The Commission appointed by the Board is comprised of fourteen (14) members each of whom serve a term of three (3) years. The members of the Commission are appointed as follows:

  • Six (6) members from the Rhode Island Police Chief’s Association, (Police chiefs, life members, federal agents);
  • One (1) member recommended by the International Brotherhood of Police Officers;
  • One (1) member recommended by the Fraternal Order of Police;
  • One (1) member recommended by the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns;
  • One (1) member of academia from a college or university that offers a Criminal Justice Program; and
  • One (1) member recommended by the Rhode Police Accreditation Coalition.
  • One (1) member of the Rhode Island State Police recommended by the Superintendent.
  • Two (2) civilian members recommended by a Rhode Island police chief
RIPCA Commissioners

Chief Richard St. Sauveur — Smithfield Police Department

Vice Chair Chief James Mendonca – Rhode Island College Director of Security and Safety, Chief of Campus Police

Chief Tina Gongalves — Pawtucket Police Department

Chief Scott Raynes — Little Compton Police Department

Chief Tim Lafferty — North Smithfield Police Department

Chief Elwood Johnson — Richmond Police Department

IBPO Commisioner

Lieutenant Paul Saccocia (Ret.) — Cranston Police Department

FOP Commissioner

Captain Roger Aspinall — Providence Police Department

League of Cities and Towns Commissioner

Michael Wood — Town Manager, Town of Burrillville

Academia Commissioner

Dr. Stephanie Manzi — Roger Williams University

RI Police Accreditation Coalition Commissioner

Captain Matthew Benson — Cumberland Police Department

Rhode Island State Police Commissioner

Corporal Melissa Rand

Civilian Representatives

Cedric Huntley — Executive Director at Nonviolence Institute, Providence

Deacon Thomas Gray — St. James Baptist Church, Woonsocket