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.”