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Our Staff

Miriam Messinger, Interim Executive Director

Miriam Messinger  is pleased to be serving as the Interim Executive Director for CMCRI. Miriam brings more than twenty years of non-profit leadership experience and background as a community and court mediator in Boston, Massachusetts. Miriam is committed to the practice of alternative dispute resolution and to helping organizations to maintain strong systems and work in service to their communities. Miriam comes to CMCRI as part of the Executive Transitions program at Third Sector New England. She can be reached at (401) 273-9999, or at mmessinger@cmcri.org.    

 

Victoria Moreno-Jackson, Program Director

Victoria Moreno-Jackson was born and raised in Louisiana. She obtained her bachelors degree from Trinity University in San Antonio, TX, with majors in Psychology and English. Upon moving to New England, Victoria worked for Brown and Harvard medical schools. As a psychiatric research assistant, she worked with individuals who had anxiety disorders, as well as individuals with Schizophrenia. Victoria graduated from Roger Williams University Law School in 2006. Beginning in January 2006, while in law school, Victoria both interned and volunteered with CMCRI, and she began as a Program Associate with the agency in September of 2006.   In June of 2007 Victoria took on the job of Program Director, where she currently works managing the Center’s court and community programs, and supervising CMCRI’s Program Associates and volunteers.  When not working at CMCRI, Victoria enjoys crafting, reading, and gathering random bits of data.  She can be reached at (401) 273-9999, or at vmoreno-jackson@cmcri.org.    

Meri Kaufman, Administrative Assistant

Meri Kaufman graduated from Mt. Ida College in 1969 with a degree in Business.   She has had many varied job responsibilities in her career, ranging from working in an office setting as an Administrative Assistant, to providing support to an organization doing training for day care providers, to working in the IS Department at CVS Corporate Headquarters.  At CVS Meri became interested in computers and web design, and has since gone on to get her certification in Microsoft Office and is a Quickbooks Pro Advisor.  She has also worked for the Governor’s Commission on Disabilities and served on the City of Warwick’s Commission on Disabilities at the invitation of the Mayor.  Meri was introduced to mediation and the Community Mediation Center when she underwent training to become a mediator in the fall of 2006.  She began volunteering to mediate in the small claims courts as well as in community mediations, regularly attending CMCRI-sponsored trainings and workshops, including 9 hours of training in non-violent communication.  In November of 2007 Meri starting working part-time as the office Administrative Assistant.  She also continues to volunteer doing mediation for the center, both through its court and community programs.  Meri enjoys teaching her 1st and 2nd graders in religious school each Sunday.  She also enjoys going to Florida to visit her grandchildren, working on the computer, creating web-sites, desktop publishing and spending quality time with family and friends.  She can be reached at (401) 273-9999, or at mkaufman@cmcri.org.