
Megan Elwell
Chair

Lance Hill
Vice Chair

Casey Merkle
Secretary

Emily Morse
Treasurer
Board of Directors 2023-2024
Megan Elwell is an Environmental Scientist at GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc. This is her first term as the RIFMA Board Chair.
Lance Hill, P.E. is a Managing Engineer at Pare Corporation. This is his second term as Vice Chair for the RIFMA Board.
Casey Merkle is the Coordinator for the Wood-Pawcatuck Wild and Scenic Rivers Stewardship Council. This is her first term as Secretary for the RIFMA Board.
Emily Morse is the GIS Coordinator for Pawtucket, RI. This is her second term as Treasurer for the RIFMA Board.

Rebecca Lamond
Member- at-Large

Ken Filarski
Member-at-Large

Chuck Lowe
Member-at-Large
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Greg Avenia
Member-at-Large
Rebecca is the Supervising Planner for North Kingstown. This is her second term on the RIFMA Board.

Igor Runge
Member-at-Large
Igor is a Senior Consultant at GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. He has served on the RIFMA Board for many terms.
Ken Filarski, CFM, AICP, owns Filarski/ Architecture + Planning + Research. This is his fourth term on the RIFMA Board.

Art Gold
Member-at-Large
Art Gold is a watershed hydrologist with a research focus on the effects of land use and natural features on water quality and river flow regimes.
Chuck is a manager with the Builders Insurance Group. This is his fifth term on the RIFMA Board.
Greg Avenia, PE, CFM is a Project Manager and Senior Engineer at Kleinfelder. This is his first term on the RIFMA Board.

Camerin Bennett
Member-at-Large
Camerin is a project manager who currently works on development projects at RIDEM and has a background in planning, resiliency, remediation, and general environmental consulting. This is her first term on the RIFMA Board.