CorridorKeepers

Connecting  Corridor Communities

Blackstone River Valley

Board Members

Michael Ferry, President

Michael Ferry is the Supervisor of Secondary Alternative Learning for the Woonsocket Education Department. He is also President of the Blackstone Valley Rivers Project which trains teachers in how to use a river as a science laboratory. Members of the Rivers Project advocate student environmental programs and teach the importance of clean water for the future. He is a resident of Lincoln, RI.

Lisa Mosczynski, Vice President

Lisa Mosczynski is a public relations and media consultant. She is President of the Metacomet Land Trust and also serves on the steering committee of the UniBank Greenway Challenge as their CorridorKeepers’ liaison. She is a resident of Douglas, MA.

Beckley Gaudette, Secretary

Beckley Gaudette is formerly the coordinator of the highly successful Leadership Blackstone Valley program. She is currently a training consultant on leadership and organizational development. Beckley serves on the steering committee of the Blackstone Valley Bikeway Association and is on the Board of Trustees for the Touchstone Community School in Grafton, MA. She is a resident of Upton, MA.

Tony Deller, Treasurer

Tony Deller is a Certified Public Accountant with a large Rhode Island firm and donates his invaluable financial services to numerous non-profit organizations. He is a former Chairman of the Board of the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce. He is a resident of North Smithfield, RI.

Paula Brouillette, Past President

Paula Brouillette is a Selectman and is currently working to coordinate a regional review of the potential of a public light rail system in the Blackstone Valley. She is a proponent of regional planning for economic development and wise growth management. CorridorKeepers successfully advocated for the National Heritage Corridor’s reauthorization under her leadership. She is a resident of Douglas, MA.

John Marsland

John Marsland is the Vice President of Friends of the Blackstone/Blackstone River Watershed Council. He is an active and dedicated advocate for the river and has organized many clean-ups, river races and other events to highlight the river’s many needs and to showcase its incredible beauty. He is a resident of Cumberland, RI.

Frank Williams

Frank Williams is an interpreter at Slater Mill and a Trustee of the Paul F. Ronci Memorial Scholarship Trust. A retired attorney, he is a member of the Glocester Historic District Commission and the Blackstone Valley Interpreters Network. He is a resident of Chepachet, RI.