Speakers

Mary and Rob Brewster will lead us in packing school supplies for classrooms in the upcoming school year

Bio:

Hometown – suburban Maryland (new Washington, DC)

Brown University graduate 1979 (AB-Psychology)

Worked at a private psychiatric hospital in Maryland (1979-1983)

Returned to Rhode Island in 1984:

-Sales career at IBM in Providence (8 years)

-Golf Professional (3 years)

-Sales career at Citizens Bank (Trust Company); Fidelity, State Street

-Executive Director -Button Hole (pre-opening 2000 through 2002)

-Entrepreneurial experience 2002-2014 (“Mechanology”)

-Button Hole, Executive Director 2015- present

 

Rear Adm. Darryl "D-Day" Walker enlisted in the United States Air
Force in 1985 as an Air Traffic Controller. He received his
commission in the United States Navy through the Naval Aviation
Officer Candidate School and was designated a Naval Flight
Officer in 1992. He is a graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University and the United States Naval War College.

D-Day fulfilled various operational tours in the Pacific and Arabian
Gulf, including service as the Commander and Executive Officer of
the “Cougars” VAQ-139, deployed onboard USS Ronald Reagan
(CVN 76), as well as the Commodore and Deputy Commodore of
the Electronic Attack Wing United States Pacific Fleet, flying the
EA-18G Growler. He has amassed an impressive 3900 flight hours
and 696 carrier-arrested landings throughout his career.

Walker’s shore assignments include Deputy Director, PERS-43; program director for the Naval Aviation
Enterprise; Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group; Chief of Staff to the Chief Information
Officer, Secretary of Defense; Executive Assistant to the 11th Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff;
and Executive Assistant to the 32nd Chief of Naval Operations.

As a Flag Officer, Walker served as the Deputy Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Cyber Command, and
most recently as the Deputy Commander of Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber (Navy), United States TENTH
Fleet.

His awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Air
Medal, Joint Service Commendation, Navy Commendation Medal, USAF Commendation Medal, and

various unit and campaign awards.

Sep. 30, 2026 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Cranston Portuguese Club 20 Second Avenue Cranston, RI 02910 United States of America

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Deb Burton is Founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit RI Elder Info. RI Elder

Info (rielderinfo.com) maintains comprehensive multilingual information on Federal,

State and Local resources for Seniors, Caregivers and Professionals. RI Elder Info's

mission is to empower people throughout the aging journey by providing easy one-stop

access to comprehensive information and resources.

 

Allie Coutu serves as the Global Volunteer Partner at Collette. She coordinates employee volunteer events with nonprofit organizations in the communities that we live, work, and travel. She keeps track of employee volunteer hours and encourages staff to use their 4 hours of paid volunteer time per month.  

 

Angie Woodin serves as Manager of Community Investment & Philanthropy at Collette, leading the company's philanthropic giving and community partnerships through the Collette Foundation. She works closely with nonprofits and community leaders to invest in programs that strengthen communities locally and globally. Angie loves bringing people together around a shared purpose and connecting resources to causes that make a lasting difference.