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Board of Commissioners
The Narragansett Bay Commission’s mission is to maintain a leadership role in the protection and enhancement of water quality in Narragansett Bay and its tributaries by providing safe and reliable wastewater collection and treatment services to its customers at a reasonable cost.
The NBC’s Rules and Regulations may be found at the RI Secretary of State’s Office website. The NBC’s Rules and Regulations may also be found on our website by clicking here. To view a copy of the NBC By-laws, click here. A copy of the agency’s Comprehensive Strategic Plan is available here. The Executive Compensation Comparability Study is here.
The chart below shows NBC’s organizational framework and staffing levels. 
The NBC is governed by a 19-member Board of Commissioners, appointed by the mayors and administrators of the municipalities in the service area, as well as ten gubernatorial appointments. Empowered with responsibilities ranging from ensuring that the NBC operates with a balanced budget to approving contracts for improving and sustaining the treatment facilities and wastewater collection system, the Board meets monthly to guide the direction of the NBC. Minutes and agendas of the monthly meetings, as well as quarterly contracting reports, are available on the RI Secretary of State’s website (click here for minutes and here for quarterly reports).
Officers
- Chairman, Vincent J. Mesolella
- Vice Chairman, Angelo S. Rotella
- Treasurer, Robert Andrade
- Secretary, Laurie Horridge, Executive Director
Gubernatorial Appointments
- Ernest Almonte
- Lisa Andoscia
- James Bennett
- Mario Carlino
- Michelle R. DeRoche
- Christine DiBiase, Esq.
- Michelle DiCaprio
- Leonard Lopes, Esq.
- Jina Petrarca, Esq.
Other Appointments (Appointed by)
- Vincent J. Mesolella (Mayor of Central Falls)
- John MacQueen (Mayor of Cumberland)
- Richard Delfino (Mayor of Johnston)
- Michael Marcello, Esq. (Mayor of East Providence)
- Allessandro Montanari (Mayor of Providence)
- Angelo Rotella, Esq. Vice Chairman (Mayor of Providence)
- Anthony Napolitano (Mayor of North Providence)
- Robert P. Andrade, Treasurer (Mayor of Pawtucket)
- Joan P. Milas (Administrator of Lincoln)
Meetings
All meetings take place at one of the Narragansett Bay Commission’s facilities: Field’s Point Wastewater Treatment Facility, Corporate Office Building, One Service Road, Providence, RI 02905 OR Bucklin Point Wastewater Treatment Facility, 102 Campbell Avenue. East Providence, RI 02916. The specific location for each meeting will be noted in the supplemental written public notice and filed with the Rhode Island Secretary of State’s Office. Board meeting agendas and minutes are filed with the Rhode Island Secretary of State’s Office (click here).
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS: 11:00 A.M.
- February 4, 2025
- March 18, 2025
- April 22, 2025
- May 27, 2025
- June 24, 2025
- September 23, 2025
- October 28, 2025
- December 9, 2025
Executive Job Descriptions
Documentation
The NBC’s Rules and Regulations may be found at the RI Secretary of State’s Office website (click here).
The NBC’s Rules and Regulations may also be found on our website by clicking here.
Quarterly Financial Statements
Contracting Reports Required by RI GEN LAWS 42-90-1
Collective Bargaining Agreements
Public Records
Pursuant to Rhode Island General Law Section 38-2-3 the Narragansett Bay Commission has established a written procedure and form for public records requests. If you wish to make an APRA request for documents maintained by the Narragansett Bay Commission, view a copy of our APRA policy and our APRA request form.