Rhode Island Environmental
Education Association
Meet Sara Sweetman, PhD., an Associate Professor of Education at URI and one of RIEEA’s newest board members!
Meet Beth Alaimo, Education Program Manager at Ocean Hour Farm and one of RIEEA’s newest board members!
Meet Amanda Peavey, Education Director at the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council (WRWC) and one of RIEEA’s newest board members!
Meet new RIEEA board members Beth Alaimo, Katie Cardamone, Amanda Peavey, and Sara Sweetman, who are joining us for 2024!
Meet longtime RIEEA board member Joshua Laplante! Joshua is the Head of The Greene School, a public charter school in West Greenwich, RI.
Meet new RIEEA board member Madison Burke-Hindle! Madison is the Education and Outreach Manager for Rhode Island Resource Recovery, which manages the state’s Central Landfill and Materials Recycling Facility.
Meet RIEEA board member Dean Faiola! Dean is the Executive Chef of Rhode Island College Dining Services and was “more than happy to help” when RIC students RIC pushed dining services to become environmentally friendly.
Meet RIEEA board member Andrew Broccolo! Andrew is the Sustainability Analyst and Renewable Energy System Designer at RISE Engineering and joined the RIEEA board in 2023.
Meet RIEEA board member Jen West! Jen is the Coastal Training Program Coordinator with the Narragansett Bay Research Reserve and joined the RIEEA board in 2018.
Meet RIEEA board member Gráinne Conley! Gráinne is the Education Program Manager at Save The Bay, where she was involved with RIEEA for several years. She started to become more active in 2018 by joining a RIEEA committee, which she calls a “wonderful opportunity”.
Rhode Island Environmental Education Association
c/o The SEG Hub
10 Davol Square, Suite 100
Providence, RI 02903