Bank Rhode Island has a formidable executive management team of respected, financial experts. They are leaders of the bank and leaders in the communities we serve.
Will serves as President and CEO of BankRI. With over 30 years of banking experience, he previously served as Director of Commercial Banking and was responsible for growing BankRI’s commercial loan portfolio and commercial deposits while maintaining strong credit quality.
Will joined BankRI in 2006 as the Business Banking Department Head. Prior to that, he was a Senior Vice President for Middle Market Lending at Citizens Bank.
A resident of Woonsocket, and active in the community, Will serves as Treasurer of The Miriam Hospital Foundation and Board Member of the Woonsocket, Rhode Island Investment Committee. He is also an Executive Board Member of the Cole Strange Foundation, a Board Member of the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation and a Trustee of the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council.
Steven M. Parente is a Bank Rhode Island Executive Vice President and Director of Retail Banking.
Steven joined BankRI in January 2009 as the Director of Retail Banking responsible for Retail Branch locations, BankRI Investment Services and the Customer Service Support Center. In addition to Retail Banking, Steven is also responsible for Marketing and Mortgage Sales.
Prior to joining BankRI, Parente was a Senior Vice President of Retail Banking with Citizens Bank for 7 years.
A lifelong Rhode Island resident, Steven is actively involved in many youth organizations. He currently serves as Board President of Adoption Rhode Island and is on the Roger Williams Zoological Society Board of Directors. He also serves as a Board Member of RI Bankers Association and as Chairman of the Chariho Regional School District Audit Sub-Committee.
Steven earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Rhode Island College in 1993. He and his family live in Richmond, RI.
John A. Yena | Chairman
Retired Chairman, Johnson & Wales University
Meredith A. Curren | Vice Chairman
Principal, Edgewood Holdings, LLC
Ernest J. Chornyei, Jr.
President and Owner, Navajo Development, Inc.
Michael Hanna
Partner, Rhode Island Capital, LLC and Northeast Equity Partners, LLC
Edward J. Mack, II
President and Owner, Tri-Mack Plastics Manufacturing
Anthony Maione
Retired President and CEO, United Way of RI
Lynn Moran
Principal Owner, Moran Properties
Paul Perrault
Chairman of Brookline Bancorp, Inc.
Pablo Rodriguez, M.D.
Associate Professor Emeritus of the Warren Alpert Medical School,
Chief of Health Information at the Hispanic Communications Network and
CEO of Nuestra Salud Productions
William Tsonos
President & CEO of Bank Rhode Island
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