Rhode Island
Youth Villages provides intensive in-home services in Rhode Island through our Intercept® program model.

Programs
Provided to Rhode Island

Intercept®
Strengthening families to prevent or limit the need for foster care
stories of hope
Helping children and families live successfully
From understanding to action: Practical tips for supporting children with ADHD
October is ADHD Awareness Month, a time to highlight the realities, challenges and unique strengths of living with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Youth Villages mourns the passing of founding staff member Sister Barbara Spencer
Sister Barbara Spencer, one of the founding staff members at Youth Villages, has died at age of 90 at the home of her order, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Kentucky.
A day in the life of Noah Gerber: Meeting young adults where they are
It’s 7:45 a.m. in Portland, Oregon, and Noah Gerber is already on the move. As an Independent Living Program specialist with Youth Villages, his office is wherever the young people he works with are.
Local Leadership
Matt Stone
Executive Director, New England
As Youth Villages’ executive director for New England, Matthew Stone is responsible for all clinical, administrative, business development and fundraising activities in these states.
After joining Youth Villages in 2001 as a direct care counselor at Youth Villages’ Dogwood Campus in Memphis, Tenn., Stone went on to manage Youth Villages’ residential and community-based programs.
In June 2006, he relocated to New England to bring LifeSet™ and Youth Villages’ intensive in-home programs to the region.
In 2011, he was named one of Boston’s “Top 40 Under 40” by the Boston Business Journal.
Stone recently served as chair of The Children’s League of Massachusetts and remains on the league’s board of directors. Stone is also co-chair of the Transition Age Youth Coalition in Massachusetts, a founding member of the Massachusetts Permanency Practice Alliance and is involved in the Massachusetts Providers Council and the Association for Behavioral Healthcare.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in social work.
He is also an award-winning music composer and sound designer. His work has been featured in numerous theatrical productions.
Stone and his wife, Kristen, are the parents of two children.
Jacque Cutillo
Director - Director of Specialized Operations, New England
Doga Keith
Director - Learning and Strategy, New England
Sara Liles
Managing Director - Community Based Programs, Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Jennifer Mack
Director - Marketing and Communications, New England
Lori Sustek
State Director - New England
Local Board
Amanda Eisel
Board Chair
Chief Executive Officer
Zelis
Hilina Ajakaiye
Chief Strategy Officer
National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals
Peter F. Campanella
Chief Executive Officer (retired)
Corning Inc.
Ryan Hayden
Founder
Think Beyond
Clarence Hinton
Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Corporate Development
CyberArk
Fran Lawler
Founder and Principal
Harvest Cove Talent Partners
Pamela Giasson Lynch
President
Cornelsen Inc.
Gregg Mastoras
Managing Director of Sales and Marketing
Harvard Business School Executive Education
Malisa Schuyler
Vice President, Government Affairs
Beth Israel Lahey Health
Marc Sorel
Partner
McKinsey & Company
Heather Valteris
Chief Marketing Officer
Zelis
Pramila Yadav, MD
Obstetrician/Gynecologist
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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Rhode Island
260 West Exchange Street, Suite 301
Providence, RI 02903
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