Our Board

Laureen joined the WRWC board in October 2013 and leverages her extensive corporate financial services experience to support the organization’s sustainability and mission.  Laureen is a retired Fidelity VP, past small business owner, current accountant at Marsella Development Corporation, and an active WRWC event volunteer. Before stepping into the Board President role in 2020, Laureen served as Vice President Secretary, and Development Committee Chair. ×

Jennifer Recinos was born and raised in Providence, often switching between the Olneyville and Federal Hill neighborhoods and spent much of her childhood playing in Donigian Park. Jenn started her involvement with WRWC in 2010 when she served as a River Ranger. In 2013 was awarded the Eli Segal Citizen Leader Fellowship for her involvement in public service. In 2014 she earned her B.A. in International Studies as well as Film + Interactive Media Studies from Brandeis University. She is the Associate Director of Admissions & Coordinator of International Recruitment at Emerson College. Jenn joined the WRWC board in 2020. In her free time she can be found biking around town. She currently resides in Olneyville a short walk away from the Woonasquatucket Greenway. ×

Jen is an attorney in the Providence office Troutman Pepper Locke, where she practices corporate law, focusing on advising private equity clients on mergers and acquisitions. Jen spends much of her free time working on home improvement projects on her century-old home in Providence. In the warm months, she can often be found biking on Rhode Island’s beautiful bike paths. Jen joined the WRWC board in 2020. ×

Brian is Director of Annual Giving at Lincoln School, an independent school in Providence. He has been a fundraising professional since 2006, and has worked in the nonprofit arts and education sectors in a variety of roles since 1994. He has served on the Boards of Wilbury Theatre Group, the Pawtucket Arts Festival, and the Pawtucket Lions Memorial Foundation. A resident of Johnston, where he lives with his wife and daughter, Brian enjoys exploring Rhode Island’s many parks, conservation areas, and bike paths. He joined the WRWC Development Committee in 2021, and joined the Board in 2022. ×

Martina Haggerty is Senior Director of Local Innovation at PeopleForBikes, a national foundation working to get more people riding bikes more often. There, she works with communities across the country to accelerate the implementation of bike infrastructure and the adoption of pro-bike policies. Previously, Martina spent more than a decade working for the City of Providence, advancing bold transportation, environmental, land use, and planning initiatives. As a resident of Providence, she enjoys riding along Rhode Island’s scenic bike paths with her family.

Martina holds an MS in Architecture and Urban Design from Pratt Institute and a B.Arch from Roger Williams University and joined the WRWC Board in 2023. ×

Eric is a Smithfield Resident and a Director of Public Affairs for Cox Communications, where his primary focus is on the company’s local relationships with community leaders, partner organizations and influencers up and down the East Coast. He also serves as a co-chair for the company’s sustainability and conservation council and is on the advisory board from Rhode Island’s EC4 (Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council). He’s also the board vice president for the Northern Rhode Island Boys & Girls Clubs. On days he’s not playing basketball, you can find him on the Wolf Hill Preserve trails. ×