Elizabeth Burke Bryant, JD
Executive Director
ebb@rikidscount.org
A native of Providence, Rhode Island, Ms. Bryant received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Vermont and a law degree from the George Washington University Law School. Previous positions include Policy Director for the City of Providence, Housing Court prosecutor, and consultant to the Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation, The Rhode Island Foundation, and the Women's Prison Mentoring Project. Ms. Bryant has been actively involved in several community organizations including the United Way of Rhode Island and the Local Initiative Support Corporation.

Leidy Alves
Administrative Assistant
lalves@rikidscount.org
Leidy is responsible for providing support to the Deputy Director and program staff.She also maintains the Access database of constituencies, funders and Board members and coordinates mailing and dissemination of Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook and other materials.Leidy is currently attending the Community College of Rhode Island pursuing a career in Social work. She is a volunteer for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, YMCA International Committee, the RI National Guard Multicultural Advisory Council and Leadership Rhode Island, where she worked previously and graduated from the 2005 Alpha II Class.

Leanne C. Barrett
Policy Analyst
lbarrett@rikidscount.org
Leanne is responsible for research, writing, and policy analysis in the areas of early care and education, afterschool and out-of-school time programs, family support, and K-12 education.  Leanne has an undergraduate degree from Brown University and an M.A. in Policy from Tufts University.  Just prior to her current position, Leanne was Director of Community Initiatives at United Way of Rhode Island. She also worked for nearly 10 years as Program Manager at Work/Family Directions in Boston, where she managed dozens of national corporate community investments to help working parents. 

Jill K. Beckwith, MPH
Policy Analyst
jbeckwith@rikidscount.org
Jill is responsible for advocacy and policy analysis focused on a broad range of children’s health issues, including health insurance coverage and access to mental health and oral health care services for children enrolled in RIte Care. Most recently, Jill managed the Dental Care Access Initiative, a component of the Rhode Island Oral Health Access Project. Previously, she was the Director of Prevention at AIDS Project Rhode Island, Assistant Director at the Massachusetts Prevention Center in Cambridge, MA, and Associate Director of the Measurable Enhancement of the Status of Health (MESH) Initiative at Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network in Allentown, PA. She has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a Masters in Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Elaine Budish, MPA
Research Analyst
ebudish@rikidscount.org
Elaine is responsible for data quality and data management at Rhode Island KIDS COUNT, including production of the Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook and other research publications. She also works on research, writing and policy analysis related to K-16 education issues, juvenile justice, and children in immigrant families. Elaine received her B.A. from Brown University and a master’s degree in Public Affairs from Princeton University. Prior to her current position, she was a graduate intern at the Rhode Island Department of Health. Before attending graduate school, she was the Program Coordinator of a Workforce Investment Act grant providing educational services and workforce preparedness training to adolescents living in group homes in Rhode Island. She has also held research assistant positions on the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study, the New York Social Indicators Study, and the Survey of Parents and Youth.

Jessica D. Mack, MSW
Policy Analyst
Jmack@rikidscount.org
Jessica is responsible for research, writing and policy analysis that supports the work of the Pre-K Now campaign and the Finish Line health insurance initiative to cover all children. Jessica is a graduate of The Lincoln School in Providence. She received her B.A. from Guilford College in English and Psychology in 2006, and a master’s degree in Social Work from Syracuse University. Prior to her current position she was a graduate intern at the Syracuse Housing Authority for two years, working in the Human Services and Grants Management Departments.