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VIPS is a not for profit educational organization dedicated to enabling our city’s students to succeed in school by providing them with educational support services and individualized help so that they can grow academically and socially. VIPS vision is that all Providence public school students have an equal chance for success.
VIPS Executive Director and CEE Coordinator at OfficesTerri Adelman (left) Executive Director of VIPS and CEE Coordinator Sue Greenfield at the VIPS offices.

Our Staff



Executive Director
H. Terri Adelman: tadelman@vips4kids.org

Administrative Assistant
Theresa Seddon: tseddon@vips4kids.org

Program Director
Naomi Foster: nfoster@vips4kids.org 

Development Director
Philomena Santos-Higgins:  psantoshiggins@vips4kids.org

Director of Grants & Communications
Eleanor Acton: eacton@vips4kids.org

College Coordinators
Susan W. Greenfield: sgreenfield@vips4kids.org
Marie Barylick: mbarylick@vips4kids.org

Adult Education Director
Marta B. Morrogh Bernard: mmorroghbernard@vips4kids.org

21st CCLC Coordinator
Jennifer Johnson: jennifer.johnson2@ppsd.org

21st CCLC Assistant Coordinator
Melissa François: melissa.francois@ppsd.rg

Corporate Programs Director
Irene K. Bates: ibates@vips4kids.org  

Technology Officer
Jack Mendez: jmendez@vips4kids.org

RIF Coordinator
Kathy Branca: kbranca@vips4kids.org

Supplemental Education Services (SES) Director
Debra Bratcher: dbratcher@vips4kids.org

Assistant SES Coordinators
Annetti Perea:  aperea@vips4kids.org
Gladys E.Reyes: greyes@vips4kids.org

Youth Program Director
Karla Vigil: kvigil@vips4kids.org