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Point32Health lets employee experience shape its wellness programs

PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2026 1,500-4,999 EMPLOYEES 2. Point32Health Co. CEO (or equivalent): Patrick Gilligan, CEO and president Full-time U.S. employees: 3,389 How employers and employees think about health...

Helping workers help themselves

PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2026 100-499 EMPLOYEES 7. R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp. CEO (or equivalent): Carol Ventura, CEO and executive director Full-time U.S. employees: 229 The...
CLASS IN SESSION: To better educate employees on tips for a healthy lifestyle, Groov-Pin Corp. brings in wellness vendors to lead tailored classes based on what a certain group may need. 
COURTESY GROOV-PIN CORP.

Groov-Pin’s commitment to health starts and ends with its employees

PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2026 2-99 EMPLOYEES 1. Groov-Pin Corp. CEO (or equivalent): Scot A. Jones, CEO Full-time U.S. employees: 72 Groov-Pin Corp. knows that to stay ahead of...
HELPING HAND: Ashley Rimay, executive medical science liaison for Indivior Inc., educates providers about opioid use disorders and the products her company offers to support patients with such disorders. 
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Caring is where Indivior’s Rimay’s heart is at

Business Women Awards WOMAN TO WATCH HEALTH CARE: Ashley Rimay, Indivior Inc. executive medical science liaison WEARING MULTIPLE HATS while on the job is nothing...
FINDING HOMES: Jennifer Watkins, vice president of emergency shelters and housing problem solving at Crossroads Rhode Island, and her staff help house more and more families each year. 
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Jennifer Watkins

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Jennifer Watkins | Crossroads Rhode Island | Vice president of emergency shelters and housing problem solving UNDERSTANDING THE NEEDS...
GOAL-ORIENTED: Amber Bichun helps facilitate growth and continuous education among Citrin Cooperman & Co. LLP’s young employees at the firm’s Providence office. 
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Citrin Cooperman’s Bichun is passionate about giving back

2024 Business Women Awards WOMAN TO WATCH | FINANCIAL SERVICES: Amber Bichun Citrin Cooperman & Co. LLP partner AMBER BICHUN UNDERSTANDS that her leadership impacts her...
SOLID FOUNDATION: Navigant Credit Union First Vice President of Operations Eliza Lavergne has worked closely with the Izzy Foundation, an organization supporting children with cancer and their families, for the last three years. 
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A dedication to others has paid off for Navigant Credit Union’s...

2024 Business Women Awards INDUSTRY LEADER | FINANCIAL SERVICES: Eliza Lavergne Navigant Credit Union first vice president of operations ENSURING RHODE ISLAND’S longest-operating, member-owned credit union...
TOEING THE STREAMLINE: Marstone Inc. Chief People Officer and General Counsel Nisha Cordero helped to streamline technological implementations and brought on performance management operations to maximize the value of the Marstone team’s time while giving them the tools and resources they need to work daily. 
COURTESY MARSTONE INC.

Marstone’s Cordero the right ‘people’ person at the right time

PBN C-Suite 2024 Awards SMALL PRIVATE COMPANY: Nisha Cordero Marstone Inc. | Chief people officer and general counsel TODAY’S COMPANIES ARE CHALLENGED with finding ways for...
A BETTER FUTURE: 
In 2009, Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council Inc. created The RI Cross Disability Coalition to focus on individuals with various disabilities and offer them ways to have career opportunities. Pictured, from left, are Kevin Nerney, the council’s executive director; Deanne Gagne, member of the RI Cross Disability Coalition; Sue Babin, the council’s special projects director; and coalition member Tanja Blicker-Ucran.
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R.I. Developmental Disabilities Council creates new ways of thinking to aid...

PBN Diversity Equity & Inclusion 2023 Awards Nonprofit/Social Services: Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council Inc. ORGANIZATIONS STRIVING TO DO BETTER to be more diverse, equitable...
OFFERING GUIDANCE: Craig Pickell, CEO of Bullard Abrasives Inc., left, works with press operator Ceaser Gomez on a machine at the Lincoln-based manufacturer. 
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Pickell’s vision extends
far beyond his own company

PBN 2023 Manufacturing Awards STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP: Craig Pickell, CEO, Bullard Abrasives Inc. Craig Pickell displays his leadership abilities in more ways than one. First and foremost, Pickell...
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