Full Name:
Rhoda E. Perry
Gender:
Female
Family:
Widowed; 2 Children: Samuel, Alexander
Birth Date:
07/16/1943
Birth Place:
Ayer, MA
Home City:
Providence, RI
Religion:
Protestant
MS, Lesley University, 1987
BS, University of New Hampshire, 1965
Graduated, Melrose High, 1961
Former Deputy President Pro Tempore, Rhode Island State Senate
Senator
Candidate, Rhode Island State Senate, District 3, 2012
Member, Commission on Adoption Policy
Member, Commission to Study the Mentally Ill in the Criminal Justice System
Member, Domestic Violence Task Force
Member, Governor's Commission on Bias and Prejudice
Member, Health Care Cost Containment Commission
Member, Permanent Commission on Child Care
Member, Women's Political Caucus
Teacher, English Language Learners
Health Care Administrator, retired
Chief Executive Officer, Thundermist Health Center, 1970-1990
Board Member, 2 to 1 Coalition to Preserve Choice
Member, Alliance for Gay and Lesbian Civil Rights
Member, American Civil Liberties Union Rhode Island
Member, American Public Health Association
Member, American University Women
Member, Business & Professional Women's Club
Member, Emily's List
Member, Friends of India Point Park
Member, Marriage Equality Coalition
Board Member, Mount Hope Learning Center
Member, National Association of Community Health Centers
Member, National Association of the Mentally Ill, Rhode Island Chapter
Member, National Council of Jewish Women, Rhode Island Chapter
Member, National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association
Member, National Order of Women Legislators
Member, National Organization of Women
Member, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Advisory Committee, Rhode Island Mediation Center
Honoree, Rhode Island Nurses Association
Member, Save The Bay
Member, Sierra Club
Board Member, Summit Neighborhood Association
Member, The Link Commission
Board Member, Volunteers in Service to Animals
1998-2004, 1998-, 2004