In Their Own Words

Five Questions With: Patrick Odess

In Their Own Words 11/05/2008

With state officials warning cities and towns to prepare for budget cuts, municipal governments are searching for ways to reduce costs and streamline their...

"THERE IS a national shortage of qualified health-care workers and organizations have to pay higher and higher amounts to attract and retain these workers," says Jamie Moran is an employee-benefit specialist with Needham, Mass.-based Provider Insurance Group. /

Five Questions With: Jamie Moran

In Their Own Words 11/03/2008

Jamie Moran is an employee-benefit specialist with Needham, Mass.-based Provider Insurance Group, an independent insurance agency with offices in Woonsocket and Belmont, Mass. Moran...

Redfern named a top associate at architecture firm

In Their Own Words 11/01/2008

Sean Redfern has been named senior associate at Durkee, Brown, Viveiros & Werenfels Architects Inc. Since joining the firm in 2000, Redfern has been...

In R.I., word of mouth<br> can be powerful advertising

In Their Own Words 11/01/2008

As the CEO of JWT, the world’s fourth-largest advertising agency, Providence native Bob Jeffrey has a powerful influence over the messages Americans see and...

A BETTER PLACE: Thomas A. Mann Jr., executive director of The Pawtucket Foundation, says that despite the economic crisis, projects are ongoing in the city. /

Foundation’s chief sees great future in Pawtucket

In Their Own Words 10/27/2008

The Pawtucket Foundation, organized by leaders in the local business and nonprofit sectors, advocates for projects in Pawtucket that will spark economic development, improve...

R.I. HOUSING Executive Director Richard Godfrey would like to see state legislation that better protects tenants in foreclosed properties. /

R.I. Housing plans program, staffing cuts of 10%

In Their Own Words 10/25/2008

For the last 15 years, Richard H. Godfrey Jr. has served as the executive director of Rhode Island Housing, a quasi-public state agency...

Everlasting Designs takes creative approach to IT

In Their Own Words 10/25/2008

David Vernaglia grew up with computers – those big, clunky things available in the ’80s, then their sleeker, more sophisticated successors. After graduating from...

Veteran scribe to head <br>UWRI public relations

In Their Own Words 10/25/2008

Faye B. Zuckerman has been named vice president of public relations at United Way of Rhode Island. She will be responsible for managing the...

"OIL AND GAS are expensive no matter where you live. One of the different challenges in Westerly versus Providence is, arguably, access to employment," said WARM Volunteer Coordinator Leah Eagan-Stoddard. /

Five Questions With: Leah Eagan-Stoddard

In Their Own Words 10/23/2008

Westerly Area Rest Meals Inc. this month kicked off a new campaign for helping residents heat their homes this winter. The nonprofit’s volunteer coordinator,...