Local Advisory Committee

The LISC Local Advisory Committee (LAC) is the leadership body that guides local programming and is comprised of local leaders and community members who offer insight into the current needs and dynamics of their area of expertise. LAC members review investments, provide guidance on programs, policies and plans and support resource development efforts.

Joseph L. Silva (Chair)
Executive Vice President
Fidelity Bank

Angela B. Ankoma
Vice President and Executive Director (Community Leader)
Rhode Island Foundation/Equity Leadership Initiatives

Ricky Bogert
Grant Programs Officer
The Rhode Island Foundation/Grants & Community Investments

Nancy Smith Greer
Community Leader

Bradford Latimer
Senior Vice President, Credit Risk Consumer Banking
Santander Bank

Khadija Lewis Khan
Executive Director
Beautiful Beginnings Child Care Center

Mary Leach
EVP Chief Retail Banking and Lending Officer
Bank Newport

Kenneth F. McGunagle, Jr.
Partner
McGunagle Hentz, PC

Charles Newton
Community Leader

Ana P. Novias, MA
Deputy Director
Executive Office of Health & Human Services
State of Rhode Island

Colonel Oscar L. Perez
Chief of Police, City of Providence
Providence Police Department

Robert Sabel, Esquire
Managing Attorney
Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc.

Michael E. Smith
Senior Vice President
Webster Bank

Mary Thompson
Senior Vice President
Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Charles Van Vleet
Assistant Treasurer & CIO
Textron, Inc.

Carol Ventura
Executive Director
Rhode Island Housing