Diane T. Pelletier, MSW, is a healthcare regulatory leader with over two decades of experience in long-term care oversight and social work. She recently served as Chief of the Center for Health Facilities Regulation at the Rhode Island Department of Health, where she supervised a staff of 28 and oversaw regulatory compliance for 35 federal and state-licensed health care facilities. She also represented the Department as a board member on the Long Term Care Coordinating Council, chaired by the Lieutenant Governor.
Diane’s career at the Department of Health spanned nearly two decades, progressing from Health Facility Surveyor to Deputy Chief before assuming her most recent role. Her background also includes hands-on clinical social work experience as a per diem Social Worker at Kent Regency in Warwick, RI, where she supported resident-directed care and cognition-related assessments.
Earlier in her career, Diane worked as a Long Term Care Ombudsman in Larimer County, Colorado, advocating for the rights and welfare of residents in assisted living and nursing facilities, and gained clinical experience as a Care Coordinator at The Children’s Hospital in Denver, working with child and adolescent psychiatric patients.
Diane holds a Master of Social Work from Colorado State University and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Colorado at Denver.
