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Advisory Board of Directors

At Saint Teresa School, our Board of Directors plays a vital role in supporting our mission of providing a Christ-centered education rooted in faith, academic excellence and community

Guided by Faith, Committed to Excellence
Our Board of Directors is composed of dedicated individuals who bring a wide range of experience in education, leadership, finance, law, facilities, technology, pastoral ministry, and community service. Each member shares a deep commitment to the mission of Catholic education and to the spiritual and academic development of every student entrusted to our care.

What the Board Does

The Board of Directors works in collaboration with the school administration and pastor to:

Provide strategic oversight and direction for the school’s growth and sustainability

Ensure the school’s mission and Catholic identity are upheld in all decision-making

Oversee financial stewardship and long-term planning

Support leadership in governance, policy development, and community relations

The board operates in a spirit of prayerful discernment and service, always placing the needs of students, families, and the broader school community at the heart of its work.

Meet Our Board Members

Marilyn Kelly, Chair

mkelleysnt@gmail.com

 

Marilyn A. Kelley is a 1968 graduate of St. Teresa School.  She is a graduate of RI College with a BSN in Nursing and an M.Ed. in Education.  She has worked in both the hospital setting and as a certified school nurse-teacher.  In 2019 she was chosen as the “RI School Nurse Teacher of the Year” by the RI Certified School Nurse Teacher Association and lauded by the RI Department of Education.

Carrie Hormanski, Vice Chair

cahormanski@gmail.com

Carrie Hormanski attended Catholic schools in Pawtucket from Kindergarten through 12th grade. While her alma maters have sadly closed, she has figuratively adopted Saint Teresa as her school. She holds a Masters degree in Criminal Justice and has dedicated herself to public service locally for the last 15 years. She has served on the Board for 4 years and is the committee chair for Catholic Identity. Carrie offers new ideas regarding additional ways that students can live out the mission statement, as well as offering school safety concepts based on her work experience.
 

Mary Carney, Secretary

carneyml31@gmail.com

Retired as principal of Saint Teresa's in 2016, after having served 14 years in that position. Prior to that, Mary was the executive director of Providence's Catholic School Collaborative. She was also a long-standing board member and volunteer for NEASC.

Rev Joshua Barrow, Pastor

jbarrow89@gmail.com
 

Bio coming soon

Ms. Sue Mansfield, Principal

smansfield@stspawtucket.com 

Ms. Mansfield has been serving as principal of STS since 2020. Prior to this appointment she served as principal for Overbrook Academy and Vice Principal at Bishop Keough High School. She holds a BA in Sociology/Education from Wheaton College and a Med from Providence College in School Administration. She is a certified administrator.

Mrs. Diane Vincent

dianev711@cox.net   

Diane graduated from St Teresa's School in 1968.  As an adult, she worked at the VA Medical center where she worked as a Medical Secretary in the ICU, Medical Record Coder and ended her nearly 40-year career as a Payroll Specialist in the Fiscal Department.  During that time, she received an A.S. from CCRI. 
After retiring in 2012, Diane began her second career as a volunteer.

Ray is a Providence College graduate (Class of 1987) and founder of Ricard Jewelers, established in 1985 while still a student. Now in its 40th year, the business remains a local mainstay.

A longtime community volunteer, Ray has served multiple terms on the St. Teresa School Board, is a former Parish Board member, and currently serves as Parish Auditor. He is also a past president of NEMCA and an active member of both the Lions Club and the prestigious Magic Circle in London.

An internationally recognized collector of rare books on magic and the allied arts, Ray maintains a library of over 45,000 volumes—ranked among the top four in the world—and has authored five monographs on conjuring. In his free time, Ray enjoys golfing and bowling and is proud to be a parent to daughter Ashley, born in 1988.

Ty is a graduate of Holy Cross (BA) and Indiana University (MA) and University of Rhode Island (MBA). Ty has retired from education as a teacher at Bishop Feehan High School and Salve Regina University. He is married, with two adult children and five grandchildren. Ty is a member of Saint Teresa parish and experienced in the field of technology.

Karen has been a parishioner at St Teresa for most of her life. She is a graduate of St Teresa School, St. Mary Academy-Bay View, and the University of Rhode Island. She holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership from Johnson and Wales University where her research focused on teacher induction and mentoring in Catholic schools. Karen served as Assistant Principal for Academic Affairs at Bishop Feehan High School and as the Assistant Director of the Providence Alliance for Catholic Teachers (PACT) at Providence College.
As a current member of the Ignatian Volunteer Corps she ministers to immigrants learning English at the Genesis Center in Providence, and is a consultant with Catholic Education Consultants.

Paul Rinaldi

prinaldi@bu.edu

After graduating from St. Teresa School in 1968, Paul went on to St. Raphael Academy, Providence College, and Rutgers University.  Paul retired from Boston University after a 45-year career that included more than three decades leading the university's campus planning and development activities.

Paul and his wife Susan are communicants of St. Mary's Parish, Wrentham.  Their daughters attended Mercymount Country Day School and Bishop Feehan High School.

Steve Dumas

dumas@nemsi.com

Steven is Vice President of our Rhode Island and South Eastern Massachusetts group. He joined New England Mechanical as a service sales engineer in 1998 and was responsible for establishing operations in Rhode Island.

In August 2001, he was promoted to Rhode Island Branch Manager and then promoted to Vice President in March 2013. His responsibilities include the overall management of sales, operations, and administrative personnel for the group.

Prior to his employment with NEMSI, Steven held a position with environmental systems. Before that, he was a manager and estimator/designer at his father’s 30-year-old HVAC business. Steven is a member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), The Rhode Island Association of School Maintenance Directors, The Association of Building Contractors (ABC), Association of Facilities Engineers (AFE), The North Central Chamber of Commerce, The Providence Chamber of Commerce, and is an active Member of the RI Chapter of Building Owners & Managers Association (RIBO). Both of Steve's daughters attended Catholic schools and is the proud grandparent of a Saint Teresa student

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