Counselors Region 1 - Providence Supervisor Teresa Scaramuzzo-DiMattia 401-787-4439 teresa.dimattia@ors.ri.gov Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC) Paula Berard VRC II Area: #05 486-0271 Email: paula.berard@ors.ri.gov Assignment Providence School System: Classical, Hope, Mount Pleasant, ECS Population at Mount Pleasant High School, Juanita Sanchez Educational Complex, RI Training School, Sargent Center School Providence Intake (as needed) 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) Rosemarie Aponte VRC I Area: #15 486-0244 Email: rosemarie.aponte@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 I 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, Providence Center School, 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) Vacant VRC I Area: #35 Email: 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 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 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 CCRI – Providence Bradley Hospital Charala 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 I 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 Region 2 - Cranston/Johnston/Warwick Supervisor Vacant Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC) Laura Allbee VRC I 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 Liaison CCAP Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC) Nicole Crossett VRC I Area: #10 486-3787 Email: nicole.crossett@ors.ri.gov Assignment Bishop Hendricken, Pilgrim & Toll Gate High Schools Warwick Vocational Technical School Warwick Transition Program Central netWORKri Central RI General Liaison West Bay Collaborative Liaison West Bay Collaborative Alternative Learning Upper School West Bay Collaborative Opportunities to Learn Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC) Kristen Livesey VRC II Area: #66 871-1628 Email: kristen.livesey@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) Vacant VRC I Area: #37 Email: Assignment Gateway Mental Health Services of Cranston, Johnston Cranston, Johnston, and Central RI General Johnston High School Liaison House of Hope Liaison Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC) Robert Fox VRC I Area: #32 871-1186 Email: robert.fox@ors.ri.gov Assignment Central RI/ General Adult Providence netWORKri RI Works - Cranston/Warwick Liaison Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC) Emilee O’Connor VRC I Area: #07 787-2985 Email: emilee.oconnor@ors.ri.gov Assignment Supported Employment Spurwink Avatar Gateways to Change Community Living RI Central RI DOJ Liaison Access Point Liasion Trudeau Liaison West Bay Residential Liaison Opportunities Unlimited Liaison Cornerstone School Pathways School Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC) Valerie Williams VRC II Area: #40 258-3782 Email: valerie.williams@ors.ri.gov Assignment Warwick General Thrive Behavioral Health Central netWORKri Hillsgrove House Liaison Thrive/Hillsgrove House Equus Kent County Hospital Liaison Region 3 - Northern Rhode Island 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 Buckler VRC I Area: #36 (401) 259-8080 Email: tarabuckler@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) Anaclariza Rivera VRC I Area: #11 Email: anaclariza.rivera@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 I 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) Taylor Batty VRC I Area: #20 (401) 859-0592 Email: taylor.batty@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 I 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 Region 4 - South County 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 South Kingstown High School North Kingstown High School South County General Adults South Shore Mental Health clients Bradley School - South County TAC (Transition Advisory Council) Liaison South Kingstown High School North Kingstown High School South County Chamber of Commerce Galilee Mission Liaison College Unbound Liaison URI Liaison South Shore Mental Health Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC) Vacant VRC I Area: #12 Email: Assignment Coventry High School West Warwick High School Phoenix House Transition Advisory Council (TAC) South County Adults Liaison Phoenix House Job Corps West Warwick Youth Center Coventry Dept. of Human Services Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC) Vacant VRC I Area: #39 Email: Assignment Exeter/West Greenwich High School General Adults throughout South County Tribal Assignments in South County RI Work referrals TAC (Transition Advisory Council) Liaison East Greenwich High School Exeter/West Greenwich High School South County Re-entry Council Tribal VR Liaison Kim Pinksaw VRC I Area: #48 787-3556 Email: kim.pinksaw@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 Westerly Education Center Block Island High School & Adults Liaison Westerly High School Chariho High School Westerly Hospital Education Exchange Tower Street Community Center Westerly Re-entry Council Holistic Development Center Block Island High School Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC) Kathleen Jones VRC II Area: #29 871-1412 Email: kathleen.jones@ors.ri.gov Assignment South County RI Works Narragansett High School General Adults throughout South County Greene School TAC (Transition Advisory Council) Liaison West Warwick netWORKri Liaison South County Hospital Ocean Tides Liaison Narragansett High School Block Island High School Southern RI Transition Center CODAC Greene School Career Construction East Greenwich High School Region 5 - East Bay and Newport County 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) Alexandra Berenis VRC I Area: #38 486-0299 Email: alexandra.berenis@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) Kayleigh McCarthy VRC II Area: #58 871-2170 Email: kayleigh.mccarthy@ors.ri.gov Assignment Barrington General Adults Warren General Adults Barrington High Schools St. Andrews School BEST Team Regional overflow Liaison East Bay Educational Collaborative Liaison Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC) Amanda Marcaccio VRC I Area: #67 871-1959 Email: amanda.marcaccio@ors.ri.gov Assignment Mt. Hope High School 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 I Area: #08 Ext.: 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 Region 6 - Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing Supervisor Teresa O'Brien 401-787-2984 teresa.obrien@ors.ri.gov Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC) Jennifer Pires VRC I 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 Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC) Paul Hughett VRCI 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 Region 7 - SBVI/Vocational Rehabilitation Unit 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