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Protecting the Past- Rhode Island Steering Committee

Roster of Members

Alexandra (Alex) Allardt
Conservator; Consultant
ArtCare Resources
71 Division Street
Newport, RI 02840
Telephone: 401.849.3779
Fax: 401.848.9745
E-mail: alex@artcareresources.com
County: Newport

James (Jim) F. Baker
Planning Coordinator
Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency
645 New London Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920
Telephone: 401.462.7114
Fax: 401.944.1891
E-mail: jame.francis.baker@us.army.mil

Kevin Carvalho
State Risk Manager
Department of Administration, Division of Facilities Management
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
One Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908-5850
Telephone: 401.222.6429
Fax: 401.222.2599
E-mail: kcarvalho@gw.doa.state.ri.us
County: Providence

Louis P. (Lou) Cirillo
Clerk
Town of Bristol
10 Court Street
Bristol, RI 02809
Telephone: 401.253.7000
Fax: 401.253.2647
E-mail: lpcirillo@bristolri.us
County: Bristol

Linda Eppich
Archivist/Grant Writer
Preservation Society of Newport County
424 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
Telephone: 401.847.2075 or 401.847.1000 x155
Fax: 401.847.1361
E-mail: leppich@newportmansions.org
County: Newport

Nancy Kougeas
Archivist; Consultant
10 Liberty Street
Newport, RI 02840
Telephone: 401. 846.1346
E-mail: archives1@cox.net
County: Newport

Caroline Kreck
Information Services
Westerly Public Library
44 Broad Street
Westerly, RI 02891
Telephone: 401.596.2877 x3
Fax: 401.596.5600
E-mail: ckreck@westerlylibrary.org
County: Washington

Lisa Long
Ezra Stiles Special Collections Librarian
Redwood Library and Athenæum
50 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
Telephone: 401.847.0292
Fax: 401.841.5680
E-mail: llong@redwoodlibary.org
County: Newport

Philip A. Lessard
Manager of Security, Safety and Facility
Museum of Art
Rhode Island School of Design
224 Benefit St.
Providence, RI 02903
Telephone: 401.454.6508
Fax: 401.454.6556
E-mail: plessard@risd.edu

Margaret (Peggy) O’Connor
Director
Gilbert Stuart Birthplace and Museum
815 Gilbert Stuart Road
Saunderstown, RI 02874
Telephone: 401.294.3001
Fax: 401.294.3869
E-mail: margoconnor@cox.net
County: Washington

Andrian (Andy) Paquette
Curator
Slater Mill Historic Site
Roosevelt Avenue
Pawtucket, RI 02862-0696
Telephone: 401.725.8638
Fax: 401.722.0304
E-mail: apaquette@slatermill.org
County: Providence

George Pare
Director
Coggeshall Farm Museum
Colt Drive
Bristol, RI 02809
Telephone: 401.253.9062
E-mail: coggeshallfarm@verizon.net
County: Bristol

Patricia (Pat) Redfearn
Director
George Hail Free Library
530 Main Street
Warren, RI 02885
Telephone: 401.245.7686
Fax: 401.245.7470
E-mail: epatricrn@yahoo.com
County: Bristol

Cecilia St. Jean
Past President and Volunteer
Pawtuxet Valley Preservation and Historical Society
1679 Main Street
West Warwick, RI 02893
Telephone: 401.821.9726
E-mail: cstj1078@verzon.net
County: Kent

Whitney Pape
NEH Preservation Librarian
Rockefeller Library, Box A
Brown University Library
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: 401.863.2593
Fax: 401.863.1272
whitney_pape@brown.edu
County: Providence

Robert Schnare
Director (Retired)
Naval War College Library
E-mail: schnarer@gmail.com
County: Newport

Ruth Taylor
Executive Director
Newport Historical Society
82 Touro Street
Newport, RI 02840
Telephone: 401.846.0813
Fax: 401.846.1853
E-mail: rtaylor@newporthistorical.org
County: Newport

Kate Wodehouse
Head of Collections
Providence Athenaeum
251 Benefit Street
Providence, RI 02903
Telephone: 401.421.6970
Fax: 401.421.2860
E-mail: kwodehouse@providenceathenaeum.org
County: Providence

Sarina R. Wyant
Acting Head of Special Collections
University of Rhode Island Library
15 Lippitt Road
Kingston, RI 02881-2011
Telephone: 401.874.2594.
Fax: 401.874.4608
E-mail: srw@uri.edu
County: Washington

ExOfficio

Donna Longo DiMichele
Project Director: Protecting the Past-RI
Library Program Manager
Office of Library and Information Services (OLIS)
RI Department of Administration
One Capitol Hill, 2nd fl.
Providence, RI 02908-5803
Telephone: 401.574.9303
Fax: 401.574.9320
E-mail: donnadm@olis.ri.gov

Howard Boksenbaum
Chief Library Officer
Office of Library and Information Services (OLIS)
RI Department of Administration
One Capitol Hill, 2nd fl.
Providence, RI 02908-5803
Telephone: 401.574-9301
Fax: 401.574.9320
E-mail: howardbm@olis.ri.gov

Jack Sullivan
Environmental Officer
Department of Homeland Security, FEMA Region l
99 High Street
Boston, MA 02110
Telephone: 617-832-4791
Fax: 617-956-7574
E-mail: jack.sullivan@dhs.gov

R. Gwenn Stearn
Associate Project Director: Protecting the Past-RI
RI State Archivist
Office of the Secretary of State, Archives Division
337 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903
Telephone: 401.222.2353
Fax: 401.222.3199
E-mail: gstearn@sec.state.ri.us

Eileen Warburton
Project Manager: Protecting the Past-RI
150 Eustis Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
Telephone: 401.846.0244
E-mail: warburton.dplan@warbs.net

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