Mike moved to the Rhode Island area (Newport) in 1986, to

work for a small startup company in Newport.  On the plane ride from 

NYC  (via Rochester) on a 12-seat plane Mike saw something 

that moved him, he saw Narragansett Bay and fell in love 

with it.

Ten years ago Mike bought a sailboat without knowing how 

to sail and ever since then his dream was to have a house on 

Prudence Island so he could enjoy his sailing and 

Narragansett Bay.

In 2008 Mike Sheehan and Rong-Rong Zhu bought Kathryn 

McDevitt’s house.  Rong-Rong did not even know Prudence 

Island existed and when we came to look at the house she too 

fell in love with Prudence Island and Narragansett Bay 

instantly.  Though we are weekend residents now, we fully 

expect to spend considerable time on Prudence in the near 

future when we retire.

Mike Sheehan brings to the Conservancy Board his ability to 

work with different people and balance different opinions to 

succeed.  Mike loves nature, from sailing around 

Narragansett Bay to climbing Mt Kilimanjaro to running marathons