Rhode Island

Commissioner

Vacant

Secondary Point of Contact

Leah Caron
Executive Assistant to the Superintendent
Middletown Public Schools
26 Oliphant Lane
Middletown, RI, 02842
lcaron@mpsri.net ph (401) 849-2122

School Liaison(s)

Air Force
Lacey Allen
Regional School Liaison Specialist
Eastern and Southern Region
lacey.allen.1@us.af.mil, ph (210)-965-4602

Navy
Pamela Martin
Navy School Liaison, Naval Station Newport
Pamela.p.martin.naf@us.navy.mil, ph (401) 841-7126
Cell (401) 378-8431
Website: https://bit.ly/3Eem42b

Marcella L. Atwood
Navy Region Mid Atlantic
marcella.l.atwood.naf@us.navy.mil

Chief State School Officer

Angelica Infante-Green, Commissioner of Education, Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Military Family Education Liaison

Pamela Martin, Navy School Liaison, Naval Station Newport

Military/DOD Representative

Captain Henry M. Roenke, USN, Installation Commander, Naval Station Newport

State Council Members

Rosemarie Kraeger, Rhode Island Compact Commissioner
Angela Infante-Green, Commissioner of Education, Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Andy Andrade, Commissioner Support, Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Senator Lou DiPalma, Rhode Island State Senate
Colleen Burns Jermain, Superintendent, Newport Public Schools
William Niemeyer, Superintendent, Middletown Public Schools
Thomas Kenworthy, Superintendent, Portsmouth Public Schools
David Raleigh, Superintendent, Jamestown Public Schools
Kenneth Duva, Superintendent, North Kingston Public Schools
Jamoya Ridgell, School Community Specialist

Ex-Officio Members

Captain Henry M. Roenke, USN, Installation Commander, Naval Station Newport (Military Representative)
Pamela Martin, Navy School Liaison, Naval Station Newport

State Council Meeting

March 5, 2019 – Agenda | Minutes
March 10, 2020
September 30, 2020 – Agenda
September 30, 2021
August 29. 2022 – Agenda
September 24, 2024 – Agenda | Minutes
June 25, 2025 – Agenda | Minutes
October 6, 2025 – Agenda

End of Year Report

Rhode Island Report 2020-2021
Rhode Island Report 2021-2022
Rhode Island Report 2022-2023
Rhode Island Report 2023-2024
Rhode Island Report 2024-2025

Resources

Interstate Compact in the Rhode Island Statute

Education Commission of the States – Find Your State Liaison

Month of the Military Child
2021 Month of the Military Child House Resolution
2025 Month of the Military Child House Resolution