About the Commission: RIHP&HC Members

Frederick C. Williamson, Chairman
State Historic Preservation Officer
Mr. Williamson has been the Rhode Island State Historic Preservation Officer since 1969. He is the senior SHPO in the nation and served as President of the National Conference of SHPOs. From 1969 to 1985, he was the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Community Affairs.

Robert E. Cusack
Mr. Cusack is a citizen member. He is a investment advisor who works with nonprofit clients, and he is a member of the East Providence Historic Properties Commission.

Robert H. Goff, Jr.
Mr. Goff has a background in banking and investment and has been active in preservation organizations. He chairs the Loan Committee.

John Grosvenor, AIA
President, The Newport Collaborative Architects
Mr. Grosvenor is a historical architect and a partner at the Newport Collaborative, an architectural firm active in historic preservation projects. He serves on the Loan Committee.

Patrice O'Malley Hagan
Citizen member. Mrs. Hagan serves on the board of several preservation organizations and is a member of the Little Compton Planning Board and Little Compton Agricultural Conservancy Trust.

Karst R. Hoogeboom
Mr. Hoogeboom is a practicing landscape architect and a historian. He chairs the National Register Review Board.

Patrick M. Malone, Ph.D.
Dr. Malone teaches American and Urban Studies at Brown University, and is an expert on the history of industry and former director of the Slater Mill Historic Site.

E. Pierre Morenon, Ph.D.
Dr. Morenon teaches Anthropology at Rhode Island College. His research has spanned from pre-European archaeology to study of recent immigrants.

Ronald J. Onorato, Ph.D.
Dr. Onorato teaches Art History at the University of Rhode Island. He is an expert on American Architectural History, and was author of the Commission's survey of outdoor public sculpture.

Jean Rondeau
Mr. Rondeau is Executive Director of the Stadium Theatre Performing Arts Centre in Woonsocket.  He has a degree in business administration and experience in business and marketing.

Patricia E. Rubertone, Ph.D.
Dr. Rubertone teaches Anthropology at Brown University. She has investigated several historic sites in Rhode Island, including Smith's Castle. She serves on the National Register Review Board.

Kevin Flynn (ex officio)
Chief of Statewide Planning

Saul Kaplan (ex officio)
Director, RI Economic Development Corporation

John P. Leyden (ex officio)
State Building Code Commissioner

W. Michael Sullivan (ex officio)
Director, Department of Environmental Management

In addition to Commissioners Grosvenor, Hoogeboom, Morenon, Malone, Onorato, and Rubertone, the following serve as members of the National Register Professional Review Board:

James Garman, Ph.D.
Dr. Garman is Professor of Archaeology and Historic Preservation in the History Department of Salve Regina University. Dr. Garman's research projects include African-American history and historic cemeteries.

Michael Hebert
Mr. Hebert is an archaeologist and Supervising Historic Preservation specialist at the RI Department of Transportation.