of Rhode Island

Hospital Association

Dawn M. Lewis, RN, EMT, MBA, PhD
Healthcare Emergency Management Director
ext. 412​

Stephanie Rego
Systems Administrator
ext. 512​

Connie A. Allen
Administrative Assistant
ext. 409​

Lisa Garcia
Quality Assurance Coordinator & Cancer Registrar
ext. 514​

Nicole Witherell 
Data Quality Coordinator & Cancer Registrar
ext. 513​

Teresa Paiva Weed
President
ext. 306​

Lisa Tomasso
Vice President, Strategy & Public Relations
ext. 303​

Kristin Brennan 
Human Resource & Finance Manager
ext. 307

Howard Dulude
Director, Finance
ext. 127​

Sarah Strom Gillespie
Communications Director
ext. 309

Nancy Lebrun

​Director, Cancer Information Systems
ext. 516​

Jean Marie Rocha
Vice President, Clinical Affairs
ext. 304​

Coalition Coordinator
ext. 517​

 Mission Statement
“To be a proactive advocate for the hospitals in Rhode Island that is capable of working for and with the hospitals to positively influence public opinion, legislative outcomes and regulatory policy. The purpose of such advocacy is to facilitate the hospitals’ mission of providing quality health care to the people in and near Rhode Island.”