Governor McKee welcomes two appointments to the Office of the Governor

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Governor McKee has announced two staff appointments to the Office of the Governor on Wednesday.

Eva-Marie Mancuso will serve as Special Advisor to the Governor. A graduate from University of Rhode Island and Suffolk University Law School, she previously served as a longtime managing partner to a Providence law firm. She also brings decades of legal and government experience as a Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney licensed in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island. She is a past Governor for the American Association for Justices, and past president of the Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association. She has also previously served as Rhode Island’s Assistant Attorney General, and Assistant District Attorney for Bristol County. Mancuso was Chair of the Rhode Island Board of Education, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Clothes to Kids RI.

“Eva is a respected and talented attorney with extensive experience in both law and government. She will be an incredible asset to our team, and I look forward to working with her as we continue our efforts to ensure Rhode Island emerges from this pandemic stronger than we went in,” said Governor McKee.

Jason Natareno will serve as Deputy Director Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. Natareno is a graduate of Rhode Island College and Northeastern University School of Law. Natareno last served as a law clerk with the Rhode Island Supreme Court. Prior to that he served as a Special Assistant to the Governor under Governor Riamondo’s Administration.

“Jason has a strong track record of dedicated public service and I am thrilled to have him joining our team in the Governor’s Office. I am confident that his experience will help us deliver results for Rhode Islanders,” said Governor McKee.