Our Team
We’re passionate about community and art. Firestarters, literally. We’re committed to making Rhode Island a place where people are proud to live and work and visitors love.
We endure rain really well. Creative placemakers. We’re timeline wizards.
Barnaby Evans
Executive Artistic Director
(401) 443-5511
Ed Cabral
Director of Sponsorships and Corporate Relations
401-443-5546
Laura Duclos
Director of Creative Services
(401) 443-5551
Kristina McKenzie
Interim Director of Events & Operations
(401) 443-5522
Mary Gagnon
Chief Financial Officer
(401) 273-1155
Emily Gray
Executive Assistant to the co-CEOs and Curatorial Assistant
(401) 443-5556
Chase Vandal
Management & Accounting Associate
(401) 443-5547
Tim Blankenship
Interactive Media Manager
(401) 443-5552
Caitlin McDonough
Visitor Services and Retail Coordinator
(401) 443-5557
Janelle Castillo
Creative Services Associate
(401) 443-5532
Jean Giorgio
Retail Associate (Part Time)
(401) 443-5555
Kellie Martin
Manager of Community and Corporate Relations
(401) 443-5534
Paula Poole
Development Administrator
(401) 443-5545
Grechel Rosado
Programs Coordinator
(401) 250-0124
Glen Schneider
Venue Support Assistant, WFAC
(401) 443-5548
Gretchen Wright
Development Associate
(401) 443-5544
Kim Zoppo
Venue Experience Manager
(401) 443-5531
Justin DeGraide
Events and Operations Coordinator
(401) 443-3050
Jose Docen
Building and Operations Assistant
(401) 443-5563
Ineke Knudsen
Events and Operations Coordinator
(401) 443-5525
Eric Portrais
WFAC Facilities and Exhibitions Associate
(401) 443-5524
Gary Saint Laurent
Manager of Volunteer Programs and Internships
(401) 443-5533
Levy Rollins
Production Manager
(401) 273-1155
Adam Gazdzinsky
Assistant Production Manager
(401) 273-1155
Luis Merida
Production Team Member
(401) 273-1155
Kevin Piatek
Production Team Member (Part-time)
(401) 273-1155
Levi S. Tracy
Production Team Member
(401) 443-5501
Anthony Gutierrez
ArtLab@WaterFire Fellow
Tyler Moyet
ArtLab@WaterFire Fellow
Calvin Sangster Jr.
ArtLab@WaterFire Fellow
