Our Team

Staff

Richardson Ogidan, MS, MBA                                                                                               Executive Director (richardson@sccri.org)

Richardson Ogidan currently serves as Executive Director of Southside Cultural Center of Rhode Island. He has managed the daily operations and strategic developments of Trinity Restoration Inc. (now dba SCCRI) since 2007. He has over 30 years experience in general business operations, information technologies, manufacturing and special expertise in integrating "green" technologies in non-profit real estate development and management. Among his community and other affiliations, Mr. Ogidan serves as a member of the Head Council and past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Community Preparatory School, member and past Chairman of the Board of OIC (Opportunities Industrialization Center) of Rhode Island, member and past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of SWAP (Stop Wasting Abandoned Property), and a trustee of Eko Club of Rhode Island.

Candida De La Rosa, Administrative Assistant/Booking Coordinator

Kelly Xinyu Yan, Project Coordinator

Julio Montero, Staff

Board of Directors

Karen Allen Baxter, Chairwoman , Senior Managing Director, Department of Africana Studies at Brown University/Rites and Reasons Theater

Ron Crosson II, Vice Chairman, Brand Strategist

Ann Clanton, Principal, Ann Clanton Communications, LLC

BJ Murray, Co-owner Blaze on Smith Hill

Venson Jordan, Principal Jordan Wellness

Alonzo Jones, Technical Director, Rites & Reasons Brown University

Chance Boas, PVD World Music

Peter Bortolotti, Professor of Marketing, Johnson & Wales University