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LARA D'ANTUONO is executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Warwick. / COURTESY BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF WARWICK

Five Questions With: Lara D’Antuono

Lara D’Antuono joined Boys & Girls Clubs of Warwick in 1994 as the organization’s child care director. She advanced to the position of development...

Gloor wins marketing award

MICHAEL GLOOR, owner of Gloor Design, recently won the Marc Harrison Award for Marketing Excellence at the 21st Annual New England Fine Furnishings Show....
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5Q: Tina Pearl

1 What type of resources does The POINT offer elderly adults with disabilities and their caregivers? Everyone at The POINT is a senior health insurance...
CLIFF WEITZMAN, a senior at Brown University, has been named to Forbes' 30 under 30 list of the top change-makers and innovators in the country.

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Five Questions With: Cliff Weitzman

Cliff Weitzman, a Brown University senior, last month made Forbes’ 2017 30 under 30 class, a collection of the leading young changemakers and innovators...
BRIAN AZAR is chief lending officer at Navigant Credit Union. / COURTESY NAVIGANT CREDIT UNION

Five Questions With: Brian Azar

Brian Azar was recently hired as chief lending officer at Navigant Credit Union. Azar, a veteran banker, previously worked at People’s United Bank in...
SHERILYN BROWN was instrumental in launching the Arts & Health Advisory Group, a collaboration among Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, the R.I. Department of Health and the R.I. Executive Office of Health and Human Services. / COURTESY RISCA

Five Questions With: Sherilyn Brown

Sherilyn Brown is education director at the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, which, with the R.I. Department of Health, recently partnered to...
TONI MARIE RODERICK-GOMES is executive director of the Mt. Hope Learning Center in Providence. / COURTESY MT. HOPE LEARNING CENTER

Five Questions With: Toni Marie Roderick-Gomes

Toni Marie Roderick-Gomes has worked in the nonprofit sector for over 25 years, primarily in the Providence area. She joined the Mt. Hope Learning...

Cashman receives service award

DAVID CASHMAN, a teacher at Providence Country Day School, recently received the Michael P. Metcalf '51 Distinguished Service Award. The school's most prestigious award...
JOHN SMITHERS is executive director at Tech Collective, Rhode Island’s information technology and bioscience industry association. / COURTESY TECH COLLECTIVE

Five Questions With: John Smithers

John Smithers became executive director at Tech Collective, Rhode Island’s information technology and bioscience industry association, in August. Smithers talks about how Tech Collective...
MELISSA TRAPP is senior vice president and investment manager for Bank Rhode Island. / COURTESY BANK RHODE ISLAND

Five Questions With: Melissa Trapp

Melissa Trapp is senior vice president and investment manager for Bank Rhode Island. With more than two decades of experience in the financial services...
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