Rita Lavoie
Manager of Planning and GIS at Quonset Development Corporation- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Wilderness First Aid
NOLS Wilderness Medicine Institute (WMI)Oct, 2013- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Quonset Development Corporation
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United States
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Commercial Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Manager of Planning and GIS
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Jul 2023 - Present
Project lead for all new development going through the Development Plan Review process in the Quonset Business Park, a Quasi-State agency responsible for the growth and operations of the 3,000+ acre industrial park. Facilitate the site plan review process including activities pertaining to real estate, planning and development. Drafts grant applications and administers, coordinates and manage grant awards. Supervises the collection of and manages the deployment of park-wide data and park-wide geographic information system (GIS) and asset management system. Coordinates the leasing of QDC’s buildings and acts as the primary point of contact for tenant-related issues. Show less
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Planning Manager
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Jan 2022 - Jul 2023
Project lead for all new development going through the Development Plan Review process in the Quonset Business Park, a Quasi-State agency responsible for the growth and operations of the 3,000+ acre industrial park. Facilitate the site plan review process including activities pertaining to real estate, planning and development. Drafts grant applications and administers, coordinates and manage grant awards. Uses GIS online and desktop software and adobe suite software to develop conceptual site plans. Show less
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Town of Middletown, Rhode Island
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Middletown, RI
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GIS Manager / Principal Planner
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Jan 2017 - Feb 2022
Manage the geospatial systems and data for the Town of Middletown. Provide information for residents, developers and business owners including regulations, offering guidance, and coordination with the Planning Board and Zoning Officer to ensure proper development patterns throughout the Town. Manage the geospatial systems and data for the Town of Middletown. Provide information for residents, developers and business owners including regulations, offering guidance, and coordination with the Planning Board and Zoning Officer to ensure proper development patterns throughout the Town.
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University of Rhode Island
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Science Communications Fellow
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Aug 2015 - Jun 2017
Fellowship with the Metcalf Institute to provide marketing and communications assistance to the College of the Environment and Life Sciences at URI. Duties include webpage development, social media management, and writing over 20 news articles and profiles for distribution to over 8,000 subscribers. Fellowship with the Metcalf Institute to provide marketing and communications assistance to the College of the Environment and Life Sciences at URI. Duties include webpage development, social media management, and writing over 20 news articles and profiles for distribution to over 8,000 subscribers.
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Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency
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United States
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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GIS Intern
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May 2016 - Aug 2016
Created maps of large public events to assist incident command operations including managing large datasets and working with geospatial databases. Analyzed critical infrastructure data for emergency operations. At this position, I gained skills working with multiple municipal and state-level datasets including work with servers, and ArcGIS online. Created maps of large public events to assist incident command operations including managing large datasets and working with geospatial databases. Analyzed critical infrastructure data for emergency operations. At this position, I gained skills working with multiple municipal and state-level datasets including work with servers, and ArcGIS online.
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Newport Restoration Foundation
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United States
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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1 - 100 Employee
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Fellow
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Apr 2016 - Apr 2016
Executed a social media strategy for the Keeping History Above Water Conference on climate resilience, preservation, and infrastructure planning. This experience related to my research on community planning and climate change. And aligned with my personal interest of how Rhode Island will adapt to rising seas. Executed a social media strategy for the Keeping History Above Water Conference on climate resilience, preservation, and infrastructure planning. This experience related to my research on community planning and climate change. And aligned with my personal interest of how Rhode Island will adapt to rising seas.
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REI
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Outdoor School Market Coordinator
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Apr 2013 - Jun 2015
Oversaw regional marketing for the REI Outdoor School in New England including social media, non-profit relationship building, and event planning for 5 New England stores. Directed and managed all logistics for over 50 classes per month. Shared my passion for the outdoors with customers and employees.
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Outreach Specialist
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Oct 2010 - Apr 2013
Outreach and event planning for the Rhode Island area including small gifts and grant making for the Cranston, RI store.
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Audubon Society of Rhode Island
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United States
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Environmental Educator
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Jan 2010 - Oct 2010
Provided environmental education to school age children. Provided environmental education to school age children.
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AmeriCorps
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Americorps Member, Environmental Educator
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Jan 2009 - Sep 2009
Dedicated one year to national community service. Served at Save the Bay in Providence, RI. Provided environmental education about Narragansett Bay to school age children. Dedicated one year to national community service. Served at Save the Bay in Providence, RI. Provided environmental education about Narragansett Bay to school age children.
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Triumvirate Environmental
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United States
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Environmental Services
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500 - 600 Employee
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Technical Service Representative
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Jun 2007 - Dec 2008
Hazardous waste management, client relations, and billing for top clients in New York City. Hazardous waste management, client relations, and billing for top clients in New York City.
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Education
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2015 - 2017
University of Rhode Island
Masters of Environmental Science and Management (MESM), Environmental Planning and Design -
2015 - 2017
University of Rhode Island
Graduate Certificate, City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning -
2015 - 2017
University of Rhode Island
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2006 - 2007
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Certificate of Public Policy and Administration, Public Administration -
2003 - 2007
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Bachelor of Science (BS), Environmental Science
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