Organizations Filed Purposes:
SINCE 1956, THE PROVIDENCE PRESERVATION SOCIETY HAS WORKED TO IMPROVE PROVIDENCE BY ADVOCATING FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE CITY'S UNIQUE CHARACTER THROUGH THOUGHTFUL DESIGN AND PLANNING.
THE PROVIDENCE PRESERVATION SOCIETY IS THE LARGEST CITYWIDE ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION IN RHODE ISLAND, WITH APPROXIMATELY 500 MEMBER-HOUSEHOLDS. TO BE EFFECTIVE ADVOCATES, WE ENGAGE THE PUBLIC THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT FORM THE UNDERPINNING FOR THE COMMUNITY'S UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION FOR HISTORIC PLACES AS WELL AS HIGH-QUALITY URBAN ENVIRONMENTS. IN 2019, OUR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS -INCLUDING THE SITES AND STORIES INITIATIVE - SERVED MORE THAN 1300 PEOPLE. WE ENGAGE MANY MORE PEOPLE THROUGH PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA, AND BY PARTICIPATING IN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS' PROGRAMS.
IN 2019, THE PROVIDENCE PRESERVATION SOCIETY CONTINUED ADVOCATING FOR UPHOLDING OF THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ZONING ORDINANCE. WE CONTINUED TO WORK WITH PROPERTY OWNERS ON BENEFIT STREET TO ADDRESS MAINTENANCE ISSUES AND COMPLETED THE REPAIR OF THE 18TH CENTURY MEETING STREET STEPS. THE PPS'S PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE, WHICH MEETS MONTHLY TO CONDUCT INDEPENDENT PROJECT REVIEW OF MAJOR AND MINOR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS, REVIEWED NINE PROPOSALS AND RECOMMENDED SUBSTANTIVE DESIGN CHANGES. IN MOST CASES, THESE ARE DEVELOPMENTS FOR NEW BUILDINGS, ALTHOUGH SOME INCLUDE CHANGES TO HISTORIC BUILDINGS. MAJOR REVIEWS ARE CONTINUING ON PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS IN THE I-195 DESIGN AND INNOVATION DISTRICT. WORK CONTINUED ON THE EFFORT TO EXPAND THE COLLEGE HILL LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICT WHICH INCLUDES PORTIONS OF THREE NATIONAL REGISTER DISTRICTS.BEYOND REVIEWING INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS, PPS ADVOCATES FOR GOOD CITYWIDE AND STATEWIDE PUBLIC POLICIES, SUCH AS HISTORIC TAX CREDITS, DEMOLITION AND ZONING CODES. WE ALSO CONSULT WITH INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS ON AN AD HOC BASIS, HELPING SHAPE THE CITY IN WAYS THAT ARE RARELY PUBLICIZED. A MAJORITY OF THE EXPENSES RELATED TO ADVOCACY ARE FOR RESEARCH ON POLICY TOPICS, MONITORING ISSUES AND APPEARING AT PUBLIC HEARINGS. ADVOCACY PROGRAM SERVICES IMPACT THE ENTIRE CITY OF PROVIDENCE WHICH HAS A POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 180,000.
THROUGH ITS HISTORIC PROPERTY MARKER PROGRAM, PPS RECOGNIZES BUILDINGS IN THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE THAT CONTRIBUTE IN A POSITIVE WAY THE APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF PROVIDENCE'S UNIQUE ARCHITECTURAL, HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE. THERE ARE MORE THAN 1500 PROPERTY MARKERS ON BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE, EACH MOUNTED ON BUILDINGS IN A WAY THAT ALLOWS PUBLIC VIEWING.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Brent Runyon | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $98,129 |
| Mark Van Noppen | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Sokoloff | EX-OFFICIO | 1 | $0 |
| Carrie Zaslow | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Wm Mckenzie Woodward | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Edmund Restivo | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Laurel Bowerman | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Miguel Quezada | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Wendy Macgaw | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Catherine Lund | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Kathryn Cavanaugh | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Arria Bilodeau | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Heather Evans | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Nick Autiello | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Lucie Searle | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Patricia Raub | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Kirsten Kenney | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jp Couture | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Rita Danielle Steele | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Cait Swanson | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Clifford Renshaw | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Melissa Trapp | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Warren Jagger | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Christopher Marsella | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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