
OUR ORGANIZATION
PRP was launched in 2019 by leading businesses, academic institutions, civic groups, and residents across Providence. Our mission is to:
- Inform the community about both threats and solutions
- Lead conversations and planning, and
- Build consensus and action around resilient, equitable, and environmentally sustainable long-term solutions for all our residents.
Founding members include Brown University, Cornish Associates, the Providence Foundation, the University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island School of Design, and WaterFire Providence.
PRP has since been joined by the Episcopal Diocese, ProvPort, the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council, and others.
Driven by the immediate threat posed by climate change, PRP has already begun to act.
Research
To build a critical foundation for this resilience work, PRP has fully funded a study by the University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center and RI Sea Grant to review, organize and synthesize decades of data and studies to analyze the impacts and risks of climate change.
Community Engagement
PRP is organizing meetings with an ever-growing network of businesses, organizations, and academic institutions from across the world to learn best practices for resilience. PRP is also planning a series of workshops with Providence stakeholders to convert insights from our synthesis report into a resilience plan for all Rhode Islanders.

Meet The Team

Michele Jalbert

Brandon Haley
Brandon Haley serves as the Communications & Engagement Manager for the Providence Resilience Partnership building content and connections to create consensus and action around resilient long-term solutions for all Providence residents. A recent URI graduate, hailing from New Jersey, he has utilized his communication expertise as both the Director of Marketing for Launch Lab and as Community Specialist for Urban Development at Cornish Associates. Brandon values the work and contributions of all community members and plans to make a lasting impact in the neighborhood he now calls home.

Pam Rubinoff

Curt Spalding
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