Board of Trustees

Officers

Board of Trustees officers also serve as officers of the PPL Foundation.

Christopher Stevens

Christopher Stevens, Chair
Vice President Middle Market Banking, JP Morgan Chase Bank
Trustee since 2019; PPL Foundation Trustee Chair
Conservator, Development, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Facilities, Finance, Governance, Government Relations, Investment, and Special Collections committees

Rodney Lopez

Rodney Lopez, Vice Chair
CEO, Rodney Eric Lopez Enterprises
Trustee since 2023; PPL Foundation Trustee
Entrepreneurship committee

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Derek Farias, Treasurer
Senior Vice President, Development & Community Planning, Barbara Sokoloff Associates
Trustee since 2024; PPL Foundation Trustee
Finance (Chair) and Investment committees

Juan Wilson

Juan Wilson, Jr., Secretary
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Trustee since 2020; PPL Foundation Trustee
Diversity Equity & Inclusion committee

Board Members

Charlotte Abotsi
Angel Arrazola
Dr. Philip Chan

Charlotte Abotsi
Writer & Content Specialist, City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism
Trustee since 2024

 

Angel Arrazola
Student, Brown University
Trustee since 2022
Diversity Equity & Inclusion committee

 

Dr. Philip Chan
Associate Professor, Brown University
Trustee since 2023

 

Laina Crowthers
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Dr. Laina Crowthers
OB/GYN, Southern New England Women's Health
Trustee since 2023
Conservator committee

Jessica David
Co-founder & President, Local Return
Trustee since 2024
Entrepreneurship committee

Lisa Decubellis

Lisa DeCubellis
Senior Vice President, Amica Insurance
Trustee since 2017
Governance committee

Elizabeth Debs
Rob Edwards

Elizabeth Debs, Past Chair
Faculty, Rhode Island School of Design
Trustee since 2009; PPL Foundation Trustee, Past Chair
Facilities, Governance, Investment, and Special Collections committees

Robert W. Edwards, Jr.
Attorney (retired)
Trustee since 2015; PPL Foundation Trustee
Finance, Governance, and Investment committees

Frank Eyetsemitan

Frank E. Eyetsemitan
Professor of Psychology, Roger Williams University
Trustee since 2019
Diversity Equity & Inclusion and Governance committees

Louis Goldman

Louis Goldman
Sr. Vice President, Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley
Trustee since 2022
Investment committee

Kathleen Hittner
Dillon Jones
Jay Joynes

Kathleen Hittner, M.D.
Emeritus Clinical Professor of Surgery, Brown Medical School
PPL Foundation Trustee; Trustee since 2015
Development, Governance, and Investment committees

Dillan Jones
Teacher, Providence Public Schools
Trustee since 2024

Jay Joynes
Program Director, Health Affairs, Boston Children's Hospital
Trustee since 2023
Special Collection committee

Billy Kepner

Billy Kepner
Public Relations Manager, Vanguard Renewables
Trustee since 2020
Conservator, Development, and Government Relations committees

Beverly Ledbetter

Beverly Ledbetter
Chief Legal Officer (retired), Brown University
Trustee since 2022
Finance committee

Sally McDonald

Sally McDonald Willis
Partner, Cameron & Mittleman LLP
PPL Foundation Trustee; Trustee since 2015
Finance committee

Katherine Messier

Katherine A. Messier
Executive Director, Mobile Beacon
Trustee since 2020
Governance committee

Jane O'Farrell
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Jane O'Farrell
Trustee since 2019
Development committee

Isabella Porter
Education, marketing, management, planning consultant
Trustee since 2024
Finance committee

Evelyn Ranone
Meghan Rego

Evelyn Ranone
First Vice President CRA Officer, BayCoast Bank
Trustee since 2024

Meghan Rego
Director, Resource Development & Communications, NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley
Trustee since 2020
Diversity Equity & Inclusion and Governance committees

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Rob Taylor

Markeem Rodrigues
Visual Merchandising Supervisor, Uniqlo
Trustee since 2024

Robert K. Taylor
Partner, Partridge Snow & Hahn
Trustee since 2006
Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Finance, Investment, and Special Collections committees

Mary Ann Upton

Mary Ann Upton
Partner, designLAB architects
Trustee since 2021
Facilities committee

Non-voting Board Members

Trustee Ex-Officio

Jack Martin

Jack Martin
Executive Director, Providence Public Library
Trustee Ex-Officio since 2014
Conservator, Development, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Facilities, Finance, Governance, Government Relations, Investment, and Special Collections committees

Trustees Emeriti

Jane O'Farrell

Like my mother in law, Martha Sherman, I am an ardent supporter of PPL, and I want to continue her legacy. I believe that everyone should have free access to materials and programs, which would help them in their life pursuits, education, and love of learning.

Jane O'Farrell Trustee