Carrie M. Marsh, AICP has twenty years of expertise in innovative real estate development, urban design, land use planning, organizational development and civic leadership.  Ms. Marsh utilizes a degree in Psychology from Bates College; a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning from Portland State University in Oregon (focus on the built environment); and certification by the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). 

Innovative Development          Ms. Marsh is currently the Executive Director of Community Works Rhode Island, a statewide community economic development corporation in Providence, RI.  She previously worked for Cornish Associates on innovative development initiatives in Providence, RI and as the Project Planner for the Mashpee Commons project on Cape Cod.

Ms. Marsh is a founding Board Member of The Steel Yard, a former industrial site which now serves as a mixed-use arts facility.  She served as an advisor on the reuse of Monohasset Mill for mixed income artist live/work studios.  She advocated for the conversion of the Eagle Square Mills to a mix of uses with artist spaces, rather than demolition.

Ms. Marsh was President of the West Broadway Neighborhood Association, a local organization focused on community regeneration, adaptive reuse and infrastructure improvement.  She served on the Board of the Providence Preservation Society Revolving Fund, an organization which provides innovative funding and technical expertise for historic revitalization projects.

Urban Design and Planning   Ms. Marsh served as the Urban Designer for the City of Portland, Maine where her work included neighborhood based planning and design, the review of architectural designs, the creation of innovative design standards, oversight of the City’s public art program, and advocacy for various initiatives related to Portland's creative economy.

Environment and Culture        Ms. Marsh also worked as an environmental planner for The Conservation Fund of Arlington, Virginia on greenway and sustainable development projects throughout New England, while based in Providence.  While in graduate school, she worked as an assistant to the Arts Plan 2000 initiative in Portland, Oregon which was the nation's first regional arts and cultural plan.  Ms. Marsh served on the Board of Architalx, which is an architecture lecture series in Portland, Maine.  She was President of the Portland Arts and Cultural Alliance (Maine).

Recognition     Ms. Marsh received a Citizen Citation from the City of Providence in 2009 in recognition of her civic devotion and dedication to the well being of the City’s neighborhoods and advancement of its residents over the past 15 years.  She received a citation from the RI General Assembly in 2000 in recognition of her leadership and service to the West Broadway Neighborhood.  She is an inductee in the Providence Preservation Society’s Hall of Fame as a member of the “Eagle Square Coalition” which worked to save a mill complex from demolition for a strip mall, and advocated for the artists and small businesses.  This was a catalyst that led to policy reform, historic tax credit legislation, and sustainable investment in the mill districts of Providence.