The Ocean State Trauma Informed Community Coalition is a collaborative, grassroots initiative, whose strength originated from the dedication of a small group of state administrators, clinicians, and parents working together to improve the quality of life in RI. Our goal is to encourage our members and partners to examine the most challenging social issues confronting our state through a “trauma informed lens” to create a more welcoming and resilient RI community.
Meet the Founders
Wil Beaudoin is one of the founding members and the Chair of OSTICC. He is the parent of a person with a disability and has been active as an advocate for 15 years. Wil is on the Board of Directors for Disability Rights Rhode Island and served on their Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Council including several years as Chair. He served on the Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council including 2 terms as Chair. Wil advocated for children as a member of Rhode Island Special Education Advisory Council. He also served on the Board of Directors of Rhode Island Families Organized for Reform, Change and Empowerment, including 2 years as Chair. In his professional life, Wil teaches music at the Gordon School and Moses Brown School.Randy Machado is one of the founding members and Co-Chairs of OSTICC. He is a Consulting Behavioral and Psychological Clinician for Looking Upwards Inc., the James L. Maher Center and numerous other Agencies in the State of RI. He also operates a Private Psychotherapy Practice in Middletown, RI and has been a starch advocate for the decrease use of restraint and restriction in the IDD population. He has been involved in targeted National projects in collaboration with SAMSHA. Some of this work has involved consultation with Correctional personnel in the State of Georgia, outlining Trauma Informed approaches and the proper treatment of inmates with IDD and criminal histories. He continues to advocate for a Trauma Informed system across the State of RI, and with his collaborators look forward to the day when RI can identify itself as a Trauma Informed State.Founding member and OSTICC Secretary, Christine Hathaway is a board certified, licensed Behavior Analyst and Senior Director of Behavioral Health Services at Perspectives Corporation. Her work with adults who have intellectual/developmental disabilities has spanned 40 years of service, focusing on modifying cognitive behavioral therapies (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and trauma informed approaches to different learners with challenging behaviors. Christine was a member of the first cohort of IDD providers participating in SAMSHA’s National Center for Trauma-Informed Care and Alternatives to Seclusion and Restraint Virtual Learning Network. At Perspectives she used trauma informed approaches to eliminate the use of physical restraint to provide for safety at Perspectives Corporation where she continues to address workforce development through a trauma-informed lens. Christine also provided consultation to the State of Georgia in their efforts to improve services with OSTICC co-founder, Randy Machado.
