SSDI Liaison Fogarty Center Liaison Providence BHDDH Liaison Harbor House Butler Hospital
Donnalee Sweet Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor I Area: #35 Ext.: 310 Email: dsweet@ors.ri.gov	Providence Intake Southeastern NE Rehab Center RI Hospital Miriam Hospital Providence/Cranston netWORKri (backup) Roger Williams Hospital Employee Assistance Program St. Joseph Hospital
Karen Dougherty Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor I Area: #60 Ext.: 372 Email: karend@ors.ri.gov	Providence Intake Benefits Specialist Liaison Providence College Liaison Cove Center Liaison Providence/Cranston netWORKri System 7 Power User
Patricia Keating Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor II Area: #68 Ext.: 355 Email: pkeating@ors.ri.gov	Providence Center Liaison Providence referrals (as needed) Veterans Affairs Liaison Tanner House
Valerie Williams Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor II Area: #70 Ext.: 375 Email: vwilliams@ors.ri.gov	Providence School System (Central, Hanley, Textron/ Chambers, Alvarez, The Met School, High Road, Bradley, Ocean Tides, Paul Cuffee) CCRI – Providence Providence Intake (as needed) Project Work Federal Hill House
Sheridan Lomax Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor I Area: #71 Ext.: 379 Email: slomax@ors.ri.gov	Providence DHS RIWorks Liaison Providence Intake Providence/Cranston netWORKri Dialysis Center of RI Dorcas Place Genesis Center

Region 2 - Cranston/Johnston/Warwick
Jennifer Fiske - Supervisor
Ext. 368 - Email: jfiske@ors.ri.gov

Counselor	Assignment
Kristen Livesey Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor I Area: #06 Ext.: 352 Email: klivesey@ors.ri.gov	Cranston High School East Cranston High School East Cranston High School West Cranston Private & Parochial Schools Cranston Vocational Tech School Providence/Cranston netWORKri Sanders Academy Charter School Spurwink Transition Academy Advisory Board West Bay Collaborative Transition Advisory Committee Charter Schools – Cranston Central RI General
Patricia Ianiere Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor I Area: #10 Ext.: 347 Email: pianiere@ors.ri.gov	Warwick Schools (including Hendricken High, Pilgrim High, Veterans High, Toll Gate High and Vocational Technical, Warwick Middle (on call) West Bay Collaborative Liaison Trudeau Center – Transition Central netWORKri West Bay Collaborative Alternative Learning Project (ALP) Central RI General
Jessica Palumbo Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor II Area: #32 Ext.: 341 Email: jwarwick@ors.ri.gov	Warwick & Central RI General Dialysis Units – Statewide Liaison Kent Center General CCRI – Warwick Sargent Rehabilitation Center Liaison Trudeau Center – Warwick Adults RI Works Liaison West Warwick netWORKri
Diana Siravo-Marcotte Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor I Area: #37 Ext.: 332 Email: dianasm@ors.ri.gov	Mental Health Services of Cranston, Johnston, and Northwestern RI Liaison Cranston, Johnston, and Central RI General Cranston Chamber of Commerce Liaison Benefits Liaison for Region
Sheila Moffat Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor II Area: #40 Ext.: 345 Email: sheilam@ors.ri.gov	Warwick General Warwick Chamber of Commerce Kent County Hospital Liaison West Bay Cap Liaison Kent County Mental Health Center Central netWORKri Hillsgrove House Liaison to Employer Services Coordinator
Alicia DiMasi Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor I Area: #66 Ext.: 340 Email: adimasi@ors.ri.gov	Cranston & Central RI/ General Adult Cranston Center (RIARC) Johnston, Scituate & Ponagansett High Schools; Northern and West Bay Collaboratives West Bay Residential Liaison Gateways to Change Liaison Providence/Cranston netWORKri Cultural Diversity Liaison Northern RI Collaborative DD/Supported Employment Council Scituate, Foster, Glocester General Adult

Region 3 - Northern Rhode Island
Joseph Murphy - Supervisor
Ext. 322 - Email: josephm@ors.ri.gov

Counselor	Assignment
Elizabeth Champagne Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor I Area: #14 Ext.: 346 Email: echampagne@ors.ri.gov	Cities and towns in Northern RI Hillside School Primavera School North Providence High School North Smithfield High School Woonsocket High School Woonsocket Regional Vocational School ProAbility Northern RI Collaborative Co-Liaison Cultural Diversity Liaison Ticket-to-Work Liaison
Michael Lombardi Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor II Area: #33 Ext.: 349 Email: malombardi@ors.ri.gov	Cities and towns in Northern RI Burrillville High School Landmark Hospital Northern RI Community Services Tri-Hab House Liaison Woonsocket General Woonsocket netWORKri Liaison Woonsocket YWCA Regional General Family Resources CAP
John Valentine Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor I Area: #36 Ext.: 360 Email: jvalentine@ors.ri.gov	Cities and towns in Northern RI Tolman High Pawtucket RIWorks Liaison Central Falls RIWorks Liaison Rehabilitation Hospital of RI/Healing Choices Wilson House Liaison Jackson House Liaison Fresenius Dialysis Center Pawt. Liaison Zambarano Hospital Woonsocket netWORKri Regional General
Dorian Havers Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor II Area: #45 Ext.: 342 Email: dhavers@ors.ri.gov	Cities and towns in Northern RI Blackstone Valley Community Action Lincoln High School Central Falls FIP and General Regional General The Homestead Group (NRIARC)
Kayleigh McCarthy Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor I Area: #11 Ext.: 334 Email: kmccarthy@ors.ri.gov	Cities and towns in Northern RI Cumberland High School Cumberland Transitional School Smithfield High School Northern RI Collaborative Co-Liaison Woonsocket netWORKri Regional General
Manny Carbuccia Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor I Area: #59 Ext.: 371 Email: manuelc@ors.ri.gov	Cities and towns in Northern RI Hispanic Liaison – Statewide Pawtucket Memorial Hospital - Cardiac Rehabilitation/General Rehabilitation Woonsocket netWORKri Progresso Latino Liaison
Kathy Granken Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor I Area: #02 Ext.: 356 Email: kgranken@ors.ri.gov	Cities and towns in Northern RI Central Falls Sr. High School Bishop Keough School Davies Vocational School – Pawtucket students St. Raphael’s Academy Blackstone Academy, Pawtucket CCRI – Lincoln Regional General
Jeffrey Milette Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor I Area: #20 Ext.: 451 Email: jmilette@ors.ri.gov	Cities and towns in Northern RI Woonsocket RIWorks Liaison Davies Vocational School Beacon Charter School MHA/AccessRI liaison Anchor Recovery Center Liaison Harmony Hill School Liaison NRI/Viola Berard School Blackstone Valley ARC Gateway Health Care – Pawtucket Children’s Friend Liaison

Region 4 - South County
Karen Davis, Supervisor
Ext. 367 - Email: kdavis@ors.ri.gov

Counselor	Assignment
Vacant Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor I Area: #09 Ext.: Email:	Narragansett, North Kingstown, Wakefield, West Warwick Adults South County General North Kingstown Spring House Community Center RI Works Adults Community Living of RI Liaison
Carolyn Blessing Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor I Area: #12 Ext.: 344 Email: cblessing@ors.ri.gov	Coventry High School West Warwick High School Phoenix House Job Corp Project Friends Liaison West Warwick Youth Center Coventry/West Warwick Adults
Kathleen Neun Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor I Area: #39 Ext.: 378 Email: kneun@ors.ri.gov	East Greenwich High School Exeter/West Greenwich High School Phoenix House South County Hospital South Kingstown Adults Jamestown Adults Prout High School Olean Center
Teresa O'Brien Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor I Area: #48 Ext.: 335 Email: tobrien@ors.ri.gov	Westerly High School Chariho High School Westerly/Charlestown/Hopkinton/Richmond Adults General Lakeview Neuro Rehab Liaison Westerly Hospital South Shore Mental Health Education Exchange Tower Street Community Center Westerly Youth Center
Karen LeBeau Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor II Area: #29 Ext.: 331 Email: klebeau@ors.ri.gov	South County RI Works West Warwick/Exeter/North Kingstown/Coventry Adults West Warwick netWORKri Liaison Cultural Diversity Representative Ticket to Work Coordinator South County Veteran Representative Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Liaison
Vacant Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor II Area: #49 Ext.: Email:	Ocean Tides Liaison South Kingstown High School North Kingstown High School Narragansett High School Block Island School & General LaPlante and Waves Liaison URI Liaison South County Chamber of Commerce Perspectives Liaison

Region 5 - East Bay and Newport County,
RIworks Statewide
Michael Montanaro - Supervisor
Ext. 376 - Email: michaelm@ors.ri.gov

Counselor	Assignment
Ann Marie Folcarelli Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor I Area: #01 Ext.: 329 Email: afolcarelli@ors.ri.gov	Portsmouth School System Rogers High School Bradley School Met School – Newport ALP Middletown General Adults Portsmouth General Adults Tiverton General Adults Little Compton General Adults East Bay Educational Collaborative Co-Liaison Liaison to Newport Boys/Girls Club
Sharon Thistlewaite-Morra Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor II Area: #28 Ext.: 348 Email: stmorra@ors.ri.gov	East Bay RIWORKS/ORS Liaison East Providence High School Learning Disabilities Liaison Regional overflow
Michaela Stannard Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor I Area: #38 Ext.: 339 Email: michaelas@ors.ri.gov	Newport Hospital Newport Mental Health Center Vanderbilt Rehabilitation Center Liaison Newport General Adults Liaison to Lucy’s Hearth
Kathleen McCabe Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor II Area: #58 Ext.: 343 Email: katem@ors.ri.gov	Bristol General Adults Barrington General Adults Warren General Adults Barrington Schools East Bay Mental Health Center (Barrington, Bristol, Warren CSP clients only) Riverwood Rehabilitation Services Maher Center Co-Liaison East Bay Educational Collaborative Co-Liaison St. Andrews School
Meredith Wright Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor I Area: #67 Ext.: 390 Email: mwright@ors.ri.gov	East Bay Mental Health (Warren, Barrington, Bristol outpatient clients only) Mt. Hope High School Valley Community School Liaison Middletown High School Maher Center Co-Liaison Groden/Cove Center Liaison Newport County Reentry Council Autism Specialty lead counselor Regional Overflow
Wheeler Clemons Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor II Area: #43 Ext.: 353 Email: tclemons@ors.ri.gov	East Bay Mental Health Center (East Providence Residents only – CSP & outpatient) East Providence General – Adults Liaison to East Bay CAP Tiverton High School Liaison to RIPTA Regional Overflow

Region 6 - Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Supervisor - Karen Davis
Ext. 367 - Email: kdavis@ors.ri.gov

Counselor	Assignment
Paula Berard Rehabilitation Counselor for the Deaf Area: #26 Ext.: 385 Email: pberard@ors.ri.gov	RI School for the Deaf Deaf and Hard of Hearing students - Statewide Perspectives Liaison Adult Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Statewide (Providence/South/West)
Jeannie Desmarais-Valdez Rehabilitation Counselor for the Deaf Area: #41 Ext.: 320 Video Phone:401-222-5300 Email: jeannied@ors.ri.gov	Adult Deaf and Hard of Hearing -Statewide (Providence/North/East) Corliss Center Liaison Colleges Commission for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing Liaison

Region 7 - SBVI/Vocational Rehabilitation Unit
Melanie Sbardella - Supervisor
Ext. 444 - Email: msbardella@ors.ri.gov

Counselor	Assignment
Jane Cannata Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor II Area: #63 Ext.: 431 Email: cannataj@ors.ri.gov	Statewide coverage with concentration in Cranston, Johnston, Warwick, West Warwick, and Coventry Employee Honor Roll Committee ATAC – RIDE Committee West Bay Transition Academy –West Bay TAC The Carroll Center Liaison
Jason Brunero Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor I Area: #62 Ext.: 420 Email: jbrunero@ors.ri.gov	In-House Job Developer for SBVI Region 7 Perkins School for the Blind Liaison VA Liaison Statewide coverage of general population and school-age students
Graciela Pires Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor I Area: #64 Ext.: 449 Email: gpires@ors.ri.gov	Statewide with concentration in Providence, Washington County, East Bay and Newport County General and School Districts Providence, South County and East Bay TAC Liaison RI Gov Comm Elections Committee NFB-Rhode Island Chapter
Paul Hughett Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor I Area #65 Ext.: 365 Email: phughett@ors.ri.gov	Statewide with concentration in Northern Rhode Island Northern RI TAC Liaison VA Liaison TechACCESS Liaison
Rebecca Cloutier Case Aide Ext.: 441 Email: rcloutier@ors.ri.gov	Technology Assessment Center Support Assists with supporting clients and counselors with reaching vocational goals statewide GAC Liaison BEP Supports Region 7 Ticket to Work In-house Liaison
Robert Pires Rehabilitation Teacher Area: Ext.: 325 Email: rpires@ors.ri.gov	Statewide Rehabilitation teaching services for SBVI vocational clients Basic Computer Instruction Level I and Level II Braille Instruction Assistive Technology Support and oversees Tech Assessment Center NFB-RI Chapter Liaison Newsline Coordinator
Jeanne Ouellette Peripatologist Ext.: 432 Email: jeanneo@ors.ri.gov	Statewide Orientation and Mobility Services for Adults Orientation Services for Students Educate professionals in the community regarding appropriate mobility supports, services, and needs