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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
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Secretary of State GREGG M. AMORE
Chairperson
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Jeffrey Emidy
Vice Chairperson RI250 Executive Director, Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission
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Elizabeth Francis, PHD
Rhode Island Council for the Humanities – Appointed by the Governor
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Steven Frias
Attorney – Appointed by the House Minority Leader
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Lorén Spears
Tomaquag Museum – Appointed by the Secretary of State
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Heather Pouliot Kisilywicz
Steamship Historical Society of America – Appointed by the House Speaker
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Bob Burke
Chairperson of RI250 Tourism Committee, Founder of RI Independence Trail
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Dr. Patrick Conley
Rhode Island Historian Laureate
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Lisa Foehr
Rhode Island Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
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Anika Huntley Kimble
Rhode Island Commerce
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Lynne McCormack
Rhode Island State Council for the Arts
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Bob Billington
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council – Appointed by the Secretary of State
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Dr. C. Morgan Grefe
Rhode Island Historical Society – Appointed by the Secretary of State
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Marta Martinez
RI Latino Arts – Appointed by the Secretary of State
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Elizabeth Sulock
Newport Historical Society – Appointed by the Secretary of State
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Keith Stokes
1696 Heritage Group – Appointed by the Secretary of State
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John Turbitt, Jr
East Providence Schools – Appointed by the Senate President
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Dennis Morgan
Hibernian Research Society – Appointed by the Senate President
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Ray Rickman
Stages of Freedom – Appointed by the Senate President
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Stephen Mitchell
Glocester Land Trust – Appointed by the Senate Minority Leader
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Scott Avedisian
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority – Appointed by the Senate Minority Leader
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Pam Gasner
Block Island Historical Society- Appointed by the House Minority Leader
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Steven Miller
Gaspee Days Committee – Appointed by the House Speaker
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Joyce Stevos, PHD
Rhode Island College- Appointed by the House Speaker
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Colonel Ron Barnes
Pawtuxet Rangers- Appointed by the House Speaker
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Charles Roberts
Rhode Island Slave History Medallion Project – Appointed by the Governor
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Michelle Martins
Bristol Parks and Recreation- Appointed by the Governor
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Director Kasim Yarn
Rhode Island Veterans Services – Appointed by the Governor
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Gina Giramma
Narragansett Public Schools– Appointed by the Governor
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Kevin Klyberg
National Park Service- Appointed by the Governor
Staff
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Lauren Fogarty
RI250 Program Coordinator – Rhode Island Department of State
View the official statute
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