Provider Staff
Meet Our Team of Caring and Committed Professionals
Pascoag
Primary Care
Steven A. Hokeness, MD; Medical Director
Education: University of Minnesota, BA; University of Minnesota Medical School, MD
Residency: Roger Williams General Hospital, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Roger Williams General Hospital, Medical Oncology
Board Certification Date: American Board of Internal Medicine, 1977
Professional Organizations: Clinical Affairs Committee, NHP
Areas of Special Interest: Primary Care, Preventive Medicine
Mary L. Giovetti, MD
Education: Goucher College, BA; University of Maryland Medical School, MD
Residency: Lowell General Hospital, OB/GYN
Fellowship: Tufts University & Brown University, Family Medicine
Board Certification Date: 1990 – current
Professional Organizations: American Medical Association
Elizabeth J. Cockerline, RNP
Education: University of Rhode Island, BS; University of Rhode Island, MSN
Board Certification Date: Family Practice,
Linda Eibel, RNP
Education: Suffolk University, BS; Mass. General Institute for Health Professions, MSN;
Post-Master’s certificate from University of Rhode Island in Family Practice
Board Certification Date: Women’s Health, 1992; Family Practice, 2000
Joan Mullaney, RNP
Education: Rhode Island College, BSN; University of Rhode Island, MSN;
Board Certification Date: Family Nurse Practitioner, 1980; 2007
Professional Organizations: RI State Nurse’s Association
Areas of Special Interest: Preventive Health, Primary Care, Pediatrics, and Women’s Health
Michael Brunell, PA-S
Education: College of the Holy Cross, BS; Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, MPAS
Board Certification Date: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, 2011
Mariam Kanteh, PA-C
Education: Michigan Technological University, BS; University of North Dakota, MPAS
Board Certification Date: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, 2010
Dental Care
Maryam Rayani, DMD; Director
Education: Tehran University, DDS; Boston University, DMD
Board Certification Date: 2004
Professional Organizations: American Dental Association
Joseph Casey, DDS, FAGD
Education: Loyola University – Chicago, BS; University of Illinois – Chicago, DDS
Residency: US Army 2-year General Dentistry Residency, Fort Knox, KY
Professional Organizations: ADA, AGD, RIDA
Kaja Puerini, DMD
Education: Penn State University, BS; Temple University of School of Dentistry, DMD
Professional Organizations: American Dental Association
Kristin Dutra, RDH
Education: Community College of Rhode Island, AAS
Sovann Khiv, RDH
Education: Community College of Rhode Island, AAS, RDH
Externship: Crossroads Rhode Island
Lauren Rossi, RDH
Education: Community College of Rhode Island, AAS
Dawn Scetta, RDH
Education: Community College of Rhode Island, AAS
Externship: WellOne Primary Medical and Dental Care
Professional Organizations: American Dental Hygienists Association
Jillian Unwin, RDH
Education: Community College of Rhode Island, AAS
Professional Organizations: Board member, CCRI Dental Advisory Committee
Behavioral Health Services
Clifford Gordon, Ed.D.; Director
Education: Boston University, BA; Boston University, Ed.M., Ed.D.
Internship: Illinois State University
License Date: 1986
Professional Organizations: American Psychological Association, RI Psychological Association, National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
Steven K. Diehl, Ph.D.
Education: Penn State University, BS; University of Rhode Island, MA, Ph.D.
Internship: Grand Valley State University Counseling and Career Center
License Date: 2004 (previously licensed in New York State)
Areas of Special Interest: Treatment of anxiety & depression, relationship & attachment issues, cognitive/behavioral therapy, GLBT issues, working with college student populations.
Lesley B. Landau, Ph.D.
Education: Duke University, BS; Boston University, MS, Ph.D.
Internship: Franciscan’s Children’s Hospital
License Date: 1986
Professional Organizations: American Psychological Association, RI Psychological Association, National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
Barbara Mottinger, PCNS
Education: St. Joseph’s College of Nursing, RN; University of Rhode Island, BSN, MSN
License Date: RN, 1974; ANCC, 1993; BSN, 1996; MSN, 2003
Professional Organizations: American Nursing Association, RI State Nurses Association, American Psychiatric Nurses Association
Maureen O’Shea, Ph.D.
Education: Stonehill College, BS; St. Mary’s University, MA, Ph.D.
Internship: University of Texas – San Antonio
License Date: 1998
Areas of Special Interest: Children, families
Pamela Styler, Ph.D.
Education: University of Delaware, BA; Auburn University, Ph.D.
Internship: Franciscan’s Children’s Hospital
License Date: 1990
Professional Organizations: American Psychological Association
Areas of Special Interest: Children and Families
Amy Sweet, MA, CAGS, LMHC
Education: Rhode Island College, BA; Rhode Island College, MA; Assumption College, CAGS
License Date: 2009
Foster
Primary Care
James D. Burrill, MD, FACP – Site Medical Director
Education: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, BS; Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and Harvard Medical School, Joint Program in Clinical Pharmacy, Master of Science in Pharmacy, MSc; Ross University School of Medicine, MD
Residency: Brown University, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Brown University, Roger Williams Medical Center, Geriatrics
Board Certification Date: American Board of Internal Medicine, 1994; American Medical Directors Association, 1994; Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatrics, 1996
Professional Organizations: Rhode Island Medical Society, American Geriatrics Society, American College of Physicians, American Medical Directors Association
Academic Appointment: Clinical Associate Professor of Community Health, Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Special Interests: Adult Primary Care & Education, Preventative Health, Geriatrics, Dementia, Urinary incontinence, Functional Assessment in the elderly, Geriatric Pharmacology
Mary L. Giovetti, MD
Education: Goucher College, BA; University of Maryland Medical School, MD
Residency: Lowell General Hospital, OB/GYN
Fellowship: Tufts University & Brown University, Family Medicine
Board Certification Date: 1990 – current
Professional Organizations: American Medical Association
Cathleen (Joei) Jaderquist-Bassett, RNP
Education: University of California-Davis, FNP/PA
Board Certification Date: American Academy of Physician Assistants with Honors, Family Practice PA-C 1989; American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Family Practice, FNP-C 2001
Professional Organizations: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Special Interest: Family Practice, Underserved Rural Health, Women’s Health
Dental Care
Joseph Casey, DDS, FAGD
Education: Loyola University – Chicago, BS; University of Illinois – Chicago, DDS
Residency: US Army 2-year General Dentistry Residency, Fort Knox, KY
Professional Organizations: ADA, AGD, RIDA
Melissa B. Graswald, DMD
Education: Saint Michael’s College, BS; Tuft’s University, DMD
Kaja Puerini, DMD
Education: Penn State University, BS; Temple University of School of Dentistry, DMD
Professional Organizations: American Dental Association
Paul F. Sicola, DDS
Education: Fairleigh Dickinson University, DS; Georgetown University, DDS; University of Rochester, MSc
Professional Organizations: Rhode Island Dental Association; American Society of Dentistry for Children – RI Chapter
Kristin Dutra, RDH
Education: Community College of Rhode Island, AAS
North Kingstown
Primary Care
Sara Nugent, MD
Education: Reed College, BA; University of Arizona College of Medicine, MD
Internship: Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University
Residency: Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University
Board Certification Date: American Board of Internal Medicine, 1989
Areas of Special Interest: Primary Care
Susan Taft, MD, F.A.A.F.P.
Education: Trinity University, BA; Catholic University, MS; St. George University School on Medicine – Granada, MD
Residency: Brown University School of Medicine
Board Certification Date: 1989, Recertification 1996, 2003— American Board of Family Medicine
Degree of Fellow— American Academy of Family Medicine 2007
Academic Appointments: Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Alpert Medical School; Assistant Clinical Professor, UNECOM
Professional Organizations: AAFP; RI Chapter AAFP; RI Medical Society; ABFM
Areas of Special Interest: Pediatrics; Women’s Health; Diabetes Management; Infectious Disease
Andrea Vali, MD, F.A.A.P.
Education: Central University of Venezuela, MD
Internship: Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center (Bronx, NY)
Residency: Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center (Bronx, NY)
Board Certification Date: 1983, American Academy of Pediatrics
Areas of Special Interest: Pediatric Nutrition & Breast Feeding, Pediatric Asthma, Infectious diseases in children
Virginia Pierce, FNP
Education: Rhode Island College, BSN; University of Rhode Island, MSN
Board Certification Date: ANCC Certified Family Nurse Practitioner 2009
Professional Organizations: American Nurses Association, RI State Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau International Honors Society of Nursing
Areas of Special Interest: Geriatrics
Dental Care
Caroline Danish, DDS
Education: St. Michael’s College, BS; State University of New York, DDS
Residency: Lutheran Medical Center
Professional Organizations: Rhode Island Dental Association and American Dental Association
Melissa B. Graswald, DMD
Education: Saint Michael’s College, BS; Tuft’s University, DMD
Sovann Khiv, RDH
Education: Community College of Rhode Island, AAS, RDH
Externship: Crossroads Rhode Island
Behavioral Health Services
Barry Giordano, MEd, MSSS, LICSW
Education: Bates College, BA; Boston University, MSSS; Northeastern University, MEd