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December 23, 2007

Manni leaves Office of Health, Human Services

Tracey Manni, a contracted spokeswoman for the state Office of Health and Human Services, is calling it quits. She finished clearing out her office in the Pastore Complex on Friday and has no plans to return to state government after 10 years off and on.

Manni has played a key role in providing information to the media in recent months regarding cuts to popular programs such as state-subsidized child care and RIte Care. She said the controversial moves have nothing to do with her departure. Nor was she a victim of Governor Carcieri’s plan to eliminate hundreds of state contractors.

“I think it’s just a good time to leave,” she told Political Scene. “I feel like trying something new.”

Manni, 42, will take a job with the URI Foundation, a private entity that manages the endowment and major charitable contributions for the University of Rhode Island. Manni will manage the foundation’s communications.

She said she will miss her coworkers, but not her office location at the Office of Health and Human Services, which is tucked between the minimum and medium security units of the Adult Correctional Institutions in Cranston.

Manni said she’s not aware of any immediate plans to hire a replacement.

kgregg@projo.com

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