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
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
Cynthia Corsair (she/her), Secretary
Fish and Wildlife Biologist,
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Corrie Ignagni (she/her), Treasurer
Manager of Digital Communications,
Roger Williams Park Zoo
Molly Allard (she/her), Past President
District Manager, Northern RI
Conservation District
Andrew Broccolo (he/they), Board Member
Sustainability Analyst & Renewables Project Designer, RISE Engineering
Madison Burke-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), Board Member
Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships for Mission Programs, Mystic Aquarium and the Sea Research Foundation
Olubunmi Olatunji (she/her),
Advocacy Chair
DEI Facilitator and Program Director,
Youth In Action
Dante Tavolaro (he/they), Board Member
Rector, St. Thomas Episcopal Church