Our Team

Luca Carnevale
Executive Director of Operations
luca@makefoodyourbusiness.org

Waterman F. Brown
Director of Business Operations
waterman@makefoodyourbusiness.org

Ric Wild
Member Services Coordinator
ric@makefoodyourbusiness.org

Ali Montagnon
Director of Events & Market Manager
ali@makefoodyourbusiness.org

Marilyn Mathison
Director of Finance & Grant Administration
marilyn@makefoodyourbusiness.org

Lisa Raiola, MPH | Founder & President
Vice President of Institutional Advancement

Roger Williams University

Sheila Brush | VICE PRESIDENT
Retired
Former Director of Programs
Grow Smart Rhode Island

Ellen Almeida | TREASURER
Director of Finance
ReFocus Inc.

Kyle Adamonis, SHRM-CP PHR
Vice President
People & Culture at Liberty Construction Services, Braintree, MA

Tamarah Bacon
AVP, Commercial Lending
Pawtucket Credit Union

W. Henry Blade
Planning and Programming Specialist / RI EHS-Net
State of Rhode Island

Rolando Robledo, CEC
Chef, RI Hospital

Joanne B. Dahmer
Foods and Nutrition Teacher
Seekonk High School

Sergio Ferreira
Project Manager
Ferreira Concrete Forms, Inc.
Organizer, Startup Weekend Providence
Cofounder, Subbids

Tony Fonseca
Co-owner/Operator
Packaging & More

Clay Pell
Lieutenant & JAG
U.S. Coast Guard Reserve

Lori Pivarnik, Ph. D
Coordinator, Food Safety
Outreach/Research,
University of RI
Dept. Fisheries Animal and Veterinary Science

Leo Pollock
Principal
The Compost Plant

Nick Rabar
Chef & Owner
Avenue N American Kitchen & The Pantry at Avenue N