MISSION
Our Mission is to meet employer and industry need for skilled workers through the Registered Apprenticeship system while creating family-sustaining career opportunities for low-income diverse residents.
Staff
Beth Ashman
Apprenticeship Systems Manager
bashman@bfri.org, x208
Melissa Benoit
Fiscal Manager
mbenoit@bfri.org, x300
Ian Chase
Training Director
ichase@bfri.org, x202
Andrew Cortés
Executive Director
acortes@bfri.org
Lisa Dusablon
Program Assistant
ldusablon@bfri.org, x200
Kevin Grattan
Training Manager
kgrattan@bfri.org, x202
Maia Handy
Social Services Coordinator
mhandy@bfri.org, x201
Participant & Alumni Cell Phone: 401-330-7851
Vin Hawkins
Math Instructor
vhawkins@bfri.org
Rita Holahan
Finance and Operations Director
rholahan@bfri.org, x204
Kasey Johnson
Apprenticeship Program Coordinator
kjohnson@bfri.org, x205
Debra Medeiros Overly
Deputy Director
dmedeirosoverly@bfri.org, x209
Rachel Miller
Communications Manager
rmiller@bfri.org, x213
Evan Rosin-Pritchard
Lead Trainer- Youth
erosin-pritchard@bri.org, x203
Brook Swanson
Training Coordinator
bswanson@bfri.org, x202
Jill Treacy, LICSW
Health Initiatives Manager
jtreacy@bfri.org x216
Lori Turchetta
Workforce System-Apprenticeship Liaison
lturchetta@bfri.org, x215
Lori.Turchetta@dlt.ri.gov
Board of Directors
Gregory Mancini, Chair of the Board
Executive Director & General Counsel, Build RI
Andrew Cortés, Ex Officio
Executive Director, Building Futures
Scott Duhamel, Secretary
Assistant to the General President, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
Eileen Hayes
President & CEO, Amos House
Bruce Iannuccillo
Vice President, Iannuccillo & Sons
Sandra Powell
Associate Director, Rhode Island Department of Health
Kenneth Richardson, Jr., C.P.A., Treasurer
Richardson, Steere & Associates Certified Public Accountants
Michael Sabitoni
Business Manager, Rhode Island Laborers’ District Council
APPRENTICESHIP RHODE ISLAND
Apprenticeship Rhode Island, an initiative of Building Futures, works to maximize the use of the highly effective system of workforce development – Registered Apprenticeship – for the benefit of employers, government and residents of the state. Visit the ARI site to learn more.