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Contact Us The following is contact information for some of our dedicated staff, including leadership and program administrators as well as key phone numbers. More information regarding how to apply can be found here. Leadership Celia J. Blue Interim Director Deputy Director/Chief Administrative Officer Louis Pasteur Building 25 Howard Avenue Cranston, RI 02920 Phone: (401) 462-2121 Marisa Petreccia Chief of Staff Louis Pasteur Building 25 Howard Avenue Cranston, RI 02920 Phone: (401) 462-2121 Kimberly Brito Deputy Director Policy and Operations Louis Pasteur Building 25 Howard Avenue Cranston, RI 02920 Phone: (401) 462-2121 Saurabh Gosai Associate Director, IT Systems Louis Pasteur Building 25 Howard Avenue Cranston, RI 02920 Phone: (401) 479-0249 Maria Cimini Associate Director, Community Services/Policy Louis Pasteur Building 25 Howard Avenue Cranston, RI 02920 Phone: (401) 462-2121 Maureen Donnelly Associate Director, Operations Louis Pasteur Building 25 Howard Avenue Cranston, RI 02920 Phone: (401) 462-2121 Frank DiBiase Associate Director, Office of Child Support Services 77 Dorrance Street Providence, RI 02903 Phone: (401) 458-4400 Ronald Racine Associate Director, Office of Rehabilitation Services Louis Pasteur Building 40 Fountain Street Providence, RI 02903 Phone: (401) 462-7888 Deborah A. Barclay, Esq. Executive Legal Counsel, State Public Records Contact (FOI) Louis Pasteur Building 25 Howard Avenue Cranston, RI 02920 Phone: (401) 462-2121 Jennifer Pate Chief Financial Officer Financial Management Louis Pasteur Building 25 Howard Avenue Cranston, RI 02920 Phone: (401) 462-2121 Alisha Pina Chief Public Affairs Officer Louis Pasteur Building 25 Howard Avenue Cranston, RI 02920 Email: [email protected] Program Administrators Nicole Chiello Child Care Licensing & Regulations Louis Pasteur Building 25 Howard Avenue Cranston, RI 02920 Phone: (401) 462-3009 Email: [email protected] Hannah Hansen Child Care Louis Pasteur Building 25 Howard Avenue Cranston, RI 02920 Phone: (401) 462-6877 Email: [email protected] George Bowen Management Operations Louis Pasteur Building 25 Howard Avenue Cranston, RI 02920 Phone: (401) 462-6468 Zulma Valenzuela The Center for Staff Development and Learning Louis Pasteur Building 25 Howard Avenue Cranston, RI 02920 Phone: (401) 462-2256 Rose Leandre Acting Long Term Services and Supports Administrator Providence Regional Family Center 206 Elmwood Avenue Providence, RI 02907 Phone: (401) 415-8418 Betty Perez Field Office Administrator (Providence) 206 Elmwood Avenue Providence, RI 02907 Phone: (401) 415-8275 Bethany Caputo Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Providence Regional Family Center 206 Elmwood Avenue Providence, RI 02907 Phone: (401) 559-7077 For SNAP Eligibility and Benefit Questions: 1-855-697-4347 Kimberly Rauch RI Works/Temporary Aid to Needy Families Program Louis Pasteur Building 25 Howard Avenue Cranston, RI 02920 Phone: (401) 462-0138 Fred Sneesby Federal Grant Programs Louis Pasteur Building 25 Howard Avenue Cranston, RI 02920 Phone: (401) 462-1669 Denise Tatro Field Office Administrator (Pawtucket, Woonsocket, Warwick, South County Regional and Newport Regional) 249 Roosevelt Avenue Pawtucket, RI 02860 Phone: (401) 721-6601 Office of Healthy Aging Michelle Szylin Interim Director, Office of Healthy Aging Louis Pasteur Building - 2nd Floor 25 Howard Avenue Cranston, RI 02920 Phone: (401) 462-0501 Office of Veterans Services Office of Veterans Services 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 Dos Reis, Chief 560 Jefferson Boulevard, Suite 206 Warwick, RI 02886 Phone: (401) 921-0951 Rhode Island Veterans Home 480 Metacom Avenue Bristol, RI 02809 Phone: (401) 253-8000 Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery 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 Frank DiBiase Associate Director, Office of Child Support Services 77 Dorrance Street Providence, RI 02903 Phone: (401) 458-4400 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) 739-6100 Phone: (855) 398-7605 BrightStars DHS Child Care Licensing Phone: (401) 462-3009 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) Need More Help? There are many partner agencies who can meet you in your community to help you with applications and forms. Find a medical assistance navigator at HealthyRhode RI. Find a local Community Action Program at the RI Association of Community Action Agencies website. To contact DHS directly, view the "Other Inquiries" section located here.
