Deputy Commissioner
David V. Abbott
Email: david.abbott@ride.ri.gov

David V. Abbott has been serving as the Deputy Commissioner at the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education since December of 2001.  Mr. Abbott oversees the Department’s Division of Systems Support, including the Offices of Progressive Support & Intervention, Educator Quality and Certification, Network and Information Systems, and Finance.  Prior to joining RIDE, Mr. Abbott was a partner in the law firm of Asquith, Mahoney & Robinson, where he represented several Rhode Island school districts in the areas of public policy, special education, civil rights, and labor law.  He holds an M.Ed. in Educational Policy, and is a former public-school teacher and Outward Bound course director.  He sees RIDE’s greatest challenges as the implementation and integration of the No Child Left Behind Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and Rhode Island’s system of school and district accountability.

Chief of Staff / Policy Director
Clark Greene
Email: clark.greene@ride.ri.gov 

Liaison to the Board of Regents
Sharon Osborne
Email: sharon.osborne@ride.ri.gov

Executive Assistant for Communications
Elliot Krieger
Email: elliot.krieger@ride.ri.gov

Executive Assistant to the Commissioner for Equity and Access
Marvin L. Abney
Email: Marvin.Abney@ride.ri.gov

Special Assistant to the Commissioner for Legislative Relations
Andy Andrade
Email: Andy.Andrade@ride.ri.gov

Research Analyst

Peg Votta

Email: Margaret.Votta@ride.ri.gov

Executive Staff Assistant
Angela Teixeira
Email:  angela.teixeira@ride.ri.gov

Executive Staff Assistant
Irene Monteiro
Email:  irene.monteiro@ride.ri.gov

Clerk Secretary

Lauren McCarthy

Email: lauren.mccarthy@ride.ri.gov