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Team

The engineers, builders, and member advocates behind Rhode Island’s Research & Education Network.

Executive Team
OSHEAN Team
Board of Directors

Leadership

Executive Team

  • David Marble

    President & CEO

  • Tim Rue

    Chief Technology Officer

  • David Phillips

    Chief Information Security Officer

  • Rob Gay

    Vice President, Operations

  • Mark Montalto

    Vice President, Business Development

The builders

OSHEAN Team

  • Brian Coutu

    Sr. Solutions Engineer

  • Jon Domen

    Sr. Network Architect

  • Stephanie Giacchi

    Office Manager

  • Jody Gill

    Controller

  • Cindy Lepore

    Manager, Member Relations

  • Eric Medeiros

    System Administrator

  • Brandon Migliore

    Network Engineer

  • Ray O’Neil

    Network Infrastructure, Fiber Solutions Specialist

  • Laurie Robinson

    NEREN Program Administrator

  • Brian Schaefer

    Sr. Solutions Engineer

  • Isabel Sciabarrasi

    Staff Accountant

  • Michael Sheehan

    Support Engineer

  • Eric Snyder, Jr.

    Cyber Security Administrator

  • Scott Tretton

    Manager, Member Services

  • Melanie Turcotte

    Business Operations

  • Ron Verdi

    Sr. Network Engineer

  • Tim Wells

    Director, Strategic Programs

  • Jake Williams

    Firewall Engineer

  • Allan Zawadowicz, Jr.

    Manager, Network Operations & Firewall Services

Governance

2025-2026 Board of Directors

OSHEAN’s membership includes some of the most progressive community anchor institutions in the region. In support of our commitment to provide the very best technology, resources and education to our members, we are proud to draw from the expertise of our members.

  • Jacques Laflamme

    Chair of the Board

    Chief Information Officer

    New England Institute of Technology

  • Chris Keith

    Vice-Chair

    Vice President for IT/CIO

    Brown University

  • Tammy Anderson

    Secretary

    Chief Information Officer

    Stonehill College

  • Joe Friedrichsen

    Treasurer

    Managing Director of Infrastructure and Operations

    Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island

  • Gaurav Khanna

    Professor / Director of Research Computing

    University of Rhode Island

  • Christopher Misra

    Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and CIO

    University of Massachusetts

  • Al Notarianni

    Chief Operating Officer

    Woonsocket Public Schools

  • RenĂ©e Palermo

    Systems Director

    Ocean State Libraries

  • Darlene Wood

    Executive Director

    Rhode Island Society of Technology in Education (RISTE)

  • Jason Rowe

    Director of Infrastructure

    Brown University Health

  • Paul Fontaine

    Sr Associate VP for IT and CIO

    Providence College

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