Board Of Directors

Rev. Wesley A. Smith, President, Cranston - American Baptist minister

Barbara Carlson, Vice President, W. Warwick - Lutheran, retired office manager

Wendy Fox, Secretary, Cranston – American Baptist, physical therapist

Glen Fresch, Treasurer, Cranston – American Baptist, retired insurance Vice President and Actuary

Richard Akinnusotu, Providence, American Baptist, Engineer

Kenneth Bright, Providence, American Baptist, Funeral Home owner

Elizabeth Cady, Riverside, American Baptist, legal secretary

Polly Erickson, East Greenwich, retired teacher

Janet Essex, East Greenwich – American Baptist, Director Administrative Services, Gov. Carcieri’s office

Virginia Gomez Bernstein, Providence – Episcopal, Girl Scouts of Rhode Island

Paul Kennedy, Exeter – American Baptist, mortgage banker

Linda Mendillo, Kingston – United Church of Christ, retired teacher

Richard Pierce, Cranston – American Baptist, retired lawyer

Rev. Dr. Paul Schoonmaker, Warwick – American Baptist, retired pastor

Barbara Smith, Riverside – retired field director for Girl Scouts of RI

Ex-Officio Board Members

Rev. Aundreia Alexander, NAP Director, National Ministries, ABCUSA

Rev. Dr. Linda Spoolstra, Senior Pastor, Calvary Baptist Church