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Noemi Arellano-Summer

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Learning to manage money: Sharyln Martinez, CEO of Sincere Multiservice Inc. and Sincere Consulting Services LLC, is driven to educate underserved communities on financial literacy and entrepreneurship. 
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Martinez builds financial literacy across R.I.’s underserved communities

Business Services
PBN Business Women Awards 2026 OUTSTANDING MENTOR: Sharlyn Martinez, Sincere Multiservice Inc. CEO As the CEO of Sincere Multiservice Inc. and Sincere Consulting Services LLC, Sharlyn Martinez...
Raising the school’s voice: Laura Baldwin, chief marketing officer at Roger Williams University, said her role at the university boils down to connecting the right people with the right issues to solve problems. 
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Shaping culture through branding

Business Women
PBN Business Women Awards 2026 INDUSTRY LEADER | EDUCATION: Laura Baldwin, Roger Williams University chief marketing officer Laura Baldwin, chief marketing officer at Roger Williams University, helped...
ANSWERING THE CALL: Greg Cornett, president of Rhode Island Energy, has negotiated a break from National Grid ownership, dealt with weather challenges and navigated talking to the community about energy affordability and climate policy in his two years leading the energy provider.
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Rhode Island Energy president believes in embracing the unknown

Industries
PBN 2026 C-Suite Awards ENTERPRISE PRIVATE COMPANY (More than 500 employees): Greg Cornett Rhode Island Energy president Greg Cornett, president of Rhode Island Energy, believes things...
ALL SMILES: Medical assistants, from left, Dennis Tai, Jazmine de la Cruz and Lia Brito share a laugh at the Rhode Island Free Clinic in Providence, which has restructured its workforce to bring in new roles and create advancement opportunities.
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Everyone deserves access to health care

Health Services
PBN 2025 DIVERSITY EQUITY & INCLUSION AWARDS Health Care (MidSize Company): Rhode Island Free Clinic Rhode Island Free Clinic, based in Providence, focuses on providing comprehensive...
RIGHT TO CARE: As the son of working-class immigrants, Kevin Martins, vice president and chief diversity officer at Care New England Health System, says he sees access to health care as a right for people.
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Supportive environment for employees as well as patients at Care New...

Health Services
PBN 2025 DIVERSITY EQUITY & INCLUSION AWARDS Health Care (Enterprise Company): Care New England Health System Care New England HEALTH SYSTEMS based in Providence, is committed...
EXPANDING SERVICE: AVTECH Software Inc. CEO and President Rick Grundy, left, and Russell Benoit, marketing channel manager, show off the company’s Room Alert environment monitoring platform at its Warren facility.
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AVTECH takes Room Alert platform to the next level

Industries
PBN 2025 Manufacturing Awards OVERALL EXCELLENCE AT A SMALL MANUFACTURER: AVTECH Software Inc. Rick Grundy, CEO and president of AVTECH Software Inc., is proud of the...
YOUTH MOVEMENT: A group of interns works together during a meeting at Falvey Insurance Group in North Kingstown. In addition to internships, the agency has launched an underwriter training program and is looking to start apprenticeships.
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‘The opportunity’s there, I’m just going to take it’: Insurers eager...

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The next generation of insurance agents is being ushered into the industry, thanks to local agencies eager to fill roles vacated by the large...

ClarkSilva’s growth resulted from spreading the positive word

Business Services
PBN 2025 FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES $250,000 TO $2.5 MILLION 5. ClarkSilva LLC CEO (or equivalent): Benjamin Silva and Keith Clark, partners 2024 Revenue: $2.3 million 2022 Revenue:...

Axiotrop LLC on the front lines of security

Business Services
PBN 2025 FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES $250,000 TO $2.5 MILLION 6. Axiotrop LLC CEO (or equivalent): Joe Devine, president 2024 Revenue: $329,755 2022 Revenue: $244,386 Revenue growth: 34.9% LINKING UP with...
HUB OF ACTIVITY: Caitlin Villari, CIC Providence LLC’s regional director of events, says spaces at the business hub at 225 Dyer St. are about 90% occupied. 
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CIC Providence offers shared space to grow R.I.’s economy

Business Services
PBN 2025 INNOVATIVE COMPANIES Innovative Collaboration: CIC Providence LLC WITH OFFICES ALL OVER the world, Cambridge Innovation Center’s Rhode Island hub, known as CIC Providence LLC,...
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