Elizabeth Thurber
Student Support Coordinator
and Advisor
ethurber@blackstoneacademy.org
401-726-1750
Elizabeth (Beth) joined the staff during the second year of the school. She has worked at Rhode Island Youth Guidance center where she was placed at Central Falls High School as a Behavior Specialist working with at-risk students. Previous to that she worked at Somerset High in Massachusetts as a Conflict Resolution Coordinator and at Bradley Hospital as a Milieu Therapist. Beth received her undergraduate degree at UMass Dartmouth and her MA in Educational Psychology from Rhode Island College. She has certificates in School Social Work, Social Studies, Mediation, and Critical Incident Debriefing. In addition to her duties as a counselor at BACS, she has taught senior seminar, and Community Improvement Projects including Literacy leaders, Elderly Outreach, Service-to-Service, Student Summit, and Events Planning.
Gilbert Rodriguez
Gilbert Rodriguez
Student Support & Advisor
gilbertr@blackstoneacademy.org
401-726-1750
Gilbert Rodriguez, Student Support Counselor, Outreach Coordinator and Advisor helped with the start of Blackstone in 2002. He had worked for six years as an Outreach Coordinator for RI Youth Guidance Center where he coordinated career counseling and attendance outreach for at-risk students in Pawtucket high schools. A certified mediator and emergency medical technician, Gilbert coordinates our wellness efforts and camping program. He is an EMT and certified advanced first aid trainer.
DocAugusta
Al "Doc" Augusta
Student Support
aaugusta@blackstoneacademy.org
401-726-1750
Al “Doc” Augusta was born and brought up in the Fox Point neighborhood of Providence where he taught at Vartan Gregorian School for 28 years. A founding teacher in the SPIRIT program, Doc now coordinates the program year-round and tutors students at Blackstone Academy. Doc graduated from Rhode Island College and gained advanced degrees and certificates from Providence College and Brown University.
ElsaViti
Elsa Viti
Mathematics Support
eviti@blackstoneacademy.org
401-726-1750
Elsa is a retired math teacher from the Cranston School District. She provides math support to students who need it.
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Glenda Guglielmo
Special Education
gguglielmo@blackstoneacademy.org
401-726-1750
Glenda is a retired teacher from Providence where she worked as a special education teacher and administrator. She has coordinated the Special Ed. hotline at RIDE and consulted to school districts in New York and Rhode Island.
Matthew Bowen
Dr. Matthew Bowen
Clinical Psychologist
mbowen@blackstoneacademy.org
401-726-1750
Dr. Matthew Bowen is a clinical child psychologist who has been providing consultation and evaluations at Blackstone Academy since the school opened. He holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University. He has been working in RI since 1993 and was a staff psychologist at RI Youth Guidance Center in Pawtucket for over 10 years. In addition to regular school consultation, he maintains a private practice in Providence.
Becky Minard
Becky Minard
Clinical Social Worker
rminard@blackstoneacademy.org
401-726-1750
Becky Minard is an attorney turned clinical social worker. She is a co-founder of the Providence Mediation Center and an active mediator. She has served on many non-profit boards. Becky is here as a part-time social worker / counselor.
Heather Rheaume
Heather Rheaume
Social Worker
hrheaume@blackstoneacademy.org
401-726-1750
Heather is a social worker at BACS, who provides clinical supervision and is involved in research/evaluation projects. She has a Phd in Sociology/Social Work from Boston University, an MSW from RIC, and an MTS from Harvard. She also teaches in the Social Work Department at RIC.
Heather Rheaume
Anna Wood Mathematics Supportawood@blackstoneacademy.org 401-726-1750 Anna Wood joined the Blackstone Academy team in February, 2018 as a Math Specialist. She previously taught high school math for ten years at Mount Hope High School in Bristol, RI and seven years in Michigan. She also served as a middle school Math Interventionist for a year and a half in Fall River, MA. She is a graduate of Wittenberg University in Springfield, OH where she earned her B.A. in Mathematics and minor in Education. She earned her Master's Degree in Educational Leadership from IPFW (Indiana/Purdue University, Fort Wayne, IN). In addition to Blackstone, she instructs at Mathnasium in Portsmouth, RI, tutors, and works retail. In her free time she enjoys running road races.
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