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O'Neill-Mattson given Lifetime Achievement Award
Edna O'Neill-Mattson, director of facilities use, was recognized with a lifetime achievement award from the Rhode Island committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. Mattson serves as the committee's membership chair, and, according to the committee's announcement, "has been directly responsible for the unprecedented growth of the committee in the past 10 years. She is a dedicated volunteer who never misses a deployment or redeployment ceremony."
Susi published in national magazine
Assistant Professor of English Holly Susi was recently published in Fire Chief Magazine, a national trade publication with a readership of more than 300,000. Her story chronicled her experience at a "Firefighter for a Day" workshop designed for partners of firefighters.
New appointments
Congratulations and welcome to the following recently hired or promoted CCRI employees:
David Alfano - Assistant Professor, Psychology (Warwick )
Paul Avarista - Senior Maintenance Technician, Physical Plant (Newport)
Pamela Bowden - Senior Word Processing Typist, Academic Affairs (Newport)
Marjorie Briody - Grant Writer, Institutional Advancement (Lincoln)
Thomas Buss - Assistant Professor, Mathematics (Providence)
Alexandra Corona - Coordinator, REACH Program (Providence)
Diana Creed - Public Relations Officer, Public Relations and Publications (Warwick)
Elizabeth DaCosta - Assistant Professor, Mathematics (Warwick)
Maria Dursi - Counselor /Coordinator, Educational Opportunity Center (Providence)
Colleen Feeney - Senior Teller, Bursar’s Office (Warwick)
Wenda Ferraioli - Registered Nurse, Student Affairs/Student Health (Warwick)
John Murray - College Police Officer, Security Office (Lincoln)
Joanne Orabone - Assistant Professor, Business (Warwick)
Carol Patnaude - Assistant Professor, Human Services (Warwick)
Allison Petro - Assistant Professor, English (Newport)
Melinda Plante - Bookstore Clerk, Bookstore (Newport)
Catherine Poirier - Assistant Professor, Library (Providence)
Angela-Ann Salvadore - Coordinator, Lifelong Learning (Providence)
Kathleen Savino - Staff Assistant II, Lifelong Learning (Providence)
Cheryl Suglia - Assistant Professor, Mathematics (Newport)
Melanie Sullivan - Coordinator, City Campus (Providence)
Christie Totten - Technical Staff Assistant, Biology (Warwick)
Carmen Vargas - Senior Word Processing Typist, Advising and Counseling (Newport)
David Vestri - Semi-skilled Laborer, Physical Plant (Newport)
Kim Ward - Technical Staff Assistant, Biology (Providence)
Ratdavone Yotharath - Counselor/Coordinator, Educational Opportunity Center (Providence)
Sherry Zinn - Senior Information Tech, Information Technology (Providence)
