Jo Gaines' Biography
Contact Information
Office
255 Westminster Street
Providence, 02903
Full Name:
Jo Eva Gaines
Gender:
Female
Home City:
Newport, RI
Attended, Music Education, Xavier University
BA, Education, Salve Regina University
Certified, Career Counseling/Secondary Administration, Bridgewater State College
MA, Guidance and Counseling, Providence College
Member, Board of Education, State of Rhode Island, 2013-present
No caucus information on file.
Former Academic Advisor, Salve Regina University
Member, Executive Board, Rhode Island Association of School Committees, 2001-present
Vice Chair, Newport School Committee, 2000-present
Eucharistic Minister/Lector, Saint Joseph's Catholic Church, present
Former Member, Annenberg Institute Urban Education Task Force, Brown University
Former Member, Big Sisters Rhode Island
Former Member, Board of Directors, Newport Martin Luther King Center
Former Member, Rhode Island Commission on Women
Former President, Saint Joseph's Catholic Church
Secretary/Vice Chair, Rhode Island Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education, 1985-2005
Awards:
NAACP Outstanding Educator Award and the RIASC Howard Kay Award for Outstanding School Committee Service.