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Louis DiPalma's Biography

Office:

Full Name:

Louis 'Lou' P. DiPalma

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Margaret; 2 Children: Kellie, Abigail

Birth Date:

04/20/1961

Birth Place:

Bridgeport, CT

Home City:

Middletown, RI

Religion:

Roman Catholic

MS, Computer Science, Brown University, 1984-1989, Grade Point Average of 3.5

BS, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, University of Bridgeport, 1979-1983, Grade Point Average of 3.5

Senator, Rhode Island State Senate, District 12, 2008-present

Member, Middletown Town Council, 2004-2008

Member, Education Committee, Rhode Island State Senate, 2023-present

Former Member, Vocational Education Funding Commission, Rhode Island State Senate, 2010-present

Former Member, Aquidneck Island School Consolidation Commission, Rhode Island State House

Former Member, LNG Study Commission, Rhode Island State Senate

Former Secretary, Municipal Pension Commission, Rhode Island State Senate

Former Chair, Municipal Shared Services Commission, Rhode Island State Senate

Former Member, Permanent Joint Committee on Healthcare Oversight, Rhode Island State Senate

Former Member, Vocational Education Funding Commission, Rhode Island State Senate

Chief Engineer-Undersea Systems, Raytheon Company, 2011-present

Technical Director, Raytheon Company, 2007-2010

Southwest Engineering Director, Raytheon, 2003-2007

Southwest Engineering Department Manager, Raytheon, 2000-2003

Southwest Engineering Sector Manager, Raytheon, 1996-2000

Engineer, Raytheon, 1983-1996

Member, Saint Philomena School Board of Trustees, 2010-present

Member, New England Secondary School Consortium, 2009-present

Member, Sakonnet Preservation Association, 2009-present

Member, Aquidneck Land Trust, 2007-present

Member, Rhode Island Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Advisory Committee, 2007-present

Member, Aquidneck Island School Consolidation Commission, 2006-present

Member, Middletown School Facilities Core Committee, 2006-present

Lector/Eucharistic Minister, Saint Lucy's Church, 2006-present

Member, United States Navy League, 2006-present

Member, Physics First Advisory Board, 2005-present

Member, Rhode Island Space Grant Consortium Advisory Committee, 2005-present

Council Liaison, Kempenaar Valley Ad-Hoc Committee, 2004-present

Member, Middletown School Facilities Advisory Committee, 2004-present

Member, University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth Computer Science & Electrical-Computer Engineering Advisory Committee, 2000-present

Member, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, 1988-present

Lector/Eucharistic/Member, Saint Lucy's Church, 1983-present

Member, Eta Kappa Nu Engineering Honor Society, 1982-present

Member, Middletown Democratic Town Committee

Former Member, New England Secondary School Consortium

Member, Rhode Island Science and Engineering Fair

Former Member, Saint Philomena School Board of Trustees

Vice Chair, Catholic School Board, Diocese of Providence, 2006-2008

Member, Catholic School Board, Diocese of Providence, 2001-2008

Member, Aquidneck Island Planning Commission/Solid Waste Recycling Committee, 2005-2006

Council Liaison, Middletown Open Space and Fields Committee, 2004-2006

Member, Portsmouth Abbey School Parents Committee, 2001-2006

Member, Solid Waste Recycling Committee, Aquidneck Island Planning Commission, 2005-2006

Member, Rhode Island Scholars Policy Committee, 2003-2005

Member, Saint Philomena School Board of Trustees, 1999-2005

Member, East Bay Educational Collaborative Kits-In-Teaching-Elementary-Science Industrial Cooperation Committee, 1996-2001

Board Member/Head Coach, Middletown Youth Football and Cheerleading, 1984-2000

Coach, Middletown Little League, 1990-1994

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