Gardner named WaterFire chair

WaterFire Providence announced this week that Leslie A. Gardner has been tapped to lead its board of directors.
Aside from chairing the WaterFire board, Gardner serves as director of the Providence Mutual Fire Insurance Co. and member of the Miriam Hospital board of governors. She has also served as chair of the Capital Center Commission, commissioner for the Providence Redevelopment Agency, past president of the Providence Preservation Society and vice chair of Butler Hospital.
Additional officers and directors elected were:

  • Vice chair: Gayle Gifford, co-founder/principal, Cause & Effect, nonprofit consultants.
  • Secretary: Roger Bergenheim, publisher, Providence Business News.
  • Treasurer: James Prescott, CPA, Partner, Marcom LLP.
  • Chair Emeritus: Elizabeth Myers, partner, Verrill Dana LLP.
  • Directors: Sean Holley, vice president of sponsorships and business development, Providence Sky Chiefs; John Kent, retired, Verizon; William Murphy, attorney and former Rhode Island speaker of the House; John Schenck, publisher, Edible Rhody; Martha Sheridan, president/CEO, Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau; and Fletcher Thompson, assistant general counsel, litigation, Textron Inc.
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