Counselors

Supervisor

Teresa Scaramuzzo-DiMattia
401-787-4439
teresa.dimattia@ors.ri.gov

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Fernanda Furtado
VRC II
Area: #05
445-2523
Email:  Fernanda.furtado@ors.ri.gov
 

Assignment

  • Providence School System: Classical, Hope, Mount Pleasant High School - general population, ECS Population at Mount Pleasant High School, RI Training School, Sargent Center School
  • Providence Intake (as needed)
  • Project Search

Liaison

  • Providence Transition Academy
  • Providence Transition Advisory Committee
  • Project Search Liaison
  • DDU/SSI/SSDI Liaison
  • Rhode Island College Liaison
  • DCYF Liaison

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Ileana Santiago
VRC I
Area: #15
786-3187
Email: ileana.santiago@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Providence Intake
  • International Institute
  • Hi-Tep
  • Central Falls High School
  • Ace Home Health
  • Spanish RIWorks

Liaison

  • Providence DHS RIWorks Liaison
  • BEST Team
  • Providence/Cranston NetWORKri

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Rebecca Dine-Nyeswa
VRC II
Area: #19
871-0130
Email: rebecca.nyeswa@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Providence Intake
  • Salvation Army
  • House of Hope
  • Crossroads

Liaison

  • Providence ATR
  • Providence Re-entry Council Liaison

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Karen Dougherty
VRC II
Area: #23
871-0551
Email: karen.dougherty@ors.ri.gov 

Assignment

  • Providence Intake
  • Providence Alternative Schools (Anchor Learning Academy, Groden Center School, Ocean Tides School, A venture Academy, 360 High School, Juanita Sanchez Educational Complex, LaSalle Academy)
  • Out of District Schools (Eleanor Briggs School, Pathways, Cornerstone School, Spurwink School, Tides Warwick/Pawtucket)

Liaison

  • Tides Family Services
  • Providence Center School
  • Davinci Center
  • Groden Center,
  • Ocean Tides
  • Meeting Street School
  • Anchor Learning Academy
  • BEST Team

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Kenia Richards
VRC I
Area: #35
786-3606
Email: kenia.richards@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Providence Intake
  • Miriam Hospital
  • RI Hospital
  • Roger Williams Hospital
  • Southeastern NE Rehab Center
  • St. Joseph Hospital
  • Dialysis Center of RI

Liaison

  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Providence/Cranston netWORKri (backup)

 

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Charles Wellington
VRC I
Area: #60
318-3213
Email: charles.wellington@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Providence Intake
  • Dorcas Place
  • MAP Behavioral Health
  • VA Hospital
  • Open Doors

Liaison

  • Providence College Liaison
  • Providence/Cranston netWORKri
  • CCRI - Providence
  • Bradley Hospital

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Diana Siravo-Marcotte
VRC II
Area: #68
787-4490
Email: diana.marcotte@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Providence Center
  • Anchor Recovery
  • Tanner House
  • Providence referrals (as needed)

Liaison

  • Providence Center
  • Anchor Recovery
  • Harbor House

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Sandra Perez
VRC II
Area: #70
787-3094
Email: sandra.perez@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Providence School System:  Central, Alvarez, The Met School, Bradley, E Cubed School, Paul Cuffee, Providence Career & Technical Academy, C.I.T.E School at Ocean State Academy, Nowell Leadership Academy, Harmony Hill School, Highlander Charter, TAPA School, Times2 Academy, Village Green School (Providence), Charette Center, RI Nursing Institute

Liaison

  • Chats/Charlas Liaison
  • RISEAC Liaison
  • TAC - Providence Liaison

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Sheridan Lomax
VRC I
Area: #71
871-1657
Email: sheridan.lomax@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Providence English RIWorks
  • Rescare Center Agency
  • McHaley House
  • Genesis Center
  • Providence Intake

Liaison

  • Providence English DHS RIWorks Liaison
  • Genesis Center Liaison
  • GWI Providence

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Gina Albanese
VRC II
Area: #03
259-8081
Email: gina.albanese@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Providence Intake
  • Any Providence School referrals of students moving to Adult Services (DOJ)
  • ESRI
  • ReFocus
  • Fogarty Center
  • The Groden Center
  • Olean Center (Providence Residence)

Liaison

  • BHDDH Liaison
  • ESRI (Easter Seal of RI)
  • Whitmarsh (Providence)
  • ReFocus
  • Fogarty Center
  • Groden\/Cove Center
  • Olean Center Liaison (Providence Residence)
  • netWORKri Coverage

Supervisor

Kristen Livesey

Kristen.livesey@ors.ri.gov

telephone:  401-871-1628

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Laura Allbee
VRC II
Area: #06
486-0215
Email: laura.allbee@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Cranston High School East
  • Cranston High School West
  • Cranston Private & Parochial Schools
  • Cranston Vocational Tech School
  • West Bay Collaborative Transition Advisory Committee
  • Charter Schools – Cranston
  • Project Search - Cranston
  • Central RI General

Liaison

  • CCAP Liaison

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Nicole Crossett
VRC II
Area: #10
486-3787
Email: nicole.crossett@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Central RI DOJ/General
  • Community Living RI
  • Avatar
  • Gateways to Change
  • West Bay RI
  • Opportunities Unltd 
  • Hillsgrove House
  • House of Hope
  • Thrive

Liaison

  • Central RI Supported Employment Agencies

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Emilee O'Connor
VRC II
Area: #66
401-787-2985
Email: emilee.oconnor@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Central RI General
  • CCRI – Warwick
  • Scituate & Ponagansett High Schools
  • Scituate Adults
  • Northern RI Transition Advisory Committee
  • BEST Team

Liaison

  • Skills for RI Liaison
  • Youth PRIDE Liaison

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Alisha Plante
VRC I
Area: #37
445-2081
Email: alisha.plante@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Central RI General
  • Pilgrim HS 
  • Bishop Hendricken HS 
  • Warwick Voc Tech School
  • Warwick Transition Program
  • West Bay Transition Advisory Committee 
  • Cornerstone School

Liaison

  • West Bay Collaborative Liaison
  • West Bay Collaborative Opportunities to Learn

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Robert Fox
VRC I
Area: #32
871-1186
Email: robert.fox@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Central RI/ General Adult
  • Central netWORKri
  • RI Works - Cranston/Warwick
  • Gateway Mental Health Services of Cranston, Johnston

Liaison

  • Gateway Mental Health Services of Cranston, Johnston

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Lysah Bautista
VRC I
Area: #07
479-6840
Email: Lysah.bautista@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Central RI General
  • Tollgate HS
  • Pathways Strategic Learning Center
  • Sargent Center
  • West Bay Transition Advisory Committee

Liaison

  • Sargent Center

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Kim Pinksaw
VRC II
Area: #40
787-3556
Email: kim.pinksaw@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Johnston High School
  • Central RI General 
  • West Bay Collaborative Transition Advisory Committee

Liaison

  • Equus
  • Kent County Hospital Liaison

Supervisor

Alicia Peters
401-486-6525
alicia.peters@ors.ri.gov

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Nina Lusignan
VRC I
Area: #14
871-1943
Email: nina.lusignan@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Tolman High School
  • North Providence High School
  • North Providence General
  • Pawtucket General

Liaison

  • NRIC Co-Liaison
  • St. Mary's Home for Children

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Michael Lombardi
VRC II
Area: #33
871-1674
Email: MichaelA.Lombardi@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Burrillville General
  • Landmark Hospital
  • Community Care Alliance
  • Woonsocket General
  • Woonsocket YWCA
  • Harrisville/Pascoag General
  • Lincoln General

Liaison

  • Tri-Hab House Liaison
  • Woonsocket netWORKri Liaison

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Tara Caraccia 
VRC I
Area: #36
(401) 259-8080
Email: tara.caraccia@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Davies High School
  • Lincoln High School
  • JMW School
  • Zambarano Hospital
  • Pawtucket / Central Falls General
  • Lincoln General
  • Cities and Towns in Northern RI General

Liaison

  • Fresenius Dialysis Center Pawt. Liaison

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Elizabeth Champagne
VRC II
Area: #45
486-2360
Email: elizabeth.champagne@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Cumberland High School
  • Pawtucket Learning Academy
  • Pawtucket General
  • Central Falls General
  • Cumberland General
  • Beacon Charter School
  • Rehabilitation Hospital of RI/Healing Choices

Liaison

  • Children's Friend Liaison
  • Foundations Academy

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Amanda Marcaccio
VRC I
Area: #11
786-3187
Email: amanda.marcaccio@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Bishop Keough School
  • Blackstone Valley Prep
  • Woonsocket High School
  • Woonsocket Regional Vocational Tech
  • Woonsocket General
  • Foster General
  • Scituate General

Liaison

  • LAZO

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Manny Carbuccia
VRC I
Area: #59
486-1491
Email: manuel.carbuccia@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Cities and towns in Northern RI
  • Blackstone Valley Health Center/Community Action
  • Pawtucket Memorial Hospital - Cardiac Rehabilitation/General Rehabilitation
  • Woonsocket netWORKri

Liaison

  • Woonsocket, Central Falls, & Pawtucket RIWorks Liaison
  • Progresso Latino Liaison
  • HITEP Liaison
  • Wilson House Liaison
  • Jackson House Liaison

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Shayna Cogswell
VRC II
Area: #02
486-2498
Email: shayna.cogswell@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Burrillville High School
  • St. Raphael’s Academy
  • Shea High School
  • Blackstone Academy, Pawtucket
  • CCRI – Lincoln
  • Mount Saint Charles High School
  • North Smithfield General
  • Pawtucket General
  • North Providence General
  • North Smithfield High School

Liaison

  • Northern RI Collaborative Co-Liaison

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Michaela Sczurowski
VRC I
Area: #20
408-5746
Email: michaela.sczurowski@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Bradley School
  • Ocean Tides
  • Pawtucket General
  • Gateway Health Care – Pawtucket
  • Smithfield High School
  • Smithfield General
  • CCA/Viola Berard School
  • Primavera School

Liaison

  • Anchor Recovery Center Liaison
  • Hillside Alternative Liaison
  • Harmony Hill School Liaison

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Avis Gunther-Rosenberg
VRC II
Area: #04
Ext.: 871-1236
Email:  avis.gunther@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • I/DD Cases - Northern RI/Supported Employment
  • Action Based Enterprises
  • Blackstone Valley ARC
  • Community Workplace Solutions
  • Generations
  • Perspectives
  • ProAbility
  • Work Inc
  • Seven Hills

Liaison

  • Liaison to all Northern I/DD agencies

Supervisor

Teresa O'Brien
401-787-2984
teresa.obrien@ors.ri.gov

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Natalia Montoya
VRC II
Area: #49
787-1176
Email: natalia.montoya@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Block Island Students and Adults
  • South Kingstown High School
  • North Kingstown High School
  • South County General Adults 
  • TAC (Transition Advisory Council)
  • Jamestown High School and Adults

Liaison

  • South Shore Mental Health
  • South County Chamber of Commerce
  • College Unbound
  • URI
  • Bradley School
  • Career Construction

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Jeremy Martland-Kile
VRC I
Area: #48
445-2818
Email:  jeremy.martlandkile@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Coventry High School
  • West Warwick High School
  • Transition Advisory Council (TAC)
  • South County General Adults

Liaison

  • Phoenix House
  • West Warwick Youth Center
  • Coventry Dept. of Human Services
  • West Warwick netWORKri 

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

John Gillard
VRC I
Area: #39
445-4654
Email: john.gillard@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Exeter/West Greenwich High School
  • East Greenwich High School
  • General Adults throughout South County
  • TAC (Transition Advisory Council)

Liaison

  • Job Corps
  • South County Re-entry Council
  • Tribal VR Liaison
  • Southern RI Transition Center

Joanna Pomykala
VRC I
Area: #29
445-4620
Email: joanna.pomykala@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Westerly High School
  • Chariho High School
  • Adults in South County as needed
  • Olean Center
  • Journey - Westerly
  • TAC (Transition Advisory Council)
  • Westerly TCCA

Liaison

  • Westerly Hospital
  • Education Exchange
  • Tower Street Community Center
  • Westerly Re-entry Council

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Vacant
VRC I
Area: #12

Email: 

Assignment

  • RI Works - South County 
  • Narragansett High School
  • Galilee Mission
  • General Adults throughout South County (Narragansett)
  • TAC (Transition Advisory Council)

Liaison

  • South County Hospital
  • Ocean Tides Liaison
  • CODAC

Supervisor

Jessica Warwick-Palumbo
401-258-3324
jessica.palumbo@ors.ri.gov

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Ann Marie Folcarelli
VRC I
Area: #01
871-1151
Email: annmarie.folcarelli@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Portsmouth School System
  • Met School – Newport
  • Tiverton High School
  • Portsmouth General Adults
  • Tiverton General Adults
  • Little Compton General Adults
  • Regional overflow

Liaison

  • Newport Boys/Girls Club Liaison
  • CCRI Newport Campus Liaison
  • Maher Center Pre-ETS

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Sharon Thistlewaite-Morra
VRC II
Area: #28
787-4557
Email: sharon.morra@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • East Providence High School
  • Out of District Students residing in E. Providence
  • Regional overflow

Liaison

  • Learning Disabilities Liaison
  • Bradley School Liaison

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Joshua Katz
VRC I
Area: #38
330-0491
Email: joshua.katz@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Rogers High School
  • Newport Mental Health Center
  • Newport General Adults
  • Middletown General Adults
  • BEST Team
  • Regional overflow

Liaison

  • Vanderbilt Rehabilitation Center Liaison
  • Newport County Reentry Council Liaison
  • Newport County Community Mental Health Center Liaison
  • Newport Hospital Liaison

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Paula Berard
VRC II
Area: #58
Email: 486-0271
Email: paula.berard@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Barrington General Adults
  • Warren General Adults
  • Barrington High Schools
  • St. Andrews School
  • Mt. Hope High School
  • Regional overflow

Liaison

  • East Bay Educational Collaborative Liaison

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Katelyn Pella
VRC I
Area: #67
479-5415
Email: katelyn.pella@ors.ri.gov 

Assignment

  • Middletown General
  • Middletown High School
  • Bristol General Adults
  • Regional Overflow

Liaison

  • L.I.F.E. Inc.
  • Autism Project Liaison
  • Looking Upwards - Pre-ETS
  • Autism Specialty lead counselor

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Jeffrey Milette
VRC II
Area: #43
871-2271
Email: jeffrey.milette@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • East Bay Center
  • East Providence General – Adults
  • Regional Overflow
  • BEST Team

Liaison

  • East Bay/ Newport County RIWORKS/ORS Liaison
  • East Bay Center Liaison
  • East Bay CAP Liaison
  • East Providence Re-Entry Council

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Kelley Conti
VRC II
Area: #08
486-2756
Email: kelley.conti@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • IDD/DD clients from South County-West Warwick, Coventry, East Greenwich, West Greenwich, Wakefield, North Kingstown, South Kingstown, Exeter, Jamestown, Charlestown, Hopkinton, Narragansett, Richmond, Westerly
  • IDD/DD clients from East Bay Area - East Providence, Bristol, Warren, Portsmouth, Newport, Tiverton, Middletown, Barrington, Little Compton

Liaison

  • Project Friends Liaison
  • Bridges Liaison
  • Maher Center Liaison
  • LIFE Inc. Liaison
  • Looking Upwards
  • Neuro Restorative
  • Perspectives
  • Olean
  • Trudeau

Supervisor

Teresa O'Brien
401-787-2984
teresa.obrien@ors.ri.gov

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Jennifer Pires
VRC II
Area: #26
787-3749
Email: jennifer.pires@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • RI School for the Deaf students
  • Deaf and Hard of Hearing students – Statewide
  • Deaf and Hard of Hearing adults Providence, Warwick, Coventry, West Warwick, Wakefield, North & South Kingstown, Westerly, Cranston, Saunderstown, Hope Valley, Exeter
  • Perspectives clients- Deaf or HOH

Liaison

  • Perspectives Liaison for Deaf & Hard of Hearing
  • RI School for the Deaf

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Paul Hughett
VRCII
Area: #41
871-1320
Email: paul.hughett@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Deaf and Hard of Hearing Adults Providence, Pawtucket, East Bay, Woonsocket, North Providence, Burrillville, Lincoln, Cumberland

Liaison

  • Corliss Center Liaison
  • Commission for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing Liaison
  • Gallaudet/NTID College Liaison

Supervisor

Jane Cannata
401-465-0572
jane.cannata@ors.ri.gov

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Graciela Pires
VRC II
Area: #64
248-4791
Email: graciela.pires@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Statewide coverage with concentration in Westerly, Charlestown, South Kingstown, Hopkinton, Richmond, Exeter, West Greenwich, North Kingstown, Narragansett, Middletown, Portsmouth, Bristol, Warren, Barrington, Tiverton, Little Compton, Newport and Jamestown general population and transition students.

Liaison

  • Sherlock Center's RI Vision Education and Services Program
  • ATAC - RIDE Committee
  • NFB - RI Chapter
  • East Bay TAC
  • Governor's Accessibility Commission
  • TechACCESS Liaison
  • Insight

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Vacant
VRC I
Area: #62
Email:

Assignment

  • Statewide coverage with concentration in Providence and New Shoreham (Block Island) general population and transition-age students

Liaison

  • Providence TAC

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Karen Russell
VRC II
Area: #63
787-4340
Email: karen.russell@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Statewide coverage with concentration in Smithfield, North Providence, Cranston, Johnston, Warwick, West Warwick, East Greenwich, and Coventry general population and transition students

Liaison

  • West Bay TAC
  • Carroll Center for the Blind
  • Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation Advisory Council
  • Ocean State Employer Service Network
  • Veterans Administration

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Vacant
VRC I
Area #65
Email:

Assignment

  • Statewide with concentration in Woonsocket, North Smithfield, Lincoln, Cumberland, Scituate, Burrillville, Foster, Glocester, Pawtucket, Central Falls, Riverside, East Providence general population and transition-age students

Liaison

  • Northern RI TAC Liaison
  • Perkins School for the Blind
  • Louisiana Center for the Blind

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Robert Pires
Rehabilitation Teacher
258-9320
Email: robert.pires@ors.ri.gov

Assignment

  • Statewide Rehabilitation teaching services for SBVI vocational clients
  • Basic Computer Instruction
  • Level I and Level II Braille Instruction
  • Assistive Technology Support and oversees Tech Assessment Center
  • Newsline Coordinator

Liaison

  • NFB-RI Chapter Liaison

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)

Vacant
Mobility & Orientation Specialist
Email:

Assignment

  • Statewide Orientation and Mobility Services for Adults
  • Orientation Services for Transition-Age Students
  • Educate professionals in the community regarding appropriate mobility supports, services, and needs