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

Kevin Klyberg

National Park Service- Appointed by the Governor

Staff

Lauren Fogarty

RI250 Program Coordinator – Rhode Island Department of State

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