Re:Purpose Savannah, a (501)c3 non-profit organization specializing in the sustainable deconstruction of historic buildings, has announced the addition of four new board members and the new executive board transitions for the 2024 year. 

The new board chairs include Ridley Stallings as Fundraising Chair; Ryan Jarles as Community Liaison Chair; Tommy Limstroth as Sustainability Chair; and George Suther as Safety/OSHA Compliance Chair.

Ridley Stallings is a top-producing real estate agent with Corcoran Austin Hill Realty in Savannah, GA. She is also an accomplished mixed-media artist working with reclaimed wood and upcycled materials from old homes to create modern wall sculptures.

Ryan Jarles is the Property and Development Coordinator for Tran Capital Management in Savannah, GA. He has held a diverse portfolio of full-time positions in hands-on preservation work.

Tommy Limstroth is a LEED Fellow and the founder and CEO of Green Badger, the leading SaaS developer for managing sustainable construction. He has been dedicated to improving sustainable design and construction across private, academic, and non-profit sectors for nearly 20 years.

George Suther served as a U.S. Navy civil engineer officer for 28 years. He has private-sector experience in strategic planning, facility construction and maintenance, real estate, utilities, environmental, and program management. 

New executive board members include Clara Fishel as President of NAI Mopper|Benton; Tia Geissler-Ross of CW Government Travel, Inc. as Past President, Erin Wessling of W Projects, LLC, as Vice President; Kiersten Connor of Ethos Preservation as Secretary; and Kassandra Boswell, of Linesight Global Construction Consultants, as Treasurer.

“We are thrilled to welcome these new board members to the team and current members to their new roles at Re:Purpose Savannah,” says Mae Bowley, Executive Director of Re:Purpose Savannah. “All of our board members are highly active in their field and bring a wealth of expertise to our organization for the 2024 year. It is wonderful to see the women on our board step into leadership roles within our organization.”

Re:Purpose Savannah is a women+ (including women-identified, trans, non-binary, and other underrepresented people) led and operated 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that diverts materials from landfills through the deconstruction of historic buildings in Savannah, GA. Re:Purpose Savannah captures and shares the value of historic structures through shared research and documentation of buildings, the careful deconstruction and salvage of the architectural fabric of projects, and by making goods available for reuse at their marsh-front lumber yard. 

For more information on the new and existing board members for Re:Purpose visit www.repurposesavannah.org/team

To contact Re:Purpose about joining the board, please email [email protected] or call 912-272-0268

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