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The State Society of Rhode Island (SSRI) is a 501(c)(3), nonpartisan organization in Washington, D.C., serving as the premier resource for Rhode Islanders who live, work, or study in the nation’s capital.  Our active Board of Directors provides social, community service, cultural, and educational events to our membership, creating networking opportunities and a strong Ocean State community in Washington. 

SSRI is a member of the National Conference of State Societies (NCSS), the non-profit umbrella association for each of the 50 states and 5 territories that have an active society. SSRI works with NCSS on programming throughout the year, apart from the events that are hosted by SSRI exclusively for our members.

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officers 

Michael Giblin, Chairman, american medical association

Cameron Greene, Vice Chair, american traffic safety services association

Kristen Helmstetter, Treasurer, Communication workers of america

Vacant, Secretary,

Amy pellegrino, Communications Director, Johnson & Johnson

Board of Directors

Monique Choiniere, U.S. Patent & Trade Office

Francesca Craig, Palantir Technologies

Colleen Creighton, Brady

Andrew DiIorio, U.S. Department of Defense

Gerry Harrington, Capitol City Group

Nicole Henry, USTelecom

John Hindley, U.S. District Court of Rhode Island

James Maloney, Tiger Hill Partners

Hayley McGuirl, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Andrew Odgren, U.S. Department of Commerce

Michael Rogers, Greenberg Traurig LLP