Tony Affigne ’91 AM, ’92 PhD writes: “Greetings, all! I’ve just completed a three-year service as an executive of the Western Political Science Association (WPSA), culminating in a year as president. WPSA is the nation’s third-largest scholarly association for political scientists, and our April 2026 annual conference in San Diego drew more than 1,100 attendees from more than 35 states, as well as Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Here at home, I’m the senior member of Providence College’s political science department and past chair of both political science and Black studies. In recent years I’ve served as a member of the City of Providence Ethics Commission and the state Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC). After helping to shepherd CRMC’s design and construction approvals for the Block Island Wind Farm, my October 2016 climb to the top of Turbine #2 made me the first public official to ascend the first, and tallest, offshore wind turbine in the western hemisphere. Since 2021, I’ve been a member of the state’s Long Term Care Coordinating Council (LTCCC), with advisory oversight for Rhode Island’s nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and related services for older adults and individuals with chronic disabilities and illnesses.”
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Class of 1976