Former leader of Alternatives Unlimited to chair Blackstone Valley corridor board
Photo | Courtesy of Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Inc.
Dennis Rice has been elected as the chair of the board of directors for the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Inc.
The nonprofit Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Inc. has elected Dennis Rice as the chair of its board of directors.
Rice is retired and lives in Douglas. He was the executive director of Whitinsville human services nonprofit Alternatives Unlimited, which was acquired in 2018 and rebranded into Open Sky Community Services.
The rest of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission board elected positions went to Lee Dillard Adams; Harry Whitin, vice-chair; Bill Beitler, Treasurer; and Todd Helwig,Secretary. Former state legislator Richard Moore served as the previous chair of the board. Adams, of Sutton, is retired and worked as central regional director for the Department of Environmental Protection. Whitin was the former editor of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Beitler, of Cumberland, Rhode Island, works as a chief risk officer for North Shore Bank of Peabody. Helwig is a partner and chair of the real estate and environmental law group at Worcester law firm Mirick O’Connell.
The Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor is responsible for partnering with municipalities, nonprofits, businesses, and residents to reinvigorate the Blackstone River Valley. It coordinates with volunteers and facilitates programs and events. It works with Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park and provides services throughout the 25 towns and 46 miles of the Blackstone River.
The National Corridor got its designation in 1986 when an act of Congress preserved a portion of the Blackstone Valley. The federal government does not own or manage the land or resources in the corridor. Instead the National Park Service works in tandem with state government, local municipalities, businesses, nonprofit historical and environmental organizations, educational institutions, citizens, and the The Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor to preserve the land. The area weaves through 25 communities between Worcester and Providence.
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