Our Team
Meet our leadership team!
The RIEEA staff and board of directors work to provide strong leadership for the organization and to support and promote environmental education throughout the state. New board members are elected each year at the RIEEA annual meeting and serve a two-year term.
Jeanine Silversmith (she/her),
Executive Director
Georgia Wright (she/they),
Communications Manager
Jennifer West (she/her), President
Coastal Training Program Coordinator, Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Joshua Laplante (he/him), President-Elect
Head of School, The Greene School
Andrew Broccolo (he/they), Secretary
Sustainability Analyst & Renewables Project Designer, RISE Engineering
Corrie Ignagni (she/her), Treasurer
Manager of Digital Communications,
Roger Williams Park Zoo
Madison Hindle (she/her),
Board Member
Education and Outreach Manager, Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation
Abigail Burrows (she/her), Board Member
Founder, Empirical Nature
Gráinne Conley (she/her),
Community Engagement Co-Chair
Education Program Manager, Save The Bay
Stacy Couto (she/her), Fundraising Chair
Nonprofit Consultant
Dean Faiola (he/him), Board Member
Executive Chef, Rhode Island College Dining Services
Lisa Maloney (she/her),
Community Engagement Co-Chair
Community Education Coordinator,
Audubon Society of Rhode Island
Ayana Melvan (she/her), Advocacy Chair
Director of Conservation Action, Aquarium Conservation Partnership
Olubunmi Olatunji (she/her),
Board Member
DEI Facilitator and Program Director, Restaurant Owner
Molly Allard (she/her), Past President
District Manager, Northern RI
Conservation District