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HEAD OF THE CLASS: Justin D. Bibee, Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island’s Refugee Resettlement Department assistant director, teaches a class at the Providence nonprofit. 
COURTESY DORCAS INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE 
OF RHODE ISLAND

Dorcas International Institute’s Bibee has an open-door policy to aiding the...

Business Services
PBN Diversity Equity & Inclusion 2024 Awards DIVERSITY CHAMPION: Justin D. Bibee, Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, Justin D. Bibee has advanced...
MEDALS OF HONOR: ChemArt Co. co-owner and President Dave Marquis sits at his desk that displays various medallions his Lincoln-based company produces. Much of those medallions support nonprofits and similar organizations. 
PBN PHOTO / TRACY JENKINS

Marquis helps put ChemArt on the national marquee

Economic Activity
PBN Manufacturing Awards 2024 STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP: Dave Marquis, co-owner and president, ChemArt Co. AFTER ALMOSTY 40 YEARS working in manufacturing, Dave Marquis is still in awe...
EMPOWERING YOUTHS: Sarah McNeill, pictured at her North Kingstown location, launched McNeill Children’s Institute in Middletown in July 2020 to help children and young adults with ADHD, dyslexia, autism and other conditions. 
PBN PHOTO/
ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Helping kids with disabilities reach their full potential

Business Women
The direction of Sarah McNeill’s life emerged like a blueprint early on. “When I was growing up, we didn’t have technology like cellphones. I played...
STAYING POWER: ­Erica Busillo Adams, president of the Rhode Island chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, says a front-line fundraiser will double their salary with a nonprofit from their first year on the job to the next. But if that person leaves, the organization takes a major financial hit, she says.
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

What happens when nonprofits struggle to hire fundraisers, financial professionals?

Business Services
COVID-19 may be in the rearview mirror for most, but it’s left Rhode Island’s nonprofits with a rocky, challenging road to navigate. A 2024 survey...
STYLE GUIDE: Interior designer Linda Greco of Linlocks Finds and Designs visits the showroom at Dal-Tile Services Inc. in Warwick, where she often gets materials for kitchen and bathroom remodeling projects. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

She used creative instinct to craft a design-build firm

Business Services
Anyone who’s building a new house, redoing a kitchen, even freshening up a lowly mudroom knows the process all seems straightforward until it’s time...
EARLY START: Kenadee Houle, a sophomore at William M. Davies Jr. Career & Technical High School, serves up Korean chicken bulgogi as part of the Menu for Success food truck competition at Lincoln High School.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

BRIDGING THE GAP: Programs connect culinary workers, employers in need

Education
Rhode Islanders love good food, and our ­reward is a regular stream of new restaurants. “It’s fantastic from an entrepreneurial standpoint but every time you...
GROWTH PLAN: Karen Bacon has taken Diversified Resources LLC, a 40-year-old financial planning company started by her father, from $125 million in managed assets to $284 million since she became president in 2015. 
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

A financial wisdom refined by real-life experiences

Business Women
Nothing teaches a life lesson like dealing with temperamental rock stars. Ask Karen Wright Bacon. She spent five years doing just that while making ad...
SOLID IMPACT: Julie Owens, CEO of Social Enterprise Greenhouse, feels that she is part of a community of change-makers in her role leading the business incubator. 
PBN PHOTO/PAUL J. SPETRINI

Julie Owens

Industries
PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Julie Owens | Social Enterprise Greenhouse | CEO THE MOST IMPORTANT quality for being a successful leader is curiosity,...
CAREER CHANGES: Oscar Mejias, the Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s executive director, first worked on servicing vehicles before fixing computers and opening a school for certified nursing assistants. 
PBN PHOTO/PAUL J. SPETRINI

Oscar Mejias

Industries
PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Oscar Mejias | Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce | Executive director OSCAR MEJIAS BELIEVES in destiny. The proof:...

Part-timers getting fulltime support at Job Lot

Health Services
PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2024 1,500-4,999 EMPLOYEES #4. Ocean State Job Lot CEO (or equivalent): Marc Perlman, principal owner and CEO; Alan Perlman and Steve...
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