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
132
youth served in Rhode Island
stories of hope
Helping children and families live successfully
Lauryn finds family in her community
For LifeSet young adult Lauryn, family is more than just biological ties; it’s the people she’s met in her journey.
Youth Villages opens door to new life for Kauna
When Kauna was just 11 months old, she and her mother were caught in gunfire while sitting on a porch. Her mother died. Kauna survived, and her childhood was forever changed.
Leading on and off the field: Elijah turns challenges into wins
At just 18 years old, Elijah is a jack-of-all-trades: senior, club member, football team captain and yes, student body president, who will give a speech at his high school graduation in June.
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
Youth Villages New England Advisory 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
Kris Laping
Chief Development Officer
Beth Isreal Lahey Heath and Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center
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
Aimee Russell
Chief Operating Officer, UHC Commercial
UnitedHealth Group
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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