Board of Trustees
Officers
Board of Trustees officers also serve as officers of the PPL Foundation.
Christopher Stevens, Chair
Vice President Middle Market Banking, JP Morgan Chase Bank
Trustee since 2019; PPL Foundation Trustee Chair
Conservator, Development, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Facilities, Finance, Governance, Government Relations, Investment, and Special Collections committees
Rodney Lopez, Vice Chair
CEO, Rodney Eric Lopez Enterprises
Trustee since 2023; PPL Foundation Trustee
Entrepreneurship committee
Derek Farias, Treasurer
Senior Vice President, Development & Community Planning, Barbara Sokoloff Associates
Trustee since 2024; PPL Foundation Trustee
Finance (Chair) and Investment committees
Juan Wilson, Jr., Secretary
JJUANtheBRAND
Trustee since 2020; PPL Foundation Trustee
Diversity Equity & Inclusion committee
Board Members
Charlotte Abotsi
Writer & Content Specialist, City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism
Trustee since 2024
Angel Arrazola
Student, Brown University
Trustee since 2022
Diversity Equity & Inclusion committee
Dr. Philip Chan
Associate Professor, Brown University
Trustee since 2023
Dr. Joseph A. Chazan
Nephrology Associates, Inc.
Clinical Professor Emeritus, Brown School of Medicine
Trustee since 2017
Special Collections committee
Dr. Laina Crowthers
OB/GYN, Southern New England Women's Health
Trustee since 2023
Conservator committee
Jessica David
Co-founder & President, Local Return
Trustee since 2024
Entrepreneurship committee
Lisa DeCubellis
Senior Vice President, Amica Insurance
Trustee since 2017
Governance committee
Elizabeth Debs, Past Chair
Faculty, Rhode Island School of Design
Trustee since 2009; PPL Foundation Trustee, Past Chair
Facilities, Governance, Investment, and Special Collections committees
Robert W. Edwards, Jr.
Attorney (retired)
Trustee since 2015; PPL Foundation Trustee
Finance, Governance, and Investment committees
Frank E. Eyetsemitan
Professor of Psychology, Roger Williams University
Trustee since 2019
Diversity Equity & Inclusion and Governance committees
Louis Goldman
Sr. Vice President, Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley
Trustee since 2022
Investment committee
Kathleen Hittner, M.D.
Emeritus Clinical Professor of Surgery, Brown Medical School
PPL Foundation Trustee; Trustee since 2015
Development, Governance, and Investment committees
Dillan Jones
Teacher, Providence Public Schools
Trustee since 2024
Jay Joynes
Program Director, Health Affairs, Boston Children's Hospital
Trustee since 2023
Special Collection committee
Billy Kepner
Public Relations Manager, Vanguard Renewables
Trustee since 2020
Conservator, Development, and Government Relations committees
Beverly Ledbetter
Chief Legal Officer (retired), Brown University
Trustee since 2022
Finance committee
Sally McDonald Willis
Partner, Cameron & Mittleman LLP
PPL Foundation Trustee; Trustee since 2015
Finance committee
Katherine A. Messier
Executive Director, Mobile Beacon
Trustee since 2020
Governance committee
Jane O'Farrell
Trustee since 2019
Development committee
Isabella Porter
Education, marketing, management, planning consultant
Trustee since 2024
Finance committee
Evelyn Ranone
First Vice President CRA Officer, BayCoast Bank
Trustee since 2024
Meghan Rego
Director, Resource Development & Communications, NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley
Trustee since 2020
Diversity Equity & Inclusion and Governance committees
Markeem Rodrigues
Visual Merchandising Supervisor, Uniqlo
Trustee since 2024
Robert K. Taylor
Partner, Partridge Snow & Hahn
Trustee since 2006
Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Finance, Investment, and Special Collections committees
Mary Ann Upton
Partner, designLAB architects
Trustee since 2021
Facilities committee
Non-voting Board Members
Trustee Ex-Officio
Jack Martin
Executive Director, Providence Public Library
Trustee Ex-Officio since 2014
Conservator, Development, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Facilities, Finance, Governance, Government Relations, Investment, and Special Collections committees
Trustees Emeriti
Like my mother in law, Martha Sherman, I am an ardent supporter of PPL, and I want to continue her legacy. I believe that everyone should have free access to materials and programs, which would help them in their life pursuits, education, and love of learning.