Contact Us
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council
On the banks of the Blackstone
175 Main Street
Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02860 1-800-454-BVTC (2882) Local: 401-724-2200 Fax: 401-724-1342
info@tourblackstone.com Meet the Staff
Below is a list of Tourism Council staff members with email
addresses. You may contact staff directly, call our office at
401-724-2200, or send a
general email.
Robert Billington
President
bvri@aol.com
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Serves as President and
CEO of the Council and for over twenty years has led the charge to bring the Valley communities
together to create outstanding tourism in the Blackstone Valley through pride of place, education, development along the Blackstone River, community development, and job creation. |
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Natalie Carter
Director of Operations
natalie@tourblackstone.com
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Serves as Director of Operations,
Business Manager, and grant writer. Co-chairs the Blackstone Valley and Amber Valley Compact,
an international relationship with the Amber Valley in England. |
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Donna Houle
Special Projects Manager
donna@tourblackstone.com
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Serves as Manager of the Blackstone Valley Scenic Railway Tours providing narrated train tours of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor and assists in special programs
and also manages the Visual Library and Co-chairs the Annual
Dinner Meeting and Auction. |
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Amanda Wood
Office Manager
Translator
amanda@tourblackstone.com
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Serves as Office
Manager and coordinates the Rhode Island Chinese Dragon Boat Race
and Festival and Blackstone Valley Heritage Golf Tournament as
well as transportation and reservation manager for all vessels and
vehicles owned and operated by the Council, and serves as our
Portuguese and Spanish translator. |
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Olon Reeder
Public Affairs
Intergovernmental
Relations
olon@tourblackstone.com
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President and CEO of
Reeder Associates and works on location representing Council
interests. Since October 1992, Reeder Associates has represented
the Council and facilitates media relations, promotes and publishes the region’s social, cultural, historic and recreational events and activities, develops a public relations strategy and related activity. |
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Robert Gilson
Interstate295 Visitors Center Coordinator
r.gilson@cox.net
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Bob serves at the Volunteer
Coordinator at the Interstate 295 Visitors Center and oversees a
staff of 18 volunteers that operate the center from 9 to 5, 364
days per year. Bob is also responsible for advertising sales at
the center. |
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Diane Mailloux
Coordinator, Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful
keep.bv.beautiful@gmail.com
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Serves as Coordinator of Keep
Blackstone Valley Beautiful, an affiliate of the national
non-profit Keep America Beautiful. Works with government,
business and civic groups in Rhode Island's Blackstone Valley to
understand their needs and reduce waste, prevent litter and
beautify communities. This position is sponsored by AmeriCorps*
VISTA. |
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Lesley McLaughlin
Program Assistant
Lesley@tourblackstone.com
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Serves as administrative and
marketing support for various projects and programs, including
the Canoe Trail, Travel Experiences and Tour Rhode Island. |
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Lorraine Provencher
Special Project Coordinator/Website Content Manager
bvfootsteps@aol.com
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Serves as Project Coordinator for
the Blackstone Valley Preserve America
Footsteps In History Weekend working with all the
REACH partners throughout Blackstone River Valley of Rhode
Island and Massachusetts. Manages content of all Blackstone
Valley Tourism Council websites. |
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Visitor Center |
Wendy Jencks
Visitor Center Manager
wendy@tourblackstone.com
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Serves as Manager of the Blackstone
Valley Visitor Center and coordinator of visitor center projects,
including Visitor Center celebrations. Delivers tourism brochures
and flyers to the entire Blackstone River Valley. |
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Blackstone Valley Visitor Center, On the banks of the Blackstone, 175 Main Street, Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02860 1-800-454-BVTC (2882) Local: 401-724-2200 Fax: 401-724-1342
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