It Takes A Village... And Here Is Ours

Board of Directors

January 2026 – December 2026

Directors

Lauren Amaral

KLR

Aida Gomez

RI AG's Office

Aderito Dos Santos

Barry Wehmiller Design Group

Rosie Fernandez

Cox Communications

Rhonda Lapham

iHeart Media

Glen P. Martin

F.L. Putnam Investment Management Co.

Tiffany Nguyen

Citizens Bank

C. Paul Oberg

Newport Consulting Partners

Leeanna Raposo

Fidelity Investments

Executive Committee

Yomayra Reyes, Farmers Insurance

President

David E. Fontes, CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen LLP)

Vice President

Ted Turnbull, Merrill Lynch

Treasurer

Tiana Ochoa, MSW, LICSW, Children's Friend

Secretary

Tom Furey, Furey Roofing

Governance Chair

Meet the Staff

Executive Leadership

Katje Afonseca

CEO and Ex Officio Board Member

(401) 921-2434 Ext. 113

Leadership Team

Aida Asfura

Director of HR & Employee Culture (Bilingual)

(401) 921-2434 Ext. 148

Nelitza Velasquez

Director of Operations, DC (Bilingual)

(401) 921-2434 Ext. 111

Agency Team

Domenique Barillas

Enrollment Specialist (Bilingual)

(401) 921-2434 Ext. 150

Steven Fuson

Match Support Specialist

(401) 921-2434 Ext. 157

Alisa Fried

Site Coordinator

(401) 921-2434 Ext. 115

Cynthia Juarez

Match Support Specialist (Bilingual)

(401) 921-2434 Ext. 162

Alisa Mendez

Enrollment Specialist (Bilingual)

(401) 921-2434 Ext. 158

Graham Robyn

Enrollment Specialist

Sue Shaw

Match Support Specialist

(401) 921-2434 Ext. 114

Abigail Terry

Advancement Specialist

(401) 921-2434 Ext. 160

Donation Center

Alex Yuman Cante

Driver Manager (Bilingual)

(401) 921-2434 Ext. 161

Basill Manning

Customer Service Representative

(401) 921-2434 Ext. 210

Marjorie Salgado-Lebron

Customer Service Representative (Bilingual)

401-921-2434 Ext. 204

Isamar Perez

DC Operations Coordinator

401-921-2434 Ext. 201