Board of Trustees

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2022-2023

Gregory Bertles, AFSC (2024)
Chairman of the Board
Actuary, Retired – Aetna Insurance, Price Waterhouse
Member since 2006

Maureen Philbin (2024)
Vice Chair/Community Relations Chair
Executive Director – Fall River Deaconess Home
Member since 2015

William Gallogly (2023)
Finance Chair
Attorney, Retired Law Offices of William Gallogly
Member since 1995*

Heather Ferro (DENA)
Program & Planning Chair
Social Worker – Private Practice; La Salle Academy
Member since 2014

Brother John McGann, FSC (DENA)
Secretary/Finance
Court Liaison, Retired – Ocean Tides
Member since 2012

Joseph V Cavanagh, III (2025)
Program & Planning
Attorney, Partner – Blish & Cavanagh
Member since 2007

Dennis DiPrete (2024)
Community Relations
Owner – DiPrete Engineering
Member since 2009

Neil F. X. Kelly (2024)
Program & Planning
Attorney, Assistant Attorney General – RI, Civil Division
Member since 2012

Raymond Karasek, III, PhD (2025)
Finance
Comptroller/Business Manager – CCRI
Member since 2019

James Swallow (2023)
Finance
Actuary, Retired
Member since 2017

Judy Van Wyk (2023)
Program & Planning
Professor, Sociology – University of Rhode Island
Member since 2017

David Wallace (DENA)
Program & Planning
Executive Director – La Salle School
Member since 2020

Michael Winter (2025)
Finance
Owner – Builders Surplus
Member since 2013

Kenneth Zorabedian, OTS’98 (2024)
Community Relations
Owner – United Parking
Member since 2012

William Wolff, AFSC (DENA)
Finance
Retired, Child Welfare Executive
Member since 2009

Beth A. Bixby (2024)
Community Relations
Chief Executive Officer – Tides Family Services
Member since 2021

James Logan (DENA)
Director of the Office for Mission & Ministry – DENA
Member since 2022

Brian F. X. Sullivan (2025)
President/CEO – Ocean Tides
Member since 2022

* Denotes Ranking Member