Rhode Island Department of State

Contact Information
Address:	150 Benefit St., Providence, RI, 02903-1209
Office Phone:	(401) 222-2678
TTY:	711
Fax:	(401) 222-2968
Web:	www.preservation.ri.gov
Email:	[email protected]

Social Media Contact
	@rihphc

	@rihphc_pres
	@Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission

Description
Annual Budget:	$3,512,716
Total Personnel:	16
The Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission is the state office for historic preservation and heritage programs.
Responsibilities
The Commission also develops and carries out programs to document, support, and celebrate the ethnic and cultural heritage of Rhode Island's people. The Commission identifies and protects historic and prehistoric sites, buildings, and districts, administers grants, loans, and tax credits for rehabilitation of historic buildings; and reviews federal and state projects that affect cultural resources.

Key Staff

Title	Name	Phone Number	Email
Executive Director	Jeffrey D. Emidy	401-222-4134	[email protected]
Heritage Program Coordinator	Donna Alqassar	401-222-4133	[email protected]
Principal Archaeologist	Charlotte C.W. Taylor	401-222-4140	[email protected]
Principal Architectural Historian	Joanna Doherty	401-222-4136	[email protected]
Principal Reviewer: Transportation Projects	Michaela Jergensen	401-222-4137	[email protected]
Principal Special Projects Coordinator	Sarah Zurier	401-222-4142	[email protected]
Receptionist/Fiscal Clerk	Rosemary Carreiro	401-222-3103	[email protected]
Restoration Project Manager	Roberta Randall	401-222-4333	[email protected]
Restoration Project Manager	Virginia S. Hesse	(401)-222-4135	[email protected]
Senior Project Review Coordinator	Elizabeth Totten	4012222671	[email protected]