Kyla Pecchia is an attorney in Providence, RI practicing in the areas of municipal and administrative law and civil litigation. She earned her Juris Doctor from Roger Williams University School of Law in 2016 and is licensed to practice in the state of RI as well as in the United States District Court for the District of RI. Prior to practicing law full time, Kyla spent two years working as a local lobbyist, representing the legislative interests of several medical professional groups, including the RI Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association and the RI Dental Association. Kyla also worked as a Legal Fellow to the Honorable Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse in his Washington, D.C. office prior to her graduation from law school. She is a proud alumna of Rhode Island College, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in political science and public administration, cum laude, in 2013 and currently serves on the Executive Committee for the Rhode Island College Foundation Board of Directors.
As a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association, Kyla serves as Co-Chair of the Committee on Ethics and Professionalism and is a member of the New Lawyers Committee and the Nominating Committee. Kyla is a member of the RI Women’s Bar Association and has co-authored and presented a CLE about Social Media and Ethics for the Modern Lawyer at the 2018 Annual RI Bar Association Meeting. Most recently, she served on this year’s FireBall Committee via the WaterFire Arts Center.
In addition, Kyla has served for the last four years as the Executive Director of Millennial Rhode Island: a non-profit, generational networking group founded by Rhode Islanders, whose mission is to connect other Millennial-aged RI professionals with resources that enable them to #ChooseRI as a place to live, work, and grow.
She is thrilled to have been asked to participate in this year’s RISE Leadership Conference and looks forward to meeting other inspiring women.