Edward T. Broderick of Gilbane Inc. has been elected Council President of the Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America Broderick’s election was announced the Council’s Annual Meeting and Recognition Dinner at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick on Jan. 28.  

“We are honored to welcome Ed Broderick as our Council President based on his outstanding achievements at Gilbane, his presence in the community, and commitment to the Scouting program,” said John Mosby, Scout Executive/CEO of the Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America.

 Broderick has more than 30 years of experience in the engineering, development, and management industries. He joined Gilbane’s management program in 1982 and later continued his journey at Gilbane by becoming project engineer, project manager and development manager on projects. Broderick went on to be named VP of Operations for Gilbane Development and was soon promoted to Executive Vice President in 2008. He was later elected President of Gilbane Development Company in January of 2014. As the company’s current president, Broderick is responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations and maintaining consistent performance and customer satisfaction.

The Council also paid tribute to eight of its volunteers by honoring them with the Silver Beaver Award, the highest award given to a volunteer for distinguished service to youth within the Narragansett Council. Recipients were Christopher S. Black, Reverend Angelo N. Carusi, Lee Alan Duckworth, Dennis F. Leahy, Janet L. Malenfant, Cynthia Mello-Wolz, Robert C. Richard and Wendy J. Smith.  

Former President of the Annawon Council, Dennis Dion, was presented with the Captain George Bucklin Award in recognition of his outstanding and dedicated service for the past five years as President of the Annawon Council.  

“We are all extremely excited about the merger of the Annawon and Narragansett Councils and the opportunity to provide a bigger and better Scouting Program to even more Scouts,” said Mosby.  

Recognition was also given the officers of both Councils who have completed their service on the Executive Committee. Those recognized were Michael Grande, Andrew Hewitt, John Newbury, Robert Reid, Gil Garnett and outgoing Board President, George Shuster.