Chafee announces staff and their salaries

December 31, 2010 1:07 pm

Rhode Island Governor-elect Lincoln Chafee announced an initial 25-person full-time staff Friday, down from the 45 that's currently budgeted.

The highest-paid staff member is Patrick Rogers, his chief of staff and executive counsel. He'll be paid $197,448 annually.

The total staff payroll is more than $1.9 million.

“I feel confident that my staff will be a model of efficiency and productivity,” Chafee said. “Our state is in a fiscal crisis, and bearing in mind our sizeable deficit and the difficult economic times, I want my office to set an example for frugality and efficiency in state government. We will have fewer employees, but we have a talented team who will work hard to accomplish more with less. Pat Rogers, for example, will be taking on what are normally two full-time positions, as will Mike Trainor. This will lead to considerable savings.”

Here's the staff list and their annual salaries:

Robert Albee	constituent affairs analyst	35,619
Joseph Alston	senior legal assistant	70,565
Tony Aristy	receptionist/greeter	45,043
Susan Bernstein	policy and legislative analyst	45,043
Andrew Braca	research associate	35,619
Lincoln Chafee	Governor	117,817
John Cucco	communications analyst	45,043
Brian Daniels	director of policy	89,970
Christine DiFilippo	executive assistant	76,648
Donna Dell'Aquila	executive assistant	85,256
Anita Flax	policy and legislative analyst	45,043
Stephen Hourahan	senior advisor to the Governor	145,028
William Kinsella	director of constituent services	45,043
Lori Lee	executive assistant to the Governor	85,609
Ivan Marte	assistant to the governor	45,043
Cara McAllister	scheduler	45,043
Stephen McAllister	policy and legislative analyst	45,043
Jamia McDonald	deputy chief of staff	133,596
Kenneth Procaccini	policy and legislative analyst	45,043
Claire Richards	senior legal counsel	116,145
Patrick Rogers	chief of staff & executive counsel to the governor	197,448
Catherine Cool Rumsey	assistant to the governor	50,355
Janice Sassi	administrative assistant	35,619
Jonathan Stevens	special projects manager	89,970
Michael Trainor	director of communications & press secretary	129,235
Christian Vareika	communications analyst	45,043