Eric W. O’Brien, Chairman
Eric has been in the leadership role with O’Brien & Sons since 1965 and became President of the company in 1980. O’Brien & Sons is a family operated business, for almost 80 years, taking pride in its carefully built reputation for quality service throughout New England.
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Meghan O’Brien
President
Certified Playground Safety Inspector, CPSI
Since 1998, Meghan has served as a designer, consultant, project manager and installation expert for many outdoor recreation and open space areas. Traveling all over Rhode Island, Eastern Connecticut and South Eastern Massachusetts, she has worked with a variety of professionals assisting in the creation of wonderful play spaces and passive recreation areas.
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Nancy White
Vice President of Sales
Certified Park and Recreational Professional, CPRP
Nancy is the Vice President of Sales and has been with O’Brien & Sons for 14 years. Prior to employment with O’Brien & Sons, Nancy was the Director of Parks and Recreation in Needham, Massachusetts. Her background includes municipal government operations, park and recreation philosophies, park planning, group dynamics with government agencies, cooperative partnerships and group planning for parks and playgrounds.
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John Taylor
Certified Playground Safety Inspector, CPSI
American Society of Landscape Architects, ASLA
Since 2002, John has been assisting clients in developing unique active and passive open spaces. The proper selection of site amenities, playground components, and athletic equipment is essential to any successful design. These elements are needed to maximize play value, encourage social interaction, promote activity, provide function and durability and be harmonious with the design.
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Peter R. Wallace
Certified Playground Safety Inspector, CPSI
Certified Leisure Professional, CLP
Peter, a graduate of Norwich University in Northfield, VT has had from 1984 to 1996, 12 years of municipal park and recreation experience. The last four years were served as Director of Parks and Recreation for a suburb of Montreal, Quebec. Since 1996 when a family move brought him to the United States, Peter has been working as a playground consultant and selling outdoor recreational products.
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Joel St. Pierre
Certified Park & Recreation Professional, CPRP
Certified Playground Safety Inspector, CPSI
Joel St. Pierre is a graduate of the University of Maine in Recreation & Park Management. He has a total of 14 years of experience working in municipalities. Joel has been Recreation Director of a small community in Maine and also worked in Portland, Me, the states largest city. This has given him keen insight into the different needs and approaches of various sized/populated communities.
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Andrew C. Berger
Certified Playground Safety Inspector, CPSI
Andrew has 15 years experience relating to the manufacture, installation and design of Landscape Structures play equipment. In addition, Andrew is a Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI) registered with the National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA). This certification is critical to the safe design of play equipment. Andrew’s experience working in management has proven to be an asset to his customer base providing practical advice and clear detail relating to the products we sell and service.
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