Board of Directors
Stefan Pryor serves as the Secretary of Commerce for the State of Rhode Island, a position he previously held for seven years under two governors. In between his terms as Commerce Secretary, Pryor served as the Secretary of Housing for Rhode Island and as a partner at an impact investment firm, Palm Venture Studios. Earlier in his career, Pryor was President of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, which coordinated the rebuilding and revitalization of Lower Manhattan including the World Trade Center site following the attacks of September 11th. After his service at the LMDC, Pryor was the Deputy Mayor of Economic Development in Newark, New Jersey. Following that, Pryor was the Education Commissioner for the State of Connecticut. Pryor received his undergraduate and law degrees from Yale University.
Lauren Burgess is currently the Executive Director of Legislative and Government Relations at the University of Rhode Island. Her background includes seven years as a registered lobbyist and consultant on Capitol Hill, as well as a former aide to U.S. Rep. James Langevin. Lauren is a founding member of the State Society of Rhode Island. She earned her law degree from Roger Williams University and is a member of the New York bar.
Barrett Cavanagh is currently the Director of Operations Strategy for Power and Controls at Collins Aerospace. His background includes 15 years of industrial and aerospace manufacturing, aftermarket and strategy experience. He is passionate about American industrial competitiveness and protecting our coastline. He earned his engineering degrees from University of Vermont, and MBA from Indiana University and was appointed by the town of Jamestown.
Shawn Kerachsky is the Co-Founder and CEO of Community Infrastructure Partners, an infrastructure development firm that prioritizes economic development through large-scale infrastructure programs. With more than 30 years of experience, ten of which have been dedicated solely to working on community-based infrastructure programs with public partners, Shawn has been instrumental in structuring and executing the nation’s first Community-Based Public Private Partnerships (CBP3s) as well as multiple traditional public-private partnerships.
David Langlais was appointed to serve on the Quonset Development Corporation Board of Directors by Governor Dan McKee. He has been with Ironworkers Local 37, located in Providence RI, since 1990 and currently serves as the Business Manager and Financial Secretary/ Treasurer. David has also been an instructor and coordinator for Local 37’s apprenticeship program and, at present, sits on the RI State Apprenticeship Council. He also currently serves as Vice President on both the Rhode Island Building & Construction Trades Council and Rhode Island Metal Trades Council.
Adam J. Lupino is an International Representative for the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) New England Region, assigned to the six New England States and New York. A member of Laborers’ Local Union 271 in Providence, Mr. Lupino was appointed to serve as Regional Policy Coordinator for the Laborers’ New England Region Organizing Fund (LNEROF) in 2007. He earned a B.A. from the University of Connecticut and a Master of Science in Labor Relations and Human Resources from the University of Rhode Island. He serves as a Trustee on the New England Laborers’ Labor-Management Cooperation Trust (NELLMCT), on the Board of Directors of the Cranston H.S. West Alumni Association, and is active in the community.
David T. Miele is an SVP and Chief Administrative Officer of Citizens Asset Finance, a division of Citizens Bank, N.A. (“CAF”). David is the Senior Manager of CAF’s Johnston, Rhode Island office and runs the CAF Legal Team of three other attorneys and a paralegal. He teaches the Commercial Loan Documentation class for the Bank’s Commercial Banker Development Program and Commercial Credit Training Program. Before joining Citizens, he was a partner with the Providence law firm of Edwards & Angell.
David is an active participant with the Equipment Leasing & Finance Association (“ELFA”), and chaired the ELFA Legal Committee in 2006. He is actively involved in his community having served on the Board of Directors of the Narragansett Bay Chapter of the American Red Cross, the Providence Animal Rescue League and most recently as the Chair of the Board of Trustees of La Salle Academy. He earned his undergraduate degree from the College of the Holy Cross, and his law degree from Boston College Law School. David was appointed to the Board of the Quonset Development Corporation in April 2026 as a representative of the Town of North Kingstown.
Thomas C. Plunkett, Esq. was appointed to the Quonset Board of Directors in April 2026 by the Town of East Greenwich.
Eric Shorter is an executive-level real estate finance/investment professional specializing in structuring, sourcing, managing, and closing multi-family and commercial real estate transactions. Mr. Shorter has over 20 years of diverse transactional experience, including affordable housing, tax credit equity investing, new markets tax credit equity investing, originations and business development, debt underwriting, and commercial real estate. In the last 15 years, Mr. Shorter has originated, directed, underwrote, or closed over $1B in community-focused transactions using various debt, equity, and tax credit structures.
Mr. Shorter has held various leadership roles within the community development finance industry. Most recently, he was Director of Development for Rhode Island Housing, Rhode Island’s Housing State Finance Agency where he was responsible for the daily operation of RIHousing’s multi-family lending platform, including all community development investment and loan programs such as the issuance of taxable and tax-exempt bonds for multi-family development.
Michael Sweeney is the president and co-founding shareholder of Duffy & Sweeney, a leading boutique business law firm headquartered in Providence.
Mike leads the mergers and acquisitions practice where he regularly handles mergers, sales and business acquisitions as well as recapitalizations and equity financings. He serves as general corporate counsel to a number of privately held, mid-market businesses. He is a frequent speaker and writer on contemporary middle-market strategies for companies.
Mike is recognized annually by key ranking organizations including Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers and Chambers USA: America’s Leading Guide for Business, among others. He was recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” — for the fifth time — for Mergers and Acquisition Law. Previously, he was named “Lawyer of the Year” for the practice areas of Closely-Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, and Corporate Law.
Randy Wietman retired from the US Navy with the rank of Commander in 2012. Sea duty assignments included several combatant and supply ships. Ashore he taught gas turbine engineering and developed curriculum at the Surface Warfare Officers School. During OEF/OIF, managed the establishment of Military Sealift Command’s husbanding and port operations in Kuwait. As the Director of the Navy’s Voluntary Education Dept, led the program that helped sailors plan and complete their personal and professional college education goals. Assigned ultimately to teach National Security Decision Making at the US Naval War College, where he wrote extensively on the topic of Emergency Management. Upon retirement, accepted a civilian assignment at the US Naval War College as the International Military Student Support Officer. Wietman also has a manufacturing background with Texas Instruments where he was a Manufacturing Supervisor, responsible for the development and implementation of all production for several General Motors OEM product lines.
Wietman holds a BA in Public Administration from St. Mary’s University, a MS in Industrial Relations from the University of Rhode Island, and a MA in Adult Education from the University of Rhode Island.
Since retiring from the US Navy, Wietman has served the town of North Kingstown as Chairman of the North Kingstown Zoning Board of Review, President of Historic Wickford (HistWick), Board Member for NK Sewer Appeals, Board Member for NK Charter Review Commission, and Board Member of NK 350th Anniversary Committee. He was appointed to the board of the Quonset Development Corporation in December of 2024 as a representative of the Town of North Kingstown.
Meeting Information
The Quonset Development Corporation Board of Directors typically meets every third Tuesday at 5:00 pm at the Gateway Office Building located at 41 Romano Vineyard Way, North Kingstown, RI 02852. All meetings are open to the public.
Public Records Request
The Quonset Development Corporation instituted procedures for the public to obtain public records as outlined in the Access to Public Records Act, R.I. Gen. Laws §38-2-1, et. seq.