Robinson joins PPS as new director of preservation

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RACHEL ROBINSON has been hired as the new director of preservation at the Providence Preservation Society. She replaces Marena Wisniewski, who left the organization earlier in 2017 to pursue another opportunity. / COURTESY WARREN JAGGER
RACHEL ROBINSON has been hired as the new director of preservation at the Providence Preservation Society. She replaces Marena Wisniewski, who left the organization earlier in 2017 to pursue another opportunity. / COURTESY WARREN JAGGER

PROVIDENCE – Rachel Robinson has been hired as the new director of preservation at the Providence Preservation Society, according to a mid-October news release.

A native of Tennessee and former executive director of the Vieux Carre Commission Foundation and Felicity Redevelopment Inc., both located in New Orleans, Robinson holds a master’s degree in urban and environmental planning from the University of Virginia as well as a master’s degree in historical and sustainable architecture from NYU London, an academic center of New York University in London.

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Robinson replaces former Director of Preservation Marena Wisniewski, who left the organization earlier in 2017 to pursue another opportunity.

Emily Gowdey-Backus is a staff writer for PBN. You can follow her on Twitter @FlashGowdey or contact her via email, gowdey-backus@pbn.com.

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