40 Under Forty 2019 winner:
BARBARA ANN FENTON | 38
PHYSICAL THERAPIST, RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL AND SOUTHCOAST VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION INC.
What is the best advice you have ever received? Don’t go looking for a knight; go looking for a sword.
Redefining Higher Education: The Strategic Imperative of a Three-Year Bachelor’s Degree
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What advice would you give your 22-year-old self? The train wrecks that everyone is running away from are sometimes the biggest opportunities. Dive in.
What moment changed your life more than any other? I finished dead last in my first gymnastics state championships at age 7. … I used that as “metamotivation” and went on to win 18 state titles. We should not be lowering standards and making the world easier for kids; instead, we should make sure they are strong enough to meet any challenge.
What is your favorite Rhode Island food or drink? Chocolate Oreo Awful Awfuls at the Newport Creamery.
Fox or MSNBC? Fox. I love Martha MacCallum.
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or LinkedIn? Facebook.
Avengers or Justice League? Star Wars.
THE PROP: Running is important to Barbara Ann Fenton. She’s holding the running shoes she’ll be lacing up at the London Half Marathon in October.
