Get Involved
We invite you to contact our team to share ideas to make suggestions or comments. You can also stay connected on Facebook.
You can get actively involved by volunteering, interning, or using your work-study with us. You can also get actively involved by joining a working group, or collaborating with us on a project.
Working Groups
Food & Nutrition
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Suicide Prevention Group
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​Physical Activity
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Substance Use Awareness and Prevention
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​Personal Health & Wellness
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Would you like to be involved with a Bristol HEZ work group? For more information and how to sign up, please contact:
Collaborative
Katie Blais, Food & Nutrition
Samantha Capacillo, Physical Activity
Kate Hawley, Personal & Mental Wellness
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Ed Carusi, Bristol Social Services and Public Welfare Department Director
Steven Contente, Town Administrator
Warren Rasenhausen, Bristol Parks and Recreation Department Director
Tim Sweeney, Bristol Town Council (Vice Chair)
Ed Tanner, Town Planner
Diane Williamson, Bristol Community Development Department Director
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Bristol Town Council
Rep Susan Donovan
Rep June Speakman
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Bristol Police and Fire Departments
Capt. Kevin Lynch, Bristol Chief of Police
Chief Michael DeMello
Lt. Steve St. Pierre
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Bristol Parks & Recreation Department
Nellie Guerriero, Recreation Coordinator
Warren Rasenhausen, Director
Tim Shaw, Asst. Director
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Nadine Tavares, Project Officer
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Bristol Warren Regional School District
Jess Williams, Community Health Worker
Mackenzie O'Neill, Community Health Worker
Anna Riley, Superintendent
Deb DiBiase, MTTRS
Ellen Estrella, School Nurse
Laurie Heyden, School Psychologist
Kelly O'Malley, School Social Worker
Diane Sanna, Assistant Superintendent
Courtney Poissant, Resident & Business Owner
Bristol Warren Regional Schools Family Resource Center ​
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Emily Pearce-Spence, Program Manager Parents as Teachers
East Bay Food Pantry & Thrift Shop
Karen Griffith-Dietrich, Executive Director
Vicki Koppelman, Food Programs Manager
East Bay Community Action Program
Bob Crossley, Vice-President of Behavioral Health
Angie Downing, Director of Social Services
Tommy Joyce, Program Director, East Bay Recovery Center
Beth Nitkin, Director - Women Infants and Children Supplemental Feeding Program
Donna Ramos Razza, Director - Family Development
Ernie Thivierge, Peer Recovery Coach, East Bay Recovery Center
George O'Toole, Peer Recovery Coach, East Bay Recovery Center
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East Bay Regional Coalition
Denise Alves
Kristen Westmoreland
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Bayside YMCA
Anthony Gibbney
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Bristol Warren Thrive by Five and Beyond
Donna Ramos Razza, Emily Pearce-Spence, Executive Board​
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K.C. Ferrara, Director – Feinstein Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement
Marybeth MacPhee, PhD., Chair, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Associate Prof. of Anthropology
Dr. Jacqueline Cottle
Steve Melaragno, Director of Public Safety
Erin Tooley, PhD., Assistant Professor of Psychology and Public Health
Kerri Warren, PhD., Professor of Biology and Public Health
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Franklin Court Independent Living
Angela Cabral, Director - Franklin Court Assisted Living
Marie Knapman, Director - Franklin Court Independent Senior Living
Stephany Silvia, Assistant Director - Franklin Court Independent Living
Carmen Dutra, Resident Services Coordinator - Franklin Court Independent Living
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Donna Wilson, Assistant Director
Candy Pansa, Executive Director
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American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Melissa Ames
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Barbara Palumbo
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REST
Laurie MacDougall
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Faith Leaders
Linda Arruda, St, Michael's Episcopal Church
Deacon Paul Bisbano, St. Mary's Catholic Church
Jennifer DeWolf, St. Michael's Church
Rev. Elizabeth Habecker
Michael Horvath, Pastor, St. Michael's Church
Rose Malloy, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
​Jake McGuire, First Baptist Church
Sandra Patterson, Congregational Church
John and Lynn Patton, Matthew Patton Foundation
Jack Ringland, First Congregational Church
Joel Sedam, Mount Hope Church
Sean Smith, Stonecoast Community Church
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Bristol Residents
Rayona Clemens
Melissa Cordeiro
Amy Davock
Dawn Domingues
Michelle Martins
Christy Nadalin
Scott Panella
Christine Parks
Karen Griffith
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