The ALN Board Members are volunteers actively involved
in many Newport organizations and activities, including our neighborhood associations. This background informs our discussion of the five areas of focus.
During the past two years 20 community forums
were hosted by ALN.
The Alliance for a Livable Newport is a diverse group of residents. Membership is open to any person, business or civic group.
ALN BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS:
Isabel Griffith- President
Roger Wells- Vice President
Ron Becker - Treasurer
John Hirschboeck - Secretary
Executive Assistant:
AT LARGE DIRECTORS:
Gerry DeCotis
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS:
Castle Hill - Glenn Whisler
Historic Hill - Win Smith
The Point - Lauren Carson
Off Broadway - Jack McVicker
ADVISORY BOARD:
Peter Fagan
George Herchenroether
Jane Timken
David Wixted
Contact us at: info@allianceforlivablenewport.org
PROFILES
Meet Fred Best, Top of the Hill Neighborhood Association Representative
Born in New York City, Fred grew up in Watchung, New Jersey. A degree in Chemical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, prepared him for 6 years at Johns Manville doing filtration research and then 16 years as Technical Director of a small manufacturing company.
Fred made a major career change by earning a graduate level certificate in Sports Medicine from Kean College and then spent the next 12 years designing and implementing health management programs for Johnson & Johnson, a healthcare corporation. This job took him all over the US, Canada, as well as to Brazil, New Zealand and Australia. Most recently, Fred spent 10 years as a computer programmer for Electronic Data Systems, having gone back to his “technical roots” via a training program at Chubb Computer Systems. His job in Rhode Island was to maintain a computer system that looked for fraud in the Medicaid program.Fred and his wife Sunny moved to Newport in April of 1999 to be closer to grandchildren. Both are active in the Top of the Hill Neighborhood Association (TOH). Fred currently represents TOH on the ALN board.Email Fred with your concerns and ideas for making Newport more "livable."
