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Don Carcieri has deep roots in Rhode Island. He and
his wife Sue live in East Greenwich where they raised
their family, the same town where Don was born and raised
and where they both attended East Greenwich High School.
In fact, both Don's parents, Nicola and Marguerite,
were born in East Greenwich, so the Carcieri family
has grown up with the town. Don and Sue have 4 children
and 13 grandchildren, 10 of whom still live in Rhode
Island.
The oldest of five children, Don went through the East
Greenwich public school system before attending Brown
University on an academic scholarship. He graduated
with a degree in International Relations. While at Brown
he played Varsity Football and Baseball. When he wasn't
studying or participating in sports he worked summers
in construction, as a milk truck driver, quahogging
on Narragansett Bay, and as a first mate on a charter
boat to help supplement his scholarship.
Education, for himself and for others, has played a
strong role in Don's life, and remains an important
part of his vision for Rhode Island. His father, Nicola
Carcieri, was a beloved figure in East Greenwich, teaching
at the high school and coaching generations of young
men in football and basketball. He instilled in Don
an appreciation for the importance of education. A lifelong
quahogger, he also introduced Don to shell fishing and
an appreciation for hard work.
Two weeks after graduating from Brown, and URI respectively,
Don married his high school sweetheart Suzanne Owren.
As their family grew he spent a couple of years as a
math teacher, first at Rogers High School in Newport
and then at Concord Carlisle Regional High School in
Concord, Massachusetts.
After teaching, he turned to business and built a career
at Old Stone Bank. In his 10 years with the bank Don
rose to the position of Executive Vice President. In
1981 Don left Old Stone and he and Sue moved the family
to Kingston, Jamaica where Don headed the Catholic Relief
Service's West Indies operation, while Sue taught science
in the local school. Don brought the family back to
Rhode Island in 1983 when he joined Cookson America.
Starting as the president of a small, start-up company
owned by Cookson, he eventually worked his way up to
the position of Chief Executive Officer of Cookson America
and Joint Managing Director of Cookson Group Worldwide.
In his time at the helm of Cookson, he brought the company
from an organization doing $300 million in sales to
over $3 billion. Cookson's operating budget at the time
Don left was bigger than the general revenue budget
of the State of Rhode Island.
Don Carcieri has long been involved in the Rhode Island
community, giving back at every opportunity. He is a
Director of The Providence Center (the state's largest
community mental health center), and a member of Catholic
Relief Services Leadership Council. He formerly chaired
the Rhode Island Math/Science Education Coalition. In
addition, he and his wife co-founded the Academy Children's
Science Center in East Greenwich. They also support
many philanthropic organizations including the McAuley
House, Vision of Hope, Sisters of Mercy, FOCUS Tutoring
Program, the Westerly Chorus, R.I. Philharmonic, and
Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America.
Don Carcieri is committed to Rhode Island and solving
the problems that face our state. His experience in
business and his commitment to the state are exactly
what Rhode Island needs right now.
www.carcieriforgovernor.com
413
Knight Street, Warwick, RI 02886
T 401-270-5500 / F 401-921-1549
Email dcarcieri@ids.net
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