Would you like to share a day with a few of Rhode Island’s most promising youth as they answer questions that you wish you knew the answers to? If so, serving as a Rhode Island LifeSmarts Official may be for you. Here’s a list of Officials who have joined us over our four-year program history:
The following special guests have joined us over the past six years:
Hon. A. Ralph Mollis | Secretary of State
State of Rhode Island
Hon. Patrick Lynch | Attorney General
State of Rhode Island
Hon. Frank T. Caprio | General Treasurer
State of Rhode Island
Judge Frank Caprio | Chair
Rhode Island Board of Higher Education

Carol Baker | Community Volunteer
Verizon Pioneers
Casey Chory | Accounting Major
Providence College
Jeanne Crosbie | Community Volunteer
Verizon Pioneers
Jim Crosbie | Community Volunteer
Verizon Pioneers
Al Dahlberg, J.D. | Director of State & Community Relations
Brown University
Mickaela Galvin | Investigator & Outreach Coordinator
Office of the RI Attorney General
Paul Horwitz | Community Affairs Specialist
FDIC - Boston Area Office
Robert Johnson, Jr., J.D. | Attorney at Law
Law Offices Howard Lee Schiff, P.C.
Claudia Kerbel | Academic Advisor
University of Rhode Island
Peter Kerwin | Chief of Program Development
RI Higher Education Assistance Authority
Charles Kelley, CFA, CPA | Executive Director
Rhode Island Student Loan Authority
Prof. Paul Maloney, MBA, CPA, CFP©
Chair of Department of Finance
Providence College
Gail Mance-Rios | Deputy Director
RI Higher Education Assistance Authority
Bryce Matheson | Accounting Major
Providence College
John O’Rourke | Accounting Major
Providence College
Diane Rodger | Community Volunteer
Verizon Pioneers
Greg Silva | Manager of Client Relations
Rhode Island Higher Education Assistance Authority
Marylyn Stravinsky | President of South County Chapter
Verizon Pinoeers
Gail Walker | School Relations
Rhode Island Student Loan Authority
Marion Ward | President of the Woonsocket Club
Verizon Pioneers
Prof. Jing Jian Xiao, Ph.D. | Professor of Consumer Finance
University of Rhode Island