Our Team

Community Health Worker Association of RI

CHWARI is proud to be housed and supported by Rhode Island College’s Institute for Education in Healthcare.

Sarah Lawrence, CCHW, MSW, PhD

She/her

Director

Dimaura Tavares, CCHW

She/her

CHW Communications and Outreach Assistant

Lina Roman, CCHW

She/her

Bilingual Program Coordinator
Training Co-facilator and Facilator

Tonya Glantz, MSW, PhD

She/her

Interim Executive Director,
Institute for Education in Healthcare at Rhode Island College

Tara Lamarre, MS

She/her

Director CHW Apprenticeships
Institute for Education in Healthcare at Rhode Island College

Laura Blackwell

She/her

Communications Director


Mike Marosits, CCHW

he/him

CHW Instructor/Curriculum Developer

Daniel Dodd, MS, CCHW

he/him

Project Certification Specialist