PROVIDENCE – The Narragansett Bay Commission, the state’s largest wastewater-treatment utility, reports that Deputy Director Raymond J. Marshall has been named to succeed Executive Director Paul Pinault when he retires on Jan. 6.
At today’s meeting of the board of commissioners, Chairman Vincent J. Mesolella accepted the unanimous recommendation of the board and offered the position to Marshall.
In September, Mesolella had formed a subcommittee of Bay Commission board members to begin the search for Pinault’s successor. The subcommittee included Mesolella, Board Vice Chair Angelo Rotella, Board Treasurer Robert Andrade, Personnel Committee Chairman Bruce Campbell, and Commissioner Michael Salvadore, the longest-serving commissioner after Mesollela.
After interviewing both internal and external candidates, the subcommittee recommended Marshall for the position. He will take over operations of the utility on Jan. 6, when current Pinault’s resignation takes effect.
Marshall began working for the Bay Commission in 1992, as its deputy director.
In that position, he has provided direct management for the agency’s extensive construction activity, including Phase I of the $342 million Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) project and the $65 million upgrade of the Bucklin Point Wastewater Treatment Facility. He also has coordinated the development of the agency’s comprehensive Asset Management Program and has had significant involvement in labor relations .
Marshall earned a B.S. from the University of Rhode Island in Civil Engineering, and an M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Northeastern University. Before joining the Bay Commission, he had worked as a consulting engineer had been employed by the Town of Burrillville.
“With the conscientious and supportive Board and the superb staff of the Narragansett Bay Commission, I feel confident that we will continue to reach for the level of excellence that Paul Pinault has pursued for twenty-five years,” Marshall said in his acceptance speech. “I promise to apply all of my efforts toward improving Narragansett Bay for the benefit of NBC’s ratepayers and all Rhode Islanders.”
