Claire M. Newell is the Secretary-Treasurer of RI Council 94. She was first elected to the RI Council 94 Executive Board in 2006. In 2011, she was then elected as RI Council 94’s Recording Secretary and was elected as Secretary-Treasurer in 2018.
Secretary-Treasurer Newell worked for the RI Department of Education for over 37 years in Local 2872. She served as President of Local 2872 since 1998, representing RI School for the Deaf, William M. Davies Vocational School and the RIDE Main Office staff. Although she recently retired from State service at the end of March 2024, she is fulfilling the remainder of her term as President of Local 2872 until November 2025. She is also fulfilling the remainder of her term as Secretary-Treasurer of RI Council 94 until 2026.
Secretary-Treasurer Newell currently sits as the active State Employee Representative on the Employee Retirement System of RI Board (“ERSRI”). She has also served as a member of the ERSRI Disability Committee for approximately 10 years.