Council & Staff

Building Futures Advisory Council

The members of our Advisory Council have been selected carefully, each of them leaders from across and beyond the construction sector.

With representatives from labor, management, employers, and researchers, our Advisory Council serves as an industry roundtable, providing guidance to the systemic change work of Building Futures and overseeing our pre-apprenticeship program.

Joined by individuals from community based organizations, the educational community and government, the Advisory Council is uniquely suited to ensure that the interests of all stakeholders are well considered in our work.

Council Members

Paul Aballo
Vice President of Construction
Dimeo Construction Company

Eric Anderson
Executive Director
Rhode Island Chapter
Associated General Contractors

Matthew Bodah, PhD
Research Director, SCLRC Chair, Economics Department, University of Rhode Island

William Bryan
Program Director
Gilbane Building Company

Stephen A. Cardi II
Executive Vice-President
Cardi Corporation

Scott G. Duhamel
Representative
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
District Council 11, Local 195

Allen P. Durand
Business Manager
IBEW, Local 99

Stephanie Federico, Esq.
Chief of Staff
Providence Public School District

William F. Holmes
Chairperson
State Apprenticeship Council

Anthony Hubbard
Program Director
YouthBuild Providence

Darrell A. Lee, 
President and Founder
BCOG Planning and Development

Stephen M. Maiorisi, AIA
Vice President for Facilities
Management
Brown University

Gregory Mancini, Esq.
Executive Director
Build RI

Patrick McGuigan
Executive Director
The Providence Plan

George Nee
President
Rhode Island AFL-CIO

Olayinka Oredugba, Esq.
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, W/MBE
City of Providence

Thomas Purcell
Chief Operating Officer
H. Carr and Sons, Inc.

Michael Sabitoni
President
Rhode Island Building & Construction Trades Council

John Simmons
Executive Director
Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council

Matthew G. Stark
Director of Policy
City of Providence

Robert A. Walsh, Jr.
Executive Director
National Education Association of Rhode Island

Standing Committees

Executive Committee
Patrick McGuigan
Chair

Demand Committee
Michael Sabitoni
Chair

C&T Education Committee
William Bryan
Chair

Green Committee
Allen Durand
Chair

Staff Members

Andrew L. Cortés, Director
acortes@provplan.org

Ian Chase, Career and Training Director
ichase@provplan.org

Adam Conley, Asst. Training Director
aconley@provplan.org

Brian Croft, Construction Trainer
bcroft@provplan.org

Gail Degnan, Special Projects Assistant
gdegnan@provplan.org

Rita Holahan, Operations Director
rlholahan@provplan.org

Beatrice McGeoch, Education Coordinator
bmcgeoch@provplan.org

Nicole Morin, Data Systems Manager
nmorin@provplan.org

Margarita Perez, Executive Assistant
meperez@provplan.org

Carmen Pizarro, Service Coordinator
cpizarro@provplan.org

Judith Titzel, Program Coordinator
jtitzel@provplan.org