Rhode Island's Highest Paid Employees


Top Earners, by Department

The Providence Journal requested these lists of state employees' salaries and earnings -- which must be made available to the public under the state's Open Records Law -- to take a closer look at the cost of state government as state leaders have been debating issues such as layoffs and the privatizing of some state jobs.

NAME BASE OT TOTPAY
ADMINISTRATION      
Rosemary Booth-Gallogly, Exec. Director/budget officer 145,801 0 145,801
Jerome F. Williams, Exec Dir., Dept Of Administration 129,878 0 129,878
Louise Bright, Assoc. Director, financial mgmt 124,735 2,157 126,892
William H. Ferguson, Assoc. Dir. Admin/Centrl Serv 126,826 0 126,826
Lawrence C. Franklin Jr., Controller 126,436 0 126,436
Anthony A. Bucci, Personnel Administrator 126,266 0 126,266
Robert L. Brunelle, Assoc Dir Of Admin/Centrl Serv 125,212 0 125,212
Tracy E. Williams, Chief Information Officer 124,104 0 124,104
Stephen Beauchemin, Tech Support Spec III 65,857 56,313 122,170
Brian P. Stern, Exec Director 120,472 0 120,472
ATTORNEY GENERAL      
Gerald J. Coyne, Assistant Attorney General 134,682 0 135,914
James R. Lee, Assistant Attorney General 122,040 0 122,040
William J. Ferland, Exec. Asst., policy, program 118,595 0 118,903
Randall White, Exec. Asst., policy, program 118,146 0 118,146
Alan R. Goulart, Assistant Attorney General 116,321 0 116,321
Leonard L. Lopes, Exec. Asst., policy, program 109,190 0 109,190
Matthew S. Dawson, Assistant Attorney General 103,503 0 103,503
Paul F. Daly Jr., Assistant Attorney General 102,851 0 102,851
Rebecca J. Partington, Assistant Attorney General 102,851 0 102,851
Joseph P. Youngs III, Assistant Attorney General 102,851 0 102,851
BUSINESS REGULATION      
Christophe F. Koller, Health Insurance Commissioner 153,482 0 153,482
Anthony V. Arico Jr., Deputy director 113,643 0 113,643
Dennis F. Ziroli, Assoc. dir., supt. bank, secu. 103,145 0 105,147
Jeffrey J. Greer, Assoc. dir., comm license 104,094 0 104,094
Joseph Torti III, Assoc. dir.,   supt. of insurance 102,464 0 102,464
A.Michael Marques, Director 101,598 0 101,598
Maria D. D'Alessandro, Assoc. dir supt. of Security 98,070 0 98,070
Steven L. Cayouette, Chief bank examiner 93,740 0 93,740
John A. Cogan Jr., Exec. Asst., policy, program 93,539 0 93,539
Sharon K. Gordon, Chief insurance examiner 93,060 0 93,060
CORRECTIONS      
Frank E. Cook, Corr. Officer Capt. 67,788 101,415 169,203
Kenneth E. Palmer, Correctional Officer Hospital II 59,210 105,270 164,480
O. Juliana Ogunnaiya, Correctional Officer Hospital II 61,450 99,877 161,326
William C. Distasio, Correctional Officer 44,509 102,303 146,812
Michael T. Poshkus, Medical Program Director  144,690 0 144,690
Ashbel T. Wall, Director 142,610 0 142,610
Todd M. Amaral, Corr. Officer Capt. 62,523 77,642 140,165
George N. Lockhart, Corr. Officer Lt. 54,227 85,537 139,764
Kenneth A. Lucia, Correctional Officer 45,861 92,018 137,879
William E. Curtin, Correctional Officer 48,471 88,552 137,023
DCYF      
John L. Surrette, Child support technician 49,742 111,375 161,116
Thomas M. Bohan, Exec. Dir., Admin . 145,279 0 145,279
Anthony Fratantuono, Supvr., child protective investigator  76,286 60,669 136,955
Patricia Martinez, Director, Dept. Child & Family 127,501 0 127,501
Thomas L. Dwyer, Assoc. dir., child welfare 127,252 0 127,252
Warren W. Hurlbut, Supt., R.I. training school 122,220 0 122,220
Linda M. Huguenin, Registered nurse B 74,844 39,304 114,149
Kevin Palumbo, Child protective investigator 55,501 58,401 113,903
Claire M. Hickey, Registered nurse B 65,217 48,453 113,670
Thomas J. Fitzpatrick, Juvenile program worker 46,187 65,308 111,494
EDUCATION      
Peter J. McWalters, Commissioner, elem. & secondary ed 149,068 0 149,068
Todd D. Flaherty, Deputy assistant commissioner 140,882 0 140,882
David V. Abbott, Deputy assistant commissioner 133,409 0 133,409
Jennifer L. Wood, Chief legal counsel 132,867 0 132,867
John F. Plante, Director/Principal 121,023 0 121,023
Victoria A. Gailliard-Garr, Director/Principal 119,907 0 119,907
Mary C. Canole, Dir, progressive support & intervention 109,411 0 111,413
Carolyn J. Dias, Finance director 111,141 0 111,141
Paula A. Rossi, Dir., human resource development  109,689 0 109,689
Diane L. Schaefer, Director 109,689 0 109,689
Maryann Snider, Director 109,689 0 109,689
ELDERLY AFFAIRS      
Debra A. Capuano, Asst dir., financial mgmt. 102,677 0 104,679
Ralph Rodriguez, Assoc. director 103,883 0 103,883
Corinne C. Russo, Director 95,387 0 95,387
Vincent Monafo, Assoc. director 95,063 0 95,063
Donna M. Cone, Coord., comm. plan development 78,408 0 78,408
Lawrence V. Grimaldi, Chief, program development 76,588 0 76,588
Marie A. Strauss, Asst. admin., comm. plan serv 75,372 0 75,372
Joan M. D'Agostino, Chief, program development 66,042 0 66,042
Mary Ann Ciano, Programming services officer 64,470 0 64,470
Paula M. Lipsey, Chief, program development 62,954 0 62,954
ENVIRONMENTAL MGMT      
W. Michael Sullivan, Director 128,483 0 128,483
Mary F. McMahon, Hearing officer 116,680 0 116,680
Kathleen M. Lanphear, Chief hearing officer 116,416 0 116,416
Joseph F. Baffoni, Hearing officer 111,818 0 111,818
Frances X. Ethier, Environmental police, Off. 2 67,286 43,872 111,158
Dean L. Lees, Environmental police, Off. 3 72,839 29,392 102,231
Larry V. Mouradjian, Chief, Div. parks, recreation 97,272 1,414 100,688
Terrence P. Maguire, Asst. dir., financial mgmt. 98,465 701 99,166
Terrence D. Gray, Asst. dir. air, waste compliance 94,433 0 96,435
Alicia M. Good, Asst. dir, water resources 96,274 0 96,274
EXECUTIVE      
Steven Pare, Superintendent, state police 148,937 10,476 159,412
Jane Hayward, Secretary,  health, human serv. 149,965 0 149,965
Steven G. O'Donnell, Major/Field Operations 135,123 10,585 145,708
Joseph R. Miech, Major, adm. Serv. 134,900 10,128 145,028
Michael J. Rosa, Corporal, state police 117,116 19,522 136,637
Jeffrey Grybowski, Chief of staff to governor 131,588 0 131,588
Elwood M. Johnson Jr., Division staff inspector 121,286 8,865 130,151
Stephen M. Bannon, Division staff inspector 120,777 9,286 130,063
Stephen J. Lynch, Captain, state police 118,835 8,339 127,175
Scott A. Hemingway, Sergeant, state police 92,055 34,391 126,446
HEALTH      
William H. Hollinshead, Medical director, family health 171,788 0 171,788
Peter R. Simon, Asst. medical director 170,294 0 170,294
Utpala Bandyopadhay, Asst. medical director  156,929 0 156,929
Dorota Latuszynski, Asst. med exmnr, forensic pathol 151,772 0 151,772
Sharon L. Marable, Asst. medical director 146,175 0 148,177
Robert S. Crausman, Chief Administrative Officer 147,447 0 147,447
David Gifford, Director 134,975 0 134,975
Peter A. Gillespie,  Asst. med exmnr, forensic pathol 131,669 0 131,669
William J. Waters, Deputy director of health 123,016 0 125,018
Clark M. Greene, Deputy chief of staff/policy 120,122 0 120,122
HUMAN SERVICES      
Ronald A. Lebel, Director 134,796 0 134,796
Edward Keenaghan, Implmnt dir./policy programs 128,911 0 128,911
Michael H. Bernstein, Admin., family adult serv. 123,400 0 125,402
Adrienne M. Camara, Infection control nurse 74,547 42,386 116,933
Claire Licciardi, Nursing instructor 75,423 40,608 116,032
John R. Young, Deputy director 111,744 0 113,592
Edward P. Sneesby, Assoc. dir., program operation 112,543 0 112,543
Edward T. Hynes, Assoc dir., human resource 112,397 0 112,397
Sharon A. Santilli, Assoc. dir, revenue child supp. 110,056 0 110,056
Edward R. Medeiros, Registered nurse A 74,957 33,090 110,049
JUDICAL      
Paul A. Suttell, Assoc. justice, supreme court 174,833 0 174,833
Albert E. DeRobbio, Chief judge, district court 173,285 0 173,285
Joseph F. Rodgers Jr., Presiding justice, superior court 173,285 0 173,285
Frank J. Williams, Chief justice,  supreme court 172,783 0 172,783
Maureen M. Goldberg, Assoc. justice, supreme court 171,326 0 171,326
Jeremiah S. Jeremiah Jr., Chief judge, family court 169,675 0 169,675
Laureen D'Ambra, Assoc. justice, family court 162,068 0 162,068
John J. O'Brien Jr., General magistrate, family court 158,369 0 158,369
Raymond E. Shawcross,  Assoc. justice, family court 157,968 0 157,968
Haiganush R. Bedrosian,  Assoc. justice, family court 157,531 0 157,531
Francis J. Darigan Jr., Assoc. Justice, superior court 157,531 0 157,531
Pamela M. Macktaz,  Assoc. justice, family court 157,531 0 157,531
Vincent A. Ragosta, Assoc. justice, superior court 157,531 0 157,531
LABOR AND TRAINING      
Adelita S. Orefice, Director 113,883 0 113,883
Elizabeth J. Severance, Deputy director 113,169 0 113,169
William G. Brody, Chief legal counsel, bd. of review 105,467 0 105,467
Kathleen A. Sohar, Dir., general nursing serv. 101,581 0 101,581
Robert J. Langlais, Asst. Dir., labor mkt info mgmt. 93,908 0 93,908
Raymond A. Filippone, Asst. dir for field oper. 93,683 0 93,683
Gail A. Theriault, Executive counsel 90,899 0 92,901
Mary K. Serrecchia, Asst. dir., emp. training serv. 92,872 0 92,872
Frederick C. Smyth, Chief referee, bd. of review 92,301 0 92,301
Lisa C. D'Agostino, Asst. dir., pl & pgm. Dev. 92,084 0 92,084
LEGISLATIVE      
Ernest A. Almonte, Auditor General 175,103 0 175,103
Michael F. O'Keefe, House fiscal advisor 145,103 0 145,103
Richard P. Kearns, Chief legal counsel/Dir., JCLS 143,925 0 143,925
R. David Cruise, Chief of staff 138,875 0 138,875
Russell C. Dannecker, Senate financial advisor 130,005 0 130,005
William R. Guglietta, Legal counsel, House maj. Leader 126,045 0 126,045
Gary L. Ciminero, Economist 124,056 0 124,056
Dennis E. Hoyle, Assistant Auditor General 123,219 0 123,219
William E. Carnes, Legal counsel to president 121,714 0 121,714
Frank J. Anzeveno Jr., Chief of Staff 120,906 0 120,906
MHRH      
Allan R. Lebeau, Supervising registered nurse B 88,538 126,239 214,777
Stella E. Adeniyi, Registered nurse A 79,180 117,929 197,109
Moraine M. Burns, Supervising registered nurse A 81,726 109,971 191,697
Mohammad K. Zaman, Psychiatrist IV 101,451 89,542 190,993
Pedro F. Tactacan, Psychiatrist IV 104,601 82,277 186,879
Wasim Rashid, Psychiatrist IV 98,690 84,805 183,494
Mark M. O'Brien, Medical program director 178,588 0 178,588
Edward W. Martin, Chief of med staff, clin sv/E. Slater 167,482 0 167,482
Rena B. Mate, Asst medical program director 140,604 24,412 165,017
Cecilia M. Falguera, Registered nurse B 77,301 87,152 164,453
OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION      
Anthony R. Leone, Assoc. comm., higher ed 134,010 47,515 181,525
Stephen P. McAllister, Assoc. commissioner 147,877 0 147,877
Nancy E. Carriuolo, Program planning 145,057 0 145,057
Jack R. Warner, Comm. of bd. of governnors 134,639 0 136,641
Ronald A. Cavallaro, general counsel 85,424 0 85,424
Marie Gallante, purchasing, personnel dir. 58,959 21,682 80,642
Sandra A. Lanni, general counsel 70,851 0 70,851
Barbara J. Lumnah, administrative asst. 68,518 0 68,518
Phyllis A. Harnick, Academic Affairs 67,409 0 67,409
Robin M. Beaupre, budget administrator 64,574 0 64,574
OTHER COMMISSIONS AND AGENCIES      
Terrence N. Tehan, Dir., R. I. Atomic Energy Comm 135,816 0 137,818
Grover J. Fugate, Director, Coastal Resources mgt. 131,343 0 131,343
John J. Hardiman, Public defender 128,312 0 128,312
Thomas F. Ahern, Admin., div. Pub. Utl. Carriers 126,236 0 128,238
Barbara Hurst, Deputy public defender 121,560 5,822 127,382
Juan F. Mariscal, GM, water resources board 122,982 0 122,982
Kent A. Willever, Exec. director/Chief prosecutor 110,907 0 110,907
Paula E. Rosin, Staff attorney VII 107,323 534 107,856
Elia Germani, Chairperson, PUC 105,424 0 107,426
Anthony Capraro, Chief/Trial Division 102,851 0 102,851
REVENUE      
Joseph V. Pomposelli, Director 131,923 0 131,923
John J. Nugent Jr., Assoc. dir., revenue serv. (taxation) 117,784 0 117,784
Charles F. Dolan, Assoc. dir., revenue serv. (mtr. Veh.) 112,337 0 114,339
Gerald S. Aubin, Lottery director 111,961 0 113,963
Robert P. Godin, Chief of exam. (Taxation) 107,876 0 107,876
John J. DiTomasso, Asst. mtr. veh. adm for saf. req. 100,009 0 102,011
Richard P. Smith, Chief, compliance collection 98,416 0 98,416
Susan E. Galvin, Chief of tax proc. Serv. 97,219 0 97,219
Darlene M. Walsh, Asst. mtr. veh. Adm., cust. Serv. 91,557 0 91,557
Michael F. Canole, Chief revenue agent 90,693 0 90,693
R.I. HIGHED. ASST. AUTHORITY      
William H. Hurry Jr., Executive director 145,279 0 145,279
Gail E. Mance-Rios, Deputy director 98,763 0 98,763
Marc M. Lacroix, Asst. dir, financial cntr. Mgmt. 89,542 0 89,696
Charlie F. Miller, programmer/analyst manager 87,906 0 87,906
Maureen M. Guertin, Human res analyst III 75,671 0 76,441
Mary Ann Welch, Director, prog. Admin. 70,395 0 70,395
Steven M. Mollica, Supervising accountant 70,114 0 70,114
Kimberly G. Cournoyer, Tech support spec. 65,291 1,856 67,147
Nancy Ann Dooley, Director, prog. Admin. 60,719 0 60,719
Marisol Garcia, Chief of info., public relations 59,723 0 59,723
R.I. PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS      
Robert E. Fish, President, chief exec. Officer 118,160 0 118,160
David W. Piccerelli, chief financial officer & VP 112,099 0 112,099
Dexter B. Merry, director, broadcast operations 92,337 0 92,337
Robert W. Knott, chief engineer 89,733 0 89,733
Kathryn A. Larsen, program director 72,383 0 72,383
James L. Garrett, producer & director 66,201 0 66,201
David V. Marseglia, producer & director 66,161 0 66,161
Maria D. Velasquez, director of education services 65,632 0 65,632
Donald E. Connolly, maintenance engineer 57,490 4,197 61,687
Madeline Marino, Director of scheduling 50,416 10,803 61,220
SECRETARY OF STATE      
Nellie M. Gorbea-Diaz, Exec. Asst., policy, prog. Rev. 99,735 0 101,737
Albert A. Dahlberg, Assoc. dir., plan, policy, reg. 101,300 0 101,300
S. James Willis, Chief information officer 96,853 540 97,393
Timothy M. Patterson, Director 92,967 452 95,190
Janet L. Ruggiero, Executive director 90,858 694 91,551
Matthew A. Brown, Secretary of State 88,584 0 88,584
Thaddeus Jendzejec, Director of programming 76,911 0 78,913
Marianne J. Beirne, Executive director 77,762 0 77,762
R. Gwenn Stearn, Asst. Admin./Mgmt, and finance 77,002 0 77,002
Peter Kerwin, Public information officer 76,126 0 76,126
STATE COLLEGES      
James E. Baron, URI men's basketball coach 281,324 20,000 301,324
Albert Sevigny, CCRI controller 251,890 0 251,890
Edward M. Mazze, URI dean, business school 180,278 28,574 208,851
Robert L. Carothers, URI president 207,844 0 207,844
Thomas D. Sepe, CCRI pres., retired 170,221 34,936 205,156
Timothy Stowers, URI football coach 155,301 40,726 196,027
Jeffrey R. Seemann, URI dean, environmental, life sciences 189,191 0 189,191
James H. McCroskery, RIC asst. VP, academic services 143,743 41,454 185,197
John Nazarian, RIC president 184,956 0 184,956
Bahram Nassersharif, URI prof., mech. engineering 184,859 0 184,859
TRANSPORTATION      
James R. Capaldi, Director 203,397 0 203,397
Edmund T. Parker Jr., Chief engineer 141,116 0 141,116
William Alves, Deputy director 131,337 0 133,339
J Michael Bennett, Deputy chief engineer 123,231 0 123,231
David J. Sasso, Transprt. supprt admin. 122,198 0 122,198
Kazem Farhoumand, Deputy chief engineer 118,253 0 118,253
Frank Corrao III, Deputy chief engineer 115,381 0 115,381
James R. Choquette, Chief audit, final review 114,983 0 114,983
Robert A. Shawver, Associate chief engineer 112,173 438 112,612
Edward S. Szymanski, Associate chief engineer 112,387 0 112,387
TREASURY      
Frank J. Karpinski, Exec. dir., retirement system 120,122 0 120,122
M. George Carvalho, Director 114,662 0 116,664
Joan M. Caine, Deputy gen. treas., fin. 106,365 0 108,367
Catherine K. Avila, Deputy gen. treas., adm. 106,365 0 106,365
Kerry F. Walsh, Assoc. director, plan., policy, reg. 103,188 0 105,190
Corsino Delgado, Cash manager 98,058 0 98,058
Paul J. Tavares, General Treasurer 88,584 0 88,584
Diane S. Bourne, Asst. dir., retir. syst. Adim. 82,493 0 82,493
Maria DeMelo Olsson, Chief fiscal manager 76,126 0 76,126
Stephen F. Iafrate, Fiscal mgn./Admin.officer 74,526 0 74,526
SOURCE: Rhode Island state controller's office / TOTALS MAY INCLUDE payments in addition to base wages and overtime