Providence Haiti Outreach Board

President/Director

Sue Whipple is the CEO and Administrator of the Cedars in Cranston, RI which includes Cedar Crest Nursing Center and Cedar Home Health.  A family business which she has owned for 30 years,  Sue works alongside her husband Thom, her sons Rick and Robert, and her daughter Katie.   A resident of Lincoln, Sue is a parishoner of St. Augustine's Church in Providence.   Her father, Pat Pezzelli, was the co-founder of Providence Haiti Outreach of which she took over the helm last year. 

Treasurer

Susan is the CFO of The Cedars, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation center, located in Cranston, RI.  Susan has been assisting in fundraising for Providence Haiti Outreach for 25 years and now serves on the board.  She has been married to Steven Marandola for 22 years and they have one son, Stephen, Jr. 

Secretary

Mary Anne received at B.A. from Providence College and a M.L.S. from University of Rhode Island.  She is married to John Quinn and they have four children.  Mary Anne is currently a reference librarian at Warwick Public Library.  She is a Eucharistic Minister at Holy Family Church in Pawtucket and volunteers at the Pawtucket Soup Kitchen. 

Vice President

 A lifelong resident of Cranston, RI, Kyle graduated from LaSalle Academy in 2013 and University of Rhode Island in 2017.  He works at both Golden Crest Nursing Centre in North Providence and The Cedars in Cranston. 

Ken is married to Marion, has two grown daughters, a step son and three grandchildren. He graduated from OLP Seminary High School and College and then an MED from Providence College.  Presently retired from thirty plus years in teaching and school administration.  Active member of Whitmarsh House, organization that runs group homes for teenage boys and a developmentally disabled young adults.  He is a member of St. Patrick Parish in Providence. 

John has been a professor of Mathmatics at Bryant University since 1991.  He received his Sc.B degree from Brown University and M.S. and Ph.D from Harvard University.  He volunteers at the Pawtucket Soup Kitchen and formerly coached your baseball and basketball.  He is married to Mary Anne and has four children. 

Katie (Whipple) Loignan is the daugther of Sue and Thom Whipple and the granddaughter of Pat Pezzelli, co-founder of Providence Haiti Outreach. She is newly married to Mike Loignan and they reside in Cranston. Katie graduated from LaSalle Academy, received her undergraduate degree from University of Connecticut and M.S. in Dietetics from URI.  She is employed at The Cedars as a Dietitian Supervisor. 

Lynda Sprague has worked as a marketing professional in the healthcare and senior living sectors for over 20 years, including for The Cedars.   Currently, she is a marketing communications consultant.  A graduate of Providence College, Lynda resides in Rumford, RI, with her husband, Joe, and their daughter, Sarah.  She is a parishoner of St. Margaret's Church in Rumford.  

Natalia was born in Portugal and came to the United States at the age of 9 without knowing one word in English.  Speaks Portuguese and Spanish and is currently the Business Manager for Saint Joseph's Church in West Warwick, RI. Attended Johnson & Wales for Business Management and Bryant College for Financial Planning. Currently, and for the last 10 years, helps run the Holy Family Parish Food Pantry and volunteered at Agnes Little School helping children to read and write a few days a week before Covid. Her biggest accomplishment was being married to her late husband and best friend, Joe.  She has two wonderful sons, Daniel & Nico.