About RI250
The RI250 Commission consists of 30 appointed members. It is tasked with encouraging civic pride, economic development, and sharing our state’s history through organizing and participating in activities marking Rhode Island’s role in the American Revolution. The Commission acts as a clearing house and facilitates American Revolution-related activities throughout the State beginning in 2022 and leading up to 2026. RI250 encourages all Rhode Islanders to become engaged and invested in this important milestone.
OUR MEMBERS
Secretary of State GREGG M. AMORE
Chairperson
Jeffrey Emidy
Vice Chairperson RI250 Executive Director, Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission
Elizabeth Francis, PHD
Rhode Island Council for the Humanities – Appointed by the Governor
Steven Frias
Attorney – Appointed by the House Minority Leader
Lorén Spears
Tomaquag Museum – Appointed by the Secretary of State
Heather Pouliot Kisilywicz
Steamship Historical Society of America – Appointed by the House Speaker
Bob Burke
Chairperson of RI250 Tourism Committee, Founder of RI Independence Trail
Dr. Patrick Conley
Rhode Island Historian Laureate
Lisa Foehr
Rhode Island Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
Anika Huntley Kimble
Rhode Island Commerce
Lynne McCormack
Rhode Island State Council for the Arts
Bob Billington
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council – Appointed by the Secretary of State
Dr. C. Morgan Grefe
Rhode Island Historical Society – Appointed by the Secretary of State
Marta Martinez
RI Latino Arts – Appointed by the Secretary of State
Elizabeth Sulock
Newport Historical Society – Appointed by the Secretary of State
Keith Stokes
1696 Heritage Group – Appointed by the Secretary of State
John Turbitt, Jr
East Providence Schools – Appointed by the Senate President
Dennis Morgan
Hibernian Research Society – Appointed by the Senate President
Ray Rickman
Stages of Freedom – Appointed by the Senate President
Stephen Mitchell
Glocester Land Trust – Appointed by the Senate Minority Leader
Scott Avedisian
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority – Appointed by the Senate Minority Leader
Pam Gasner
Block Island Historical Society- Appointed by the House Minority Leader
Steven Miller
Gaspee Days Committee – Appointed by the House Speaker
Joyce Stevos, PHD
Rhode Island College- Appointed by the House Speaker
Colonel Ron Barnes
Pawtuxet Rangers- Appointed by the House Speaker
Charles Roberts
Rhode Island Slave History Medallion Project – Appointed by the Governor
Michelle Martins
Bristol Parks and Recreation- Appointed by the Governor
Director Kasim Yarn
Rhode Island Veterans Services – Appointed by the Governor
Gina Giramma
Narragansett Public Schools– Appointed by the Governor
John McNiff
National Park Service- Appointed by the Governor
Staff
Lauren Fogarty
RI250 Program Coordinator – Rhode Island Department of State
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