User:JKizzieHumanities/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. 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,. Additionally, Searle served as the president of the Providence Preservation Society's Board of Trustees from 2014 to 2015 and is a commissioner of the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission. Searle was awarded Frederick C. Williamson Professional Leadership Award by Preserve Rhode Island for her work in down city Providence in 2018. .

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) and Farm Fresh RI.