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With deep experience in nursing, ranging from being an RN, to earning a Ph.D. in nursing and being the executive director of the Rhode Island State Nurses Association, Pamela L. McCue understands all aspects of the profession and 
its importance to quality health care delivery. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Staying true to the mission defines path to success

Pamela L. McCue | Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College CEO The demand for registered nurses will continue to grow, but it is not just...
Thomas V. Ward
Breeze Publications Inc. founder and publisher
More than two decades ago, Thomas V. Ward founded The Valley Breeze for $15,000 from his Cumberland living room. Today Breeze Publications publishes five editions across Rhode Island’s northern tier and provides proof that news organizations can be successful in attracting readers and revenue. / PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Success comes when you ‘stick to your knitting’

While businesspersons I meet marvel at the staying power of a free community newspaper such as The Valley Breeze in this day and age,...
Tom Parrish’s success at Trinity Rep has been recognized by Providence Business News, which awarded it a Business Excellence Award recently for Excellence at a Midsize Company, based largely on the financial turnaround of the 55-year-old acting company since he arrived in 2015. / PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

A broad approach to problem-solving yields most-effective outcomes

Tom Parrish | Trinity Repertory Company executive director Theater is a collaborative art form, drawing on the strengths and specialties of a host of individuals...
Since coming to Adoption Rhode Island almost 20 years ago, Darlene Allen has been a strong voice in the community for those the agency serves. She’s also helped develop counseling and healing-arts services for thousands of children in foster care. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Invest in your workforce

Darlene Allen | Adoption Rhode Island CEO and executive director I have always had a passion for improving the lives of children. I was fortunate...
Prior to joining Rite-Solutions Inc., Dennis McLaughlin was a naval officer, senior executive at the Department of Defense and technical director of the Naval Surface Warfare Center – the U.S. Navy’s largest research and development laboratory. / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

A culture of purpose is a foundation for success

Dennis McLaughlin | Rite-Solutions Inc. president and CEO Successful organizations that I have worked with have one thing in common: A culture of purpose. This...
Patrice M. Milos has been a leader in the life sciences for nearly three decades and has lived in Rhode Island since 1989. But until co-founding Medley Genomics roughly two years ago, she had been saddled with time-consuming commutes 
to work, an experience that informed her current position.  / PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Finding purpose, passion, people and finally place here in Rhode Island

Patrice M. Milos | Medley Genomics Inc. co-founder, president and CEO Over the course of my 25-year life sciences career, I have been fortunate to...
Eric M. Shorr founded Secure Future Tech Solutions while a student at the University of Rhode Island and has grown the business by becoming the information technology department for many Rhode Island small businesses. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Strong core values are at the center of success and growth

Eric M. Shorr | Secure Future Tech Solutions founder and president Our mission at Secure Future Tech Solutions is to provide expert technology guidance to...
Prior to becoming head of The College Crusade of Rhode Island in 2016, Andrew Bramson, a former Peace 
Corps volunteer, held executive positions at 
The Providence Plan. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Succeeding through collaboration and collective wisdom

Andrew Bramson | The College Crusade of Rhode Island president and CEO At The College Crusade of Rhode Island, our mission is to help young...
Pete Kaczmarek has developed teams that have multiplied sales and Ebitda in public, private and private-equity settings through innovative growth strategies, global mergers and acquisitions and well-executed synergy savings. An experienced global board director, he has guided multiple joint ventures between Asian and American companies to rapid growth. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Team vision produces results

Pete Kaczmarek | Mearthane Products Corp. president My career has taken me from large corporations to middle-market businesses with internationally dispersed operations, and now to...
Brian Boyle has been in training design and development for nearly two decades, but a recent experience in a small-business growth program kicked his project into another gear, with the expectation that it will grow its client base 40 percent in the last quarter of 2018. / PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Move beyond the day to day and capitalize on the extraordinary

Brian Boyle | CrossTrainer founder My growth plan began with an ordinary conversation at a wedding in 2016. I mentioned to a guy that I...
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