Ateesh S. Chanda was appointed to the Providence Water Supply Board and elected Chairman in 2022. He has practiced law for over a decade, starting his career at an international law firm in New York. He returned to Rhode Island in 2017, when he took on his current role as General Counsel of the nation’s leading women and minority-owned investment banking firm. In that role, he is responsible for a wide range of strategic and legal matters, including securities laws and regulations, complex transactions, litigation and corporate governance. Chairman Chanda is a graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center and Brown University. He lives in Providence with his wife and their 6-year old twins.

Providence City Council President Pro Tempore Juan Pichardo represents Ward 9, which includes the Elmwood and South Elmwood neighborhoods. He also served as a state senator from 2003 until 2017 and as a member of the RI Air National Guard from 1988 until 2010, retiring at the rank of Master Sergeant. Councilperson Pichardo is now a self-employed realtor with Exp Realty. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Rhode Island College, as well as associates degrees in audiovisual from the Community College of the Air Force and in liberal arts from the Community College of Rhode Island. He is the Vice Chairperson of the Providence City Council Committee on Finance and a member of several other committees. Council President Pro Tempore Pichardo has been a member of the Water Supply Board since January 2023.

Ms. Silveria was appointed Director of Finance for the City of Providence and became a member of the Water Supply Board in 2019. In her capacity as Finance Director, she has primary responsibility for the City’s municipal budget, as well as developing executive-level budget strategies and solutions to complex budgetary issues. Ms. Silveria participates in all major policy undertakings and decisions within the Finance Department and is highly regarded among government leaders, colleagues, and elected officials. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Rhode Island College.

Dr. Alma M. Guerrero Bready was appointed as a member of the Providence Water Supply Board in 2020.  Dr. Guerrero Bready currently serves as an Attending Physician at Rhode Island Hospital. She is actively involved within the community, providing mentoring support to first-year medical students, volunteering physician services at local area health clinics, and serving on the Planned Parenthood of Southern New England Board of Directors as both a Board member and a Board Governance Committee member.