Lucie Searle

Lucie Searle is a real estate developer, historical preservation advocate, and agricultural organizer known for her work in Providence, Rhode Island. Searle is a Rhode Island native who grew up on a farm in Exeter, Rhode Island.

AS220

She acts as adjunct real estate development manager at AS220 and was instrumental in property acquisition made by the non-profit arts organization in the 1990s and 2000s. The alley way behind AS220's Mercantile and Dreyfus Buildings, Lucie Way (formerly Martha Street), is named in her honor. <ref>{{cite news|title=Roses and raspberries for 2011|last=Brussat|first=David|date=January 5, 2012|work=The Providence Journal|page=B7}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title=Renters like city shops, attractions|last=Dunn|first=Christine|date=June 2, 2011|page=T6}}</ref> In addition, she serves on the team of instructors for AS220's Practice//practice program for arts administrators.

Historical Preservation

Further, Searle acted as owners' representative during the renovation of the building now occupied by The Dean Hotel in Providence, <ref>{{cite-news|title=Shelter, strip club, now hip hotel|date=October 2, 2013|work=Providence Journal|first=PAUL|last=GRIMALDI|page=1}}</ref>. Additionally, Searle served as the president of the Providence Preservation Society's Board of Trustees from 2014 to 2015 <ref>{{cite-news|title=Preservationists get advice on open land|date=January 21, 2012 |work=Providence Journal|first=RICHARD C.|last= DUJARDIN |page=A6}}</ref>and is a commissioner of the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811085421/http://www.preservation.ri.gov/about/commissioners.php|title=Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission: About the Commission|date=2018-08-11|website=web.archive.org|access-date=2020-01-06}}</ref> Searle was awarded Frederick C. Williamson Professional Leadership Award by Preserve Rhode Island for her work in down city Providence in 2018. <ref>{{cite-news|title=A 5,000-square-foot, three-story house with an elevator at 2|date=October 21, 2018|work=Providence Journal|first=Paul Edward |last=Parker|page=E3}}</ref>.

Agriculture & Environmental Work

Further, she has also served on non-profit environmental and agricultural organizations in Rhode Island, including SCAPE (South County Association for Protection of the Environment) <ref>{{cite-news|title=Road Planner Meets Environmental Group|work=Providence Journal|date=25 April 1973|page=54|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=image/v2:14728889532D3B69@EANX-NB-164E759D68D69AE5@2441798-164DEB31E822F07B@53-164DEB31E822F07B@|access-date=3 January 2020}}</ref> and Farm Fresh RI.

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