Leo Mainelli To Serve As CCA President

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We are very pleased to announce that Leo Mainelli has agreed to serve as the Charlestown Citizens Alliance President!

Leo currently serves as Charlestown’s Town Moderator. Leo will be stepping down from that position after the November election, but in typical Leo style stepping down from one position doesn’t mean he is reducing his public service.

Leo has an impressive record of public service in Charlestown and surrounding areas. He has served on many Town committees, he is active in local environmental groups, he is leading the building committee for the new addition to St. James Chapel in Charlestown, and has made a considerable effort to support and improve the Engineering programs at URI. Leo gave even more by volunteering for the elected position of Town Moderator, where he has done a fantastic job. He may be the first Town Moderator to have entertained the voters at the Town Budget Meeting with a fascinating history of Charlestown’s origins.

Leo has been a year-round resident of Charlestown since 2000, but his ties to Charlestown date from childhood. He was born and raised in Providence, but has loved our coastal ponds since early childhood summer day trips spent fishing and scalloping.

Leo perfectly embodies the principles of CCA and we are excited to welcome him as our new President.

Below is a bit more about Leo’s impressive qualifications.

Education

  • Masters of Business Administration from the University of Hartford
  • Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from URI

Professional Experience

  • Pratt & Whitney Engineering Department, Research and Development on aircraft engines
  • Pratt & Whitney Customer Service Regional Manager for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
  • Extensive work with airlines, the Boeing Company, and Airbus

Public Service

  • Charlestown Town Moderator 2014 – present
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Salt Ponds Coalition
  • BoardLeoChair, Building Committee, St. James Chapel addition
  • Member, Charlestown Administrator Search Committee
  • Treasurer of Charlestown Citizens Alliance 2010 – 2014
  • Chair, town committee to review and update the senior tax code provisions in the Charlestown Town Charter
  • Member of the URI Engineering Advisory Committee
  • Former member the Alumni Association Board of Directors for URI
  • URI Foundation Trustee
  • Local government for 25 years in South Windsor, including two terms elected to the Town Council, before moving to Charlestown
  • Veteran, serving in the US Army Corps of Engineers with an honorable discharge as a 1st Lieutenant

Personal

  • He and his wife Lita have four children and eight grandchildren
  • He is an active participant at St. Marys/St. James Church