RITA Foundation - Moving Minds
The mission of the Rhode Island Trucking Association Foundation is to enhance the image of the trucking industry, support educational programs and workforce development, and to conduct meaningful research and programs that serve to promote trucking’s important role in the supply chain.
Trucks and professional drivers MOVE everything we eat, drink, wear, watch and drive. Donations directly fund educational scholarships and workforce development to attract more women and younger generations of all backgrounds to a career in transportation.
The Rhode Island Trucking Association Foundation is a 501(c)(3), and its donations are fully tax deductible. We appreciate your consideration of a donation to advance the Foundation’s mission and “Move Minds.”
Call Foundation Chairman Steven Soares or Chris Maxwell at (401) 729-6600 to discuss a donation.
Enjoy a few hours at Top Golf while benefiting the Rhode Island Trucking Association Foundation on Oct. 15.
An evening of fine wines, delectable food and new friends at the historic Aurora Clubbenefits the Rhode Island Trucking Association Foundation.
The RITA Foundation/WIT Foundation Lena Daly Scholarship
The Rhode Island Trucking Association Foundation and the Women In Trucking Foundation (WITF) are pleased to have partnered on the creation of the Lena Daly Scholarship, recognizing emerging leaders in the trucking industry in Rhode Island.
Lena Daly led RITA over seventy years ago and served as the first female Trucking Association Manager in the ATA Federation. The RITA Foundation and RITA honor Lena’s legacy as an exceptional female leader in the trucking industry by advancing the careers of women in trucking with this scholarship.
The Lena Daly Scholarship is offered twice a year, in the spring and in the fall. Preference is given to an employee or an immediate family member of an employee of a member of the Rhode Island Trucking Association. Click here to check on the next application period for this scholarship
RITA Foundation Board of Trustees
| Stephen Soares | Chairman |
| Khane Goodson, Moors & Cabot, Inc. | Treasurer |
| Frank Kernan, New England Lift Truck | Secretary |
| Debora Babin Katz, TrucBrush | Ex Officio |
| Tess Booth, University Of Rhode Island | |
| Steve Boyle, Workforce Solutions | |
| Ralph Coppola, Ivy Wealth Management | Advisory |
| Lisa D’Ambra, RI Brain & Spinal Tumor Foundation | |
| Mark Giuffre, UPS | Advisory |
| Jonathan Hanson, Ferguson New England | |
| Steve Kitchin, New England Institute of Technology | |
| Sara Packer, New England Tractor Trailer Training School | |
| Lindsey Trent, NextGen Trucking | Advisory |
| Carla Manni, Trans-Link |
Foundation News
Enjoy a few hours at Top Golf while benefiting the Rhode Island Trucking Association Foundation.
RITA, TAM and MTAC will host the Wreaths Across America convoy as it travels through New England at Polar Park in Worcester, Massachusetts, on Dec. 9.
RITA Foundation Chair Steve Soares and RITA President Chris Maxwell participated in the University of Rhode Island College of Business Supply Chain Night.
On April 25, RITA Foundation Chairman Stephen Soares addressed the URU Supply Chain Management Senior Recognition Dinner.
Debora Babin Katz assumed the gavel as the first woman to Chair the Board of Directors of the Rhode Island Trucking Association on Tuesday.
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