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TIFFANY BUMGARDNER-SCHEFFLER is the chief operating officer and director of field service for the Narragansett Council of the Boy Scouts of America. / COURTESY NARRAGANSETT COUNCIL OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

Five Questions With: Tiffany Bumgardner-Scheffler

Tiffany Bumgardner-Scheffler is the chief operating officer and director of field service for the Narragansett Council of the Boy Scouts of America. She is...

BBBSOS names training room in honor of Pieniadz

DOROTHY R. PIENIADZ, one of the founding mothers of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ocean State, was recently honored for her more than...
LUIS MATEUS is the owner of Mateus Realty in East Providence. / COURTESY MATEUS REALTY

Five Questions With: Luis Mateus

Luis Mateus is owner of Mateus Realty in East Providence, which he opened in 1983 after working for several years as a real estate...
TIM HEBERT, chief client officer for Carousel Industries and founder and CEO of Trilix, is a Tech Collective board member. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Five Questions With: Tim Hebert

Tech Collective board member Tim Hebert announced a more-refined mission for the group of businesses, nonprofits, entrepreneurs and others recently. It’s dropping its bioscience...
GEORGE J. CHARETTE III is the president and CEO of Pawtucket Credit Union. / COURTESY PAWTUCKET CREDIT UNION

Five Questions With: George J. Charette III

George J. Charette III is president and CEO of Pawtucket Credit Union. The credit union recently hosted Real World Day, a day dedicated to...
DAVID CAPRIO is the CEO of Children’s Friend. / COURTESY CHILDREN’S FRIEND

Five Questions With: David Caprio

On April 10, David Caprio, CEO of Children’s Friend, testified before the R.I. House Finance Committee advocating for more funding to the R.I. Department...
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With Stephanie Fortunato

Stephanie Fortunato | Director, Providence Department of Art, Culture and Tourism 1. What is the mission of the department? To ensure the continued development of...
OLIVIA TOURONY is a junior studying accounting at Johnson & Wales University. Earlier this year she received a $10,000 Public Company Accounting Oversight Board scholarship. / COURTESY JWU

Five Questions With: Olivia Tourony

A junior at Johnson & Wales University, Olivia Tourony is a resident of Douglas, Mass., and is studying in the accounting department. Earlier this...

Roberts named March of Dimes ‘Signature Chef’

KAITLYN ROBERTS, chef, founder and proprietor of Easy Entertaining, was recently selected as the March of Dimes 2018 Signature Chef. Roberts’ love for cooking...
OLIN THOMPSON is an officer in the Jewelry District Association, which recently co-sponsored a survey asking Providence neighborhood association members for their opinions on the Fane Organization’s proposed 46-story residential tower. / COURTESY IRA GARBER PHOTOGRAPHY

Five Questions With: Olin Thompson

Olin Thompson, an officer in the Jewelry District Association, recently shared the results of an emailed survey of Providence residents who are members of...
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