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2022 POWER OF PLACE SUMMIT – PANELIST BIOGRAPHIES12022 Power of Place SummitSpeaker BiographiesEdgar Adams, Prof. of Architecture and Urban Studies, RWUEdgar Adams is a Professor of Architecture and co-founder of the Urban Studies program. He is former coordinatorof the Architecture Program and has a BArch and a March in Urban Design from Cornell University. Before hisgraduate studies, he received an Eidlitz Traveling Fellowship to explore housing and town planning in England andthe Netherlands and worked in Philadelphia at the multi-disciplinary firm WRT. Following his graduate studies inUrban Design, he worked with Koetter, Kim & Associates and Michael Dennis & Associates in Boston. Whilebeginning his teaching career he practiced with T. Kelly Wilson and since relocating to Rhode Island in 1994 he haspracticed independently and in collaboration with Andrea H. Adams. Since joining Roger Williams University, hehas taught a range of courses at all levels of the design curriculum, while maintaining his focus on urban issues. In1994 he initiated the Prague Summer Study Abroad Program and in 1999 helped establish the RWU Rome Program,now based in Florence. His research interests include smart growth, transit-oriented development, regenerativeurbanism, coastal resilience, housing and the role of place and the public realm in contemporary society.Sue Anderbois, Climate and Energy Program Manager, The Nature ConservancyAnderBois most recently served as Rhode Island’s first director of food strategy or better known as the state's "foodCzar." In that role, she worked with colleagues across state government and throughout Rhode Island’s food systemto develop Relish Rhody – Rhode Island’s Food Strategy, which was released by Governor Raimondo in May of2017. Previously she was a policy analyst for the New England Clean Energy Council, and a contractor for theRhode Island Office of Energy Resources on energy efficiency and solar programs. She is currently the Chair of theCity of Providence Sustainability Task Force and a board member of the Green Energy Consumers Alliance.Prior to moving to Rhode Island, she spent five years in energy efficiency policy at the Energy Foundation. She hasan MBA from Yale School of Management and a B.A in Environmental Studies from Dartmouth College.Annette Bourne, Research & Policy Director, HousingWorks RI at RWUAnnette Bourne is the Research & Policy Director for HousingWorks RI at Roger Williams University (HWRI). Sheis responsible for the overall management of the research program, including the annual Housing Fact Book, whichdetails housing affordability and its relationship to Rhode Island’s economy and its impacts the Social Determinantsof Health. Prior to joining HWRI, she was the Training Manager for Grow Smart RI, and worked for nine years atRhode Island Housing, where she served as the technical liaison to municipalities regarding the planning of longterm affordable homes. Before moving to Rhode Island, Annette worked at a Vermont Community Land Trust, andat the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University. She resides in Cranston, where she serves as the Chairof the Cranston Housing Commission and on the steering committee of the OneCranston Health Equity Zone.Annette holds a B.A. from Boston University, and an A.L.M. from the Harvard University Extension School. She isalso a member of the 2007 Gamma II Class of Leadership RI.Jan BrodieJan Brodie is the new Executive Director of the Pawtucket Foundation, having recently served as the ExecutiveDirector of the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission. In that role with the Commission she was responsible forbringing to market 19 acres reclaimed after the relocation of a portion of 195 in downtown Providence. Anaccomplished professional who balances development with economics, design and community enrichment, Brodiehas over 25 years of experience in managing signature economic development projects throughout the Northeast.Her portfolio includes mixed-use commercial and housing projects with both new development and historicrehabilitation. Before becoming Executive Director of the I-195 Redevelopment Commission, Jan was the NortheastRegional Director at The Community Builders in Boston. And, prior to her work with TCB, Brodie was VicePresident at The Armory Revival Company in Providence. Brodie provided full development services resulting innew construction and historic mill conversions in many neighborhoods in RI. Brodie worked as a developmentconsultant for Northeast cities and prepared redevelopment strategies for downtown and waterfront districts,including downtown New Bedford, the waterfronts of Portland, ME, Gloucester and Provincetown, MA. Brodie was
2022 POWER OF PLACE SUMMIT – PANELIST BIOGRAPHIES2the Vice President at Graham Gund Architects, Inc. in Cambridge Massachusetts. Her projects included commercialbuildings in Harvard Square, the Financial District, Charlestown and Faneuil Hall. She received her MBA inFinance from The Wharton School in Philadelphia, and her Masters in Architecture from the Graduate School ofFine Arts at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Jan also holds a M.S. in Administration from UniversityPennsylvania Graduate School of Education and a B.A. from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts.Camille Manning BroomeCamille Manning-Broome is the President and CEO of the Center for Planning Excellence, a non-profit that deliversvisionary plans, model land use tools, and policy guidance to the state of Louisiana and its local governments.Camille’s leadership on issues around climate adaptation, climate-included migration, people-first infrastructure, andresident-led community planning has contributed to the transformation of cities, towns, and parishes throughoutLouisiana, and her expertise is sought out by peers across the globe. She has been instrumental in developing awhole-government framework for integrating climate data and risk management into state decision making. Hercollaborations with international partners have placed Louisiana in the center of the conversation around climatechange issues, promoting a bold, inclusive, and sustainable vision for the future while ensuring Louisiana maintainsits unique strengths. Through her work, Camille prioritizes resilience, equity, and preservation of cultural and socialties for all residents, with emphasis on populations facing challenges associated with historical disinvestment, landloss, and changing climate conditions. Camille works with CPEX’s multidisciplinary team to provide data-driven,community-informed assistance to actors seeking to make thoughtful decisions about future development. Under herleadership, CPEX has leveraged significant federal, state, and local resources and produced comprehensive plans,model land-use tools, and implementation strategies for more than 50 Louisiana communities, advancing CPEX’sultimate mission: to bring people and planning together to make great places. Camille’s prior career experienceincludes work in nonprofit, private, and government sectors. After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, she was among thefirst planners on the ground, working across 36 parishes to develop the Louisiana Speaks regional plan. She servedas Assistant Deputy of Operations for FEMA’s Long-Term Community Recovery group and was later recruited tothe Shaw Group where she co-authored Louisiana’s first Coastal Master Plan. She has attended Congressionaldelegation trips to the Netherlands, Japan, and the UK to study water and disaster management. She most recentlywas part of the Governor of Louisiana’s delegation participating in the U.N. Conference of the Parties 26 inScotland. Camille serves on the Board of Directors for Smart Growth America, Center for Planning Excellence,Helix Aviation Academy, and Helix Legal Academy. She has been published in several scientific journals andnational publications, adding to the body of work at the intersection of climate resilience and adaptation from theCollege of the Coast and Environment at Louisiana State University.Adam Brunetti, Chairperson, Downtown Woonsocket CollaborativeAdam Brunetti is a Media and Event Producer, who has worked all over the globe with companies such as FeldEntertainment, Broadway cares/Equity Fights Aids, and StarKid Productions. Adam is heavily involved in local andstate politics, serving as the secretary of the Woonsocket Democratic City Committee. Adam also produces manylocal high school musical productions, as well as the Levitt AMP Woonsocket Music Series, and serves as theChairperson of the Downtown Woonsocket Collaborative, is the Secretary and Website Coordinator of Autumnfest(Northern Rhode Island’s largest fall festival), and is an Industry Partner for the Rhode Island State Council on theArts Career and Technical Education Board of Trustees, as well as the Woonsocket Martin Luther King JrCommunity Committee, and the Woonsocket Education Department’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.Adam is also a member of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association (TSDCA).Liza Burkin, Lead Organizer, Providence Streets CoalitionLiza Burkin is the lead organizer of the Providence Streets Coalition where she builds the human infrastructure thatis necessary to change physical infrastructure for a safer, more equitable and sustainable city. Liza is an urbanplanner, community organizer, and communications professional working to bring safer streets, mobility justice, andmore transportation choices to the Providence area. The Coalition includes 70 community organizations, localbusinesses, schools, and civic organizations who work together to advance streets built to share. Liza has a degree injournalism and strategic communications from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master’s in Urban andEnvironmental Policy and Planning from Tufts University. She is also the longtime Digital Editor of Edible Rhody
2022 POWER OF PLACE SUMMIT – PANELIST BIOGRAPHIES3Magazine and on the organizing team of Providence Bike Jam (PBJ), a monthly social group ride / mobile danceparty that spreads joy around the city. Except for those few years in the midwest, she is a lifelong New Englander.James Celenza, Director of RI Committee on Occupational Health and SafetyJames Celenza is the current director of the RI Committee on Occupational Safety and Health, {RICOSH} a nonprofit occupational and environmental health center. Prior to that he was the principle trainer on occupational healthand safety for RICOSH. Mr Celenza has also been an adjunct training for the Community College of Rhode IslandAsbestos and Lead Training center in both asbestos and lead worker certification courses. Mr. Celenza has also beena principal trainer for the New England Consortium centered at UMASS/LOWELL a National Institute ofEnvironmental Health Sciences grantee from 1988 to 2012. He is a primary trainer for educational programs for USOSHA Susan Harwood training projects, and previously, the US OSHA New Directions Program.He has served on various projects and boards including: RI Public Health Association, Center for Occupational &Environmental Health, Advisory Committee for the Education and Research Center-Harvard School of PublicHealth. Domestic Preparedness Subcommittee-RI Emergency Management Agency, Rhode Island MedicalExaminers Commission, Environmental Health Committee-RI Dept of Health, HealthyPeople Task Force- RI Deptof Health, Haz Mat Training Committee-RI State Emergency Response Commission, RI Attorney General TaskForce on Environment. Environmental Lead Task Force- RI Dept of Health, RI Asbestos Advisory Board, USEPANew England Indoor Air Quality Workgroup. Mr. Celenza has received awards from the National Safety Council,National Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health, the RI Department of Health, the RI Attorney General,Providence Fire Department, Save the Bay, CWA-Providence Newspaper Guild, Institute for Labor Studies andResearch, RI Labor History Society, and the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).Ryan Chao, CEO, Rails to Trails Conservancy, Washington, DCRyan Chao became president of RTC in January 2019, overseeing the organization’s national leadership in traildevelopment, policy advocacy and movement building. He brings to his role a long history in community andeconomic development and a passion for connecting people to opportunity and the outdoors. Ryan came to RTCafter serving as vice president of civic sites and community change at the Annie E. Casey Foundation, where he ledsignificant neighborhood-transformation initiatives across the country, linking economic, educational and housingprograms to strengthen families and communities. He also served as executive director of the San Francisco BayArea-based Satellite Housing, where he led the development of affordable housing communities throughoutNorthern California and created innovative partnership models combining housing with comprehensive supportiveservices. Ryan earned his bachelor’s degree in architecture from Washington University in St. Louis and a Master ofBusiness Administration from the New York University Stern School of Business. When he’s not leading the teamat RTC, Ryan enjoys skiing and cycling on the trails with his wife and daughters.Arnold “Buff” Chace, Managing General Partner, Cornish AssociatesBuff Chace is the Managing General Partner of Cornish Associates, the eight buildings that make up theWestminster Street Lofts and Mashpee Commons, L.P. He has 33 years experience as an investor,financial advisor, urban planner and real estate developer. Buff is currently a board member emeritus ofTrinity Repertory Theatre, an officer and member of the Executive Committee of the ProvidenceFoundation, and an inaugural member of the Congress of New Urbanism. Buff resides in Providence. Afounding member of the Grow Smart RI Board, Buff served from 1998 to 2006.Christopher Chutz, GIS Consultant, HousingWorks RI at Roger Williams UniversityChristopher Chutz is a Project Manager at Church Community Housing Corporation (CCHC) and a GIS Consultantfor HWRI. At CCHC, he manages all phases of real estate development including feasibility analysis, securingpublic and private financing, and overseeing design development, in addition to contributing to the organization’spolicy advocacy efforts. He assists the HWRI research team with GIS mapping and analysis services on projectsrelating to zoning and land use, housing for older adults, and the social determinants of health, among others.Christopher holds a B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh and an M.R.P. from Cornell University. A resident of
2022 POWER OF PLACE SUMMIT – PANELIST BIOGRAPHIES4Newport and new to Rhode Island, he’s enjoying taking full advantage of the Ocean State’s natural and culturalamenities.Randall L. Collins, Jr., RLA, ASLA, Vice President, BETA Group, Inc.Randy is a Vice President at BETA with over 30 years of experience in landscape architecture. The hallmark ofRandy’s career is his work in the public sector. Randy’s talents include the development of design ideas that solvechallenging issues in a manner that reflect the uniqueness of each community. His ability to communicate the designto the public and gain consensus has resulted in the construction of nearly all of the projects he has undertaken,Randy’s career includes professional leadership. He is past President of the Rhode Island Chapter of the AmericanSociety of Landscape Architects, has rewritten the Rhode Island Department of Transporation’s StandardSpecifications for Landscape Improvements and is a certified Low Impact Development Master Designer by theRhode Island CRMC (Costal Resources Management Council.) Randy’s constructed projects extend from Stamford,CT to Rangeley, ME. Randy maintains and cares for a Japanese Maple tree collection. He also enjoys hiking, biking,skiing, photography, gardening, and going to the beach.Dylan Conley, Land Use Attorney/Member of the State Land Use CommissionDylan Conley is a land use attorney that represents City Councils, Planning and Zoning Boards, Licensing Boards,developers, and community organizations. He also has a background in drafting regulatory review and permittingprocesses and currently he is a member of the State of Rhode Island Land Use Commission which has been chargedby the Speaker of the House with the task of reviewing and proposing amendments to the entirety of Land Use Law.Dylan’s work has included the voluntary inclusionary zoning recently adopted by the Newport City Council, thedrafting of the regulatory and review process for the I-195 District, municipal oversight of projects such as theCitizens Bank World Headquarters, transitioning a quarry into a solar farm. Dylan has also been lead counsel on amyriad of housing developments in the City of Providence ranging from limited dimensional relief to large scale upzones and major land developments.Patrick Crowley, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO and Co-Chair of Climate Jobs RIPatrick Crowley is a union organizer with over 25 years of service in the labor movement. He currently is the electedSecretary-Treasurer of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO, representing 80,000 working women and men across RhodeIsland. Patrick holds Masters Degrees in Labor Studies from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and inHistory from the University of Rhode Island. He also serves on the boards of several organizations, includingClimate Jobs Rhode Island, the Institute for Labor Studies and Research, the United Way of Rhode Island’sCommunity Advisory Board, the Rhode Island Center for Justice, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority(RIPTA) and the Museum of Work and Culture Foundation. In 2021 Patrick published an essay in the journal“Rhode Island History” about worker organizing in Providence during WW2 and in 2022 published a book titledThe Battle of the Gravestones and the Saylesville Massacre of 1934.Meg Curran, Senior Attorney, Conservation Law FoundationMargaret (Meg) Curran is a Senior Attorney in the Clean Energy and Climate Change Program for CLF RhodeIsland. Before joining CLF, Meg was for seven years Chairperson of the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission.Prior to that, she held various legal positions, most notably United States Attorney for Rhode Island, from May1998-August 2003. For more than twelve years before that, she was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Rhode Island.Meg clerked for Judge Bruce M. Selya, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, then a Federal DistrictCourt Judge in Rhode Island; and for Judge Thomas J. Meskill, on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.Meg has a B.A. in biology from the University of Pennsylvania; an M.S. in anthropology from Purdue University,where she also completed all-but-dissertation for a Ph.D. in anthropology; and a J.D., magna cum laude, from theUniversity of Connecticut. She was editor-in-chief of the Connecticut Law Journal. In 2020, she earned a NaturalScience Illustration Certificate from the Rhode Island School of Design. Meg lives in Providence with rescue dogDiego and rescue cat Sally. In her free time, she loves to draw and paint from nature and listen to podcasts aboutenergy policy, politics, the internet, and climate change while walking Diego around the neighborhood. She isextremely pleased to join CLF and be directly and professionally involved in environmental advocacy.
2022 POWER OF PLACE SUMMIT – PANELIST BIOGRAPHIES5Priscilla De La Cruz, Senior Director of Government Affairs, Audubon Society of RIPriscilla De La Cruz is a life-long Providence resident and has recently taken on a new role at Audubon Society ofRhode Island as Senior Director of Government Affairs. In this new role, she works to initiate and advance legislationand policies at the state and local level to protect birds, wildlife, and Rhode Island’s environment for the benefit ofpeople and all living things. Before joining Audubon, Priscilla held the position of Rhode Island Director of the GreenEnergy Consumers Alliance, where she developed strategic management and marketing and oversaw advocacyinitiatives, including coalition organizing. In June of 2019, she was elected as President of the Environment Councilof Rhode Island (ECRI). Under her direction, and working with other policy leaders, the Council launched the ClimateCrisis Campaign, playing a key role in advocating for the successful passage of the 2021 Act On Climate legislation.Working with the Council’s executive committee, Priscilla is also leading an equity-based strategic planning process.She recently became the co-chair of the Climate Jobs Rhode Island initiative, a partnership among labor andenvironmental groups working toward a just transition to a green economy. Priscilla earned a Master of Liberal Arts(ALM) with a concentration in Management, and Sustainability & Innovation from the Harvard University ExtensionSchool. She also earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Marketing from Rhode Island College.R. Bruce Donald, Southern New England Manager, East Coast Greenway AllianceBruce leads greenway advocacy efforts in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Central Massachusetts. Previously heserved as president of the nonprofit Farmington Valley Trails Council for 14 years. In 2014, Bruce was appointedChairman of the Governor’s Connecticut Greenways Council. He was recognized by the Connecticut GeneralAssembly in a 2016 Official Citation as a regional force in bicycle and pedestrian advocacy. In 2018, he receivedthe Peoples’ Choice Award from Bike/Walk Connecticut and the Golden Spike Award from the Mass Central RailTrail Coalition. Bruce graduated from Middlebury College with a BA in political science and from Trinity Collegewith an MA in history. Before turning to greenways advocacy, he worked for 17 years in investment brokerage,management, and banking with international companies in Boston, Hartford, New York, and Beijing. He is a lifelongbicyclist and alpine skier.Hilary Fagan, President & COO, Rhode Island Commerce CorporationHilary Fagan became President & COO of the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation in March 2022. Prior to thisrole, Hillary served as Executive Vice President of Business Development for the Rhode Island CommerceCorporation. She develops and executes a business development strategy for the state across targeted sectors forbusiness growth. Prior to joining the corporation, Hilary worked in a variety of roles in the financial sales industry.She was a director in the corporate client group at the NASDAQ stock market, Washington, DC, where she workedwith the CFO and investor relations officers of NASDAQ-listed companies on trading issues, marketing, and publicrelations. Prior to NASDAQ, she was a research sales associate at Morgan Stanley in New York. At Morgan Stanley,Hilary worked in the institutional equity department, providing research sales coverage for institutional accountsbased in New York and Europe. Most recently, she served as the director of admission at Lincoln School focusing onenrollment management, marketing and advertising. Hilary holds a BA from Hobart/William Smith Colleges and hascompleted graduate coursework in statistics, marketing, and business economics.Jillian Finkle, Director of Special Projects, Grow Smart RIJillian joined Grow Smart RI as a Fellow in January 2021. Her role has since expanded to include the managementof several key projects including an initiative to increase effective transit-focused advocacy in the state, anexploration of a possible statewide Main Street program, and other economic development, placemaking, andtransportation-related efforts. Prior to joining Grow Smart RI, Jillian served as the Principal Planner for the City ofCentral Falls, RI and before that as the Coordinator of the Broad Street Regeneration Initiative, a joint planning andrevitalization effort in the cities of Pawtucket, Central Falls and Cumberland, RI. She came to planning after manyyears as a museum professional, designing exhibits and managing programs for such institutions as the ProvidenceChildren’s Museum, the National Children’s Museum, the Chicago Zoological Society’s Brookfield Zoo, and theSmithsonian Institution’s National Zoo. During this time, she served ten years on the board of the InternationalMuseum Theatre Alliance, including in the role of President from 2011-2013. In between, she served as theManaging Director of Providence PlayCorps, a program of the Providence Parks Department that provides openended play experiences in neighborhood parks around the city. Jillian has spent many years in executive board roles
2022 POWER OF PLACE SUMMIT – PANELIST BIOGRAPHIES6for parent-teacher organizations in local public schools and was recently appointed Programming Chair on the boardof the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Planning Association. She is a 2020 graduate of Leadership RhodeIsland. She holds a Masters in Museum Studies from The George Washington University and a Bachelors inCommunications from Northwestern University. She lives with her family in Edgewood.Kathleen Gannon, Chair, RI Bike CoalitionKathleen E Gannon is the Board Chair for Rhode Island Bicycle Coalition and has lived in Providence for just overten years. Gannon was an inexperienced cyclist when she moved to Rhode Island and quickly became aware of theneed for better infrastructure and access to encourage more residents to cycle. As Board Chair, Gannon oversawadvocacy efforts that resulted in Rhode Island’s new vulnerable road users law and is proud of RI Bike’s role indeveloping the Bicycle Mobility Plan. In her role as RI Bike Board Chair, Gannon sits on the Statewide TrafficSafety Coalition, the East Coast Greenway Council and Paths to Progress. As a Providence resident, she serves asVice Chair of the Green and Complete Streets Advisory Committee.Richard Godfrey, Executive Director of Real Estate Programming, RWUGodfrey is the former executive director of 21 years at Rhode Island Housing, past president of the National Councilof State Housing Agencies, and has worked as a partner in Wall Street law firms focusing on real estate developmentand public finance, as executive director for the New Jersey Department of Treasury, and as a municipal advisor. Heholds a Juris Doctor from Seton Hall University Law School, B.A. in Architecture and Urban Planning fromPrinceton University, and attended the Maxwell School of Public Administration at Syracuse University.Terry Gray, Acting Director, RI Department of Environmental ManagementA lifelong Rhode Islander who grew up on the shores of Narragansett Bay in the Gaspee Plateau neighborhood ofWarwick, Terrence Gray became the Acting Director of the Rhode Island Department of EnvironmentalManagement (DEM) on June 21, 2021. Governor Dan McKee announced Gray’s appointment June 8. Director Graywas confirmed by the RI State Senate on May 18, 2022. Gray has worked at DEM for the whole of his 34-yearcareer. He entered State service in 1987 as a hazardous waste program engineer and rose through the agency’s ranksbecoming Chief of the Division of Site Remediation in 1993, Chief of the Office of Waste Management in 1996,Assistant Director for Air, Waste, and Compliance in 1999, Associate Director for Environmental Protection in2012, and Deputy Director for Environmental Protection in 2018. Along with his agency-wide responsibilities,Terry continues to oversee all major environmental regulatory programs in DEM and directs the implementation ofthe compliance, technical assistance, permitting, remediation, and enforcement programs. Career highlights includehelping to develop the highly successful RI Brownfields program to clean up and redevelop contaminated sites, and,since 2019, serving as the primary point person on the interagency team for the Transportation and ClimateInitiative, which would substantially cut greenhouse gases in the transportation sector. Terry is an avid hiker and hasexplored many of the trails throughout DEM’s parks and management areas. Terry participated in the LeadershipRhode Island program and is a proud member of the Phi class of 2001. In 2016, he participated in the Harvard JFKSchool of Government Executive Education program on Strategic Management of Regulatory and EnforcementAgencies. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh University, a Master ofScience degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Northeastern University, and a Master of BusinessAdministration degree from the University of Rhode Island. Gray is a registered professional engineer in RhodeIsland.William A. Green, ASLA, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Rhode IslandWill Green is a Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Rhode Island where he has taughtsustainable design studios for thirty years. His classes have focused on service-learning, community participationand creating sustainable places for cities and towns from around the state of Rhode Island as well as for non-profitorganizations and campuses of the University of Rhode Island. Many of the projects have received commendationsfrom the RI APA and RIASLA.Topher Hamblett
2022 POWER OF PLACE SUMMIT – PANELIST BIOGRAPHIES7Topher Hamblett is Director of Advocacy for Save The Bay, where he coordinates the organization’s majorcampaigns, policy work and legislative initiatives. During his 27 years with Save The Bay he has worked on waterquality, habitat restoration, public access, and climate change issues at the local, state, and national level. Herepresents Save The Bay at the Rhode Island General Assembly, in municipal forums, and in media interviews.Topher is president and founder of The Foundation for West Africa, a Rhode Island-based organization that supportscommunity radio stations in Sierra Leone and neighboring countries. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in SierraLeone from
2022 POWER OF PLACE SUMMIT - PANELIST BIOGRAPHIES 4 Newport and new to Rhode Island, he's enjoying taking full advantage of the Ocean State's natural and cultural amenities. Randall L. Collins, Jr., RLA, ASLA, Vice President, BETA Group, Inc. Randy is a Vice President at BETA with over 30 years of experience in landscape architecture.
