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Board of Trustees
Our trustees work to ensure that La Salle maintains financial health and strength of programming, so that it can continue its mission to provide a superior Catholic, Lasallian education to the young women and men entrusted to our care.
La Salle Academy Board of Trustees 2026 - 2027
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Donald J. Kavanagh ‘69, President
Ann McDonald Murphy ’88 (Chair) Kevin Bisson ’79 (Vice Chair) Brother James Butler, FSC Brother Dennis Cronin, FSC Francis J. Darigan, Jr. ‘60 Fr. John F. Denning ‘77 Robert A. DiMuccio ‘75 Larry Filippelli ‘91 William T. Giannini ‘73 Douglas C. Jeffrey, Jr. ‘11 Sarah Laitinen |
Michael A. Lee ‘75
Lauren Lemoi ‘05 Scott Lisi ‘98 James Logan Stephanie Maloney ‘02 Jennifer Marsocci Tom McDevitt ‘75 E. G. Morse, Jr. ‘88 Julie Moura ‘01 Dr. John Pastore ‘59 Jade Toher ‘04 Hon. Patrick J. Toomey ‘80 |
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Ann McDonald Murphy ’88 - Chair
Ann McDonald Murphy ’88 is the Regional Director of Child Protective Services at the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families, the state’s child welfare agency. She has served at DCYF for nearly 30 years, including more than 20 years as a child protective investigator working directly with families. She later advanced to Child Protective Supervisor, Chief Casework Supervisor, and Regional Director.
In her current role, Ann leads teams of caseworkers and supervisors who assess and support families across Rhode Island. Guided by the Lasallian call to “Enter to Learn, Leave to Serve,” she chairs the Substance Exposed Newborn Group, a collaboration among DCYF staff, Rhode Island birthing hospitals, the Department of Health, and Family Treatment Drug Court partners. Together, the group works to help mothers and newborns remain together while ensuring that needed services are in place.
Inspired by the Lasallian mission and by the opportunities a La Salle education creates for graduates, Ann joined the La Salle Academy Board of Trustees in 2021. She has served as the Vice Chair of the Board of trustees and the chair of the Governance Committee for the past two years. She has remained actively involved with La Salle by chairing class reunions. During La Salle Academy’s 150th anniversary celebration, Ann served on the planning committee and chaired the Day of Service.
Ann earned both her master’s degree and bachelor’s degree in administration of justice from Salve Regina University.
She has been happily married to her college sweetheart Bill for 30 years. Ann and Bill are proud to share the Ram legacy with daughters, Caroline Murphy ’17 and Daisy Murphy ’21, both graduates of La Salle Academy.
Ann was a member of the first class of female students to enter La Salle Academy in the fall of 1984. Serving now as the first female graduate to chair the Board of Trustees brings her La Salle experience full circle. Ann felt welcome at La Salle from her first day as a student and feels that same sense of belonging today as Board Chair. Ann is also a proud member of the La Salle Academy Hall of Fame, Class of 2018.
La Salle Academy is a high school rich in history and grounded in the person and teachings of Jesus and the Catholic faith, which are core to the school's life and culture. The De La Salle Middle School provides a strong holistic foundation for students to transition into high school. The high school and middle school provide students of diverse ethnic, economic, and religious backgrounds, a community to foster growth in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle’s ideals of faith, service, and community.
