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State of Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission

Staff Contacts

Staff are working remotely; the fastest way to reach us is by email.

Work Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.

If you do not see the relevant contact below, email our general info account. Your inquiry will be forwarded to the staff best able to assist.

General Email: hphc.info@preservation.ri.gov

Leadership

Jeffrey Emidy, Executive Director / State Historic Preservation Officer / RIDOT Project Review (temp.): (401)222-4134 | jeffrey.emidy@preservation.ri.gov
Joanna Doherty, Deputy Director / Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer: (401)222-4136 | joanna.doherty@preservation.ri.gov

Administration

Donna Alqassar, Grants Manager : (401)222-4133 | donna.alqassar@preservation.ri.gov

Rosemary Carreiro, Office & Facility Manager: (401)222-3103 | rosemary.carreiro@preservation.ri.gov

Kelsey Mullen, Historian / Public Information Officer: 401-222-4137 | kelsey.mullen@preservation.ri.gov

Shanna Vecchio-Schubert, Finance & Administration Manager: 401-222-2077 | shanna.schubert@preservation.ri.gov

History, Heritage & Preservation

Joanna Doherty, Deputy Director / Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer: (401)222-4136 | joanna.doherty@preservation.ri.gov

Mary Kate Harrington, Architectural Historian: 401-222-4132 | marykate.harrington@preservation.ri.gov

Kelsey Mullen, Historian / Public Information Officer: 401-222-4137 | kelsey.mullen@preservation.ri.gov

Sarah Zurier, Architectural Historian: (401)222-4142 | sarah.zurier@preservation.ri.gov

Architecture & Project Review

Jeffrey Emidy, Executive Director / State Historic Preservation Officer / RIDOT Project Review (temp.): (401)222-4134 | jeffrey.emidy@preservation.ri.gov

Virginia (Ginger) Hesse, Architect / Reviewer, Tax Credits & Technical Assistance: (401)222-4135 | virginia.hesse@preservation.ri.gov

Roberta Randall, Architect / Reviewer, Tax Credits & Technical Assistance: (401)222-4333 | roberta.randall@preservation.ri.gov

Elizabeth Totten, Historic Preservation Specialist : (401)222-2671 | elizabeth.totten@preservation.ri.gov

Archaeology

Charlotte C.W. Taylor, Archaeologist: (401)222-4140 | charlotte.taylor@preservation.ri.gov