Contact
Contact
For all General Inquiries, Membership Information, Volunteer Interest, etc.:
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Founding Steering Committee
The project developers and co-founders are RPI alumni, Todd Thomas, an architect who specializes in historic preservation and green/sustainable design, and Jessica Thomas, a hydrogeologist experienced in regulatory compliance and project safety. Co-founder Andrea Rounds is a nonprofit management consultant and serves as Interim Executive Director with the guidance of a steering committee of professionals and community leaders:
Todd Thomas
Co-founder, President & Project Developer3T Collaborative; co-owner, Thomas and Thomas Development, Inc., sustainable and green design-build firmAndrea Rounds
Co-founder & Interim Executive DirectorNonprofit management consultant; member of Explore Bristol’s Steering Committee; LeadershipRI 2015 Lambda II ClassJane Lavender
Board member of the Bristol Art Museum; artist; member of the Explore Bristol Steering CommitteeGina Macdonald
TreasurerManaging Director, Promontory Growth and Innovation, consultants who help large companies increase profitsGarry Holmstrom
SecretaryRetired Raytheon executive; Captain U.S.Navy (ret.); URI Master Gardener (Intern); board member of Linden Place.Mike Byrnes
Co-founder and co-chair, Explore Bristol; retired China business executive; U.S. Army Brigadier General (ret.)Fran Chaves
3T Collaborative; owner of Chaves Construction, a residential and commercial construction company.Elizabeth Crabtree
AVP for Strategy and Resource Development at Brown University; fundraising and nonprofit management professional.Halsey Herreshoff
Naval architect, Herreshoff Design; Bristol Town Council Member; America’s Cup-winning sailorTom Kowalczyk
Principal KMRM, LLC and independent contractor for Homeland Security; retired civilian engineer, USNTim MacDonald
Tim MacDonald is Senior Fellow at Capital Institute, leading research into new pension investment choices.Jessica Thomas
3T Collaborative; co-owner, Thomas and Thomas Development, Inc., sustainable and green design-build firm
Photo Credit: East Bay Phoenix Newspaper
Back Row, from Left to Right – Halsey Herreshoff, Todd Thomas. Front Row, from Left to Right – Andrea Rounds, Francis Chaves, Gina Macdonald, Garry Holmstrom. Not pictured in the photo are Mike Byrnes, Jane Lavender, Tom Kowalczyk, Tim McDonald, and Elizabeth Crabtree.