RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION
2025-2026 RIPHA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President Larry O. Warner, DrPH, MPH Founder & Managing Principal L. Warner ILS Group, LLC president@ripha.org Immediate Past President Kerri S. Warren, PhD Professor of Biology & Public Health Roger Williams Public Health Program kwarren@rwu.edu Treasurer Alice Msmuba, MPA treasurer@ripha.org
Secretary Jessica Eagles, MBA Chief Executive Officer Rhode Island Free Clinic secretary@ripha.org Academic Advisory Board Chair Rachael Sardinha, MPH Program Manager, RI Department of Health
Advocacy Chair Victoria A. Williams, PhD Assistant Professor Program Director, Healthcare Administration Rhode Island College vwilliams1@ric.edu Affiliate Representative to the APHA Governing Council Jesus Ayala, MPH Associate Professor; Program Coordinator Community and Public Health Promotion Rhode Island College jesus.ayalafigueroa@health.ri.gov
Communications Committee Co-Chair Shelby Perry, MPH New England Institute of Technology slperry@neit.edu
Membership Committee Co-Chairs Tabitha Addy, PhD, MSW Assistant Professor Providence College Felicity Dyer, MPH CAB Coordinator and Community Behavioral Health Liaison Community Care Alliance Program Planning/Annual Meeting Co-Chair Jenna Wahl, MPH Senior Consultant Public Consulting Group jennamwahl@gmail.com Racial Equity Committee Co-Chairs Larry O. Warner, DrPH, MPH Founder & Managing Principal L. Warner ILS Group, LLC president@ripha.org Soumyadeep (Deep) Mukherjee, PhD Associate Professor; Program Coordinator Community and Public Health Promotion Rhode Island College smukherjee@ric.eduBoard Member Jane Fernandez, PharmD Pharmacy Consultant, RI Department of Health Pharmacist, Asthenis Jane@asthenisusa.com Board Member Chris Gadbois, DNP, RN-BC, PHNA-BC Chief Executive Officer cgadbois@carelinkri.org Board Member Erica Lamy, MS Team Lead, RI Department of Health erica.lamy@health.ri.gov Board Member Ineida Lopes Rocha, MBA Health Equity Coordinator Board Member Sidra Scharff, MPH Implementation Specialist The Office of Family Visiting RI Department of Health Division of Community Health and Equity sidra.scharff@gmail.com |