Meet the team

RIPHI has a diverse interdisciplinary team.

Amy Nunn

she/her

Executive Director

Philip Chan, MD

he/him

Chief Medical Officer

Lynne Malone

she/her 

Chief Financial Officer

Kyle McKendall

he/him

Chief Philanthropy Officer

Kerri Connolly

she/her

Deputy Director

Yelena Malyuta
she/her
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Director of Evaluation

Matt Helm
he/him

Food Access Manager

Santi Hernandez
they/them


Patient Liason

Alex Whelpley
he/him


Medical Assistant

Chris’Shonda Hanley

Programs Support Specialist

Andrea Hoffer

Market Team Member

Laura Johnson
she/her

Front Desk Manager

Michaela Maynard
she/her

Nurse Practitioner

Olubumni Osias

Market Team Member

Nicole Proulx
she/her

Registered Nurse

Antonio Reisopolous

Physician Assistant

Katie Westrom

Project Coordinator

Jackie Williams
she/her

Administrative Manager

Our Board of Directors

Mark Tracy

Chair

Venture Partner, Sea Ahead

Guillaume Bagal

Vice President 

Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI)

Peter Costa

Treasurer

Rockland Trust

Sandra Powell

Executive Committee 

Director of Health Policy, RI Department of Health

Richard DeFilippo

Executive Committee 

Senior Corporate Supervisor, Providence Performing Arts Center / PFM

Elizabeth Zima

Nominating Lead

Executive Director, Kent Hospital Foundation. Major Gifts Officer, Butler Hospital

Lisa Carcieri

Director of Marketing, Sales and Outreach, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island

Peter Coriander

Global Human Resources Consultant

Amy Goldfarb, MD

Primary Care Physician 

Leonard Green

Retired Deputy Director, RI Department of Health

Joseph Molina Flynn

Attorney, Molina Flynn Law Offices

Melissa Sanzaro

Executive Director, Providence Housing Authority

Jean Tapley

Benefits and Wellness Supervisor, Amica Mutual Insurance Company

Jennifer Tomasik

Vice President & Principal, Center for Applied Research (CFAR)

Jennifer Tomasik

Vice President & Principal, Center for Applied Research (CFAR)

Rebecca Webber

Business Growth Director, NAIL Communications

Fox Wetle

Inaugural Dean and Professor of Health Services, Brown University School of Public Health

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