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RIAEA Executive Board Members

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President

Tara Villanova

president@riaea.org

June 2025- Present

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President-Elect 

Stacy Wilbur

​presidentelect@riaea.org

June 2025-Present

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Past President 

Jill Cyr

pastpresident@riaea.org

June 2025-Present

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Membership 

Kerri Marshall

membership@riaea.org

June 2023- Present

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Treasurer

Becky Sousa​

treasurer@riaea.org

April 2026-Present

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Secretary

Elizabeth Fontaine

secretary@riaea.org

June 2025- Present

RIAEA Board:

Ed & I Director/Events 

​OPEN

Awards/Exhibits

Jill Cyr

Mary Geisser

YAM Co-Chairs

Mia Metcalf and Alison Laplume

Community Arts Caucus (CAC)

Caitlin Black

Webmaster/ Social Media

Kate Camara

webmaster@riaea.org

socialmedia@riaea.org

Educator Awards Chair

OPEN

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Regional Repressentatives

Northern: OPEN

Central: OPEN

Kent: OPEN

Washington: Stacy Wilbur

Newport: OPEN

Higher Education

Rebecca Shipe and Shana Cinquemani

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Retired Division

Jean Carmody

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Elementary Division

Mary Kate Bergh

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Middle Level Division

Carolyn Dooley

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Secondary Division

OPEN

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Independent Schools Art Education (ISAE)

Ashley Szczesiak

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Early Childhood Art Educators (ECAE)

Mary Geisser

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Contact us: admin@riaea.org

NAEA BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

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Eastern Division Leadership
 

RIAEA Mailing Address:

RIAEA

P.O. Box 20420

Cranston, RI 02920

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NAEA Mailing Address:

NAEA

PO Box 98361

Washington, DC 20090

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