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Leadership

Courtney E. Hawkins: Director; Louis Pasteur Building; 57 Howard Avenue; Cranston, RI 02920; Phone: (401) 462-2121

Yvette M. Mendez: Deputy Director; Louis Pasteur Building; 57 Howard Avenue; Cranston, RI 02920; Phone: (401) 462-2121

Charles J. Fogarty: Director, Division of Elderly Affairs; Hazard Building, 2nd Floor; 74 West Road; Cranston, RI 02920; Phone: (401) 462-3000

Deborah A. Barclay, Esq.: Executive Legal Counsel, State Public Records Contact (FOI); Louis Pasteur Building; 57 Howard Avenue; Cranston, RI 02920; Phone: (401) 462-2326

We are currently interviewing for this position.: Associate Director, Division of Community Services; 57 Howard Avenue; Cranston, RI 02920

Ronald Racine: Associate Director, Office of Rehabilitation Services; Louis Pasteur Building; 40 Fountain Street; Providence, RI 02903; Phone: (401) 462-7888

Kasim Yarn: Director, RI Office of Veterans Affairs; Louis Pasteur Building; 560 Jefferson Boulevard; Warwick, RI 02886; Phone: (401) 921-2119

Sharon Santilli, Esq.: Associate Director, Office of Child Support; 77 Dorrance Street; Providence, RI 02903; Phone: (401) 458-4400

Maureen Wu: Chief Financial Officer; Financial Management; Louis Pasteur Building; 57 Howard Avenue; Cranston, RI 02920; Phone: (401) 462-0547

Program Administrators

Karen Beese: Child Care Program; Louis Pasteur Building; 57 Howard Avenue; Cranston, RI 02920; Phone: (401) 462-1390

George Bowen: Management Operations; Louis Pasteur Building; 57 Howard Avenue; Cranston, RI 02920; Phone: (401) 462-6468

Sarah M. Harrigan: Long Term Care Services and Supports; Louis Pasteur Building; 57 Howard Avenue; Cranston, RI 02920; Phone: (401) 415-8418

Kimberly Merolla-Brito: Family and Adult Services; Office of Policy Analysis, Research and Development; Louis Pasteur Building; 57 Howard Avenue; Cranston, RI 02920; Phone: (401) 401 462-6238

Iwona Ramian: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); Louis Pasteur Building; 57 Howard Avenue; Cranston, RI 02920; Phone: 1-855-MYRIDHS (1-855-697-4347)

Fred Sneesby: Federal Grant Programs; Louis Pasteur Building; 57 Howard Avenue; Cranston, RI 02920; Phone: (401) 462-1669

Denise Tatro: Statewide Administrator for Field Offices; Louis Pasteur Building; 57 Howard Avenue; Cranston, RI 02920; Phone: (401) 721-6601

Kimberly Rauch: RI Works/Temporary Aid to Needy Families Program; Louis Pasteur Building; 57 Howard Avenue; Cranston, RI 02920; Phone: (401) 462-0138

Division of Community Services

We are currently interviewing for this position.: Associate Director, Division of Community Services; Louis Pasteur Building; 57 Howard Avenue; Cranston, RI 02920

Karen Beese: Child Care Program; Louis Pasteur Building; 57 Howard Avenue; Cranston, RI 02920; Phone: (401) 462-1390

Iwona Ramian: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); Louis Pasteur Building; 57 Howard Avenue; Cranston, RI 02920; Phone: 1-855-MYRIDHS (1-855-697-4347)

Kimberly Rauch: RI Works/Temporary Aid to Needy Families Program; Louis Pasteur Building; 57 Howard Avenue; Cranston, RI 02920; Phone: (401) 462-0138

Division of Management Operations

George Bowen: Administrator, Management Operations; Louis Pasteur Building; 57 Howard Avenue; Cranston, RI 02920; Phone: (401) 462-6468

Denise Tatro: Statewide Administrator for Field Offices; Louis Pasteur Building; 57 Howard Avenue; Cranston, RI 02920; Phone: (401) 721-6601

Division of Elderly Affairs

Charles J. Fogarty: Director, Division of Elderly Affairs; 74 West Road; Hazard Building, 2nd Floor; Cranston, RI 02920; Phone: (401) 462-3000

Paula Parker: Assistant Director, Division of Elderly Affairs; 74 West Road; Hazard Building, 2nd Floor; Cranston, RI 02920; Phone: (401) 462-0546

Meghan Connelly: Public Information Officer, Division of Elderly Affairs; 74 West Road; Hazard Building, 2nd Floor; Cranston, RI 02920; Phone: (401) 462-0509

Office of Veterans Affairs

Office of Veterans Affairs: Kasim J. Yarn; Director of Veterans Affairs; 560 Jefferson Boulevard, Suite 206; Warwick, RI 02886; Phone: (401) 921-2119

Rhode Island Veterans Resource Center: David Rothermel, Chief; 560 Jefferson Boulevard, Suite 206; Warwick, RI 02886; Phone: (401) 921-0946

David Dos Reis, Chief

560 Jefferson Boulevard, Suite 206

Warwick, RI 02886

Phone: (401) 921-0951

Rhode Island Veterans Home: Administrator, Rick Baccus; 480 Metacom Avenue; Bristol, RI 02809; Phone: (401) 253-8000

Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetary: Administrator, Cara Condit; 301 South County Trail; Exeter, RI 02822; Phone: (401) 268-3088

Office of Rehabilitation Services

Ronald Racine: Associate Director, Office of Rehabilitation Services; 40 Fountain Street; Providence, RI 02903; Phone: (401) 462-7888

Office of Child Support Services

Sharon Santilli, Esq.: Associate Director, Office of Child Support Services; 77 Dorrance Street; Providence, RI 02903; Phone: (401) 458-4400

Public Information

Alisha Pina: Chief Public Affairs Officer; Louis Pasteur Building; 57 Howard Avenue; Cranston, RI 02920; Email

DHS Call Center and Resource Info Lines

DHS Call Center: Includes RIte Care, RI Works, Early Intervention, Children with Special Needs; Phone: 1-855-MY-RIDHS (1-855-697-4347)

For Health Coverage: Phone: 1-855-840-4774

DHS Senior Staff Line: Includes Directors and Administrators; Phone: (401) 462-2121

RIte Share: Phone: (401) 462-0311

Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Customer Service: Phone: 1-888-979-9939

Child Support Enforcement: Phone: (401) 458-4400

Earned Income Tax Credit Information: Phone: 1-800-829-1040

Locating Child Care in Your Area: RI Child Care Resource & Referral Center; Phone: (401) 398-7605; Phone: (855) 398-7605; BrightStars

Medicaid Provider Help Desk: Phone: (401) 784-8100 (in-state and long-distance callers); Phone: 1-800-964-6211 (in-state toll calls and border communities)

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