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Empowering Others: William Fitzgerald, vice president of sales and client services at Amica Mutual Insurance, has spent 33 years building trust and developing talent, believing that leadership means positioning others to succeed. 
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William Fitzgerald

Economy
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2026 WILLIAM FITZGERALD Amica Mutual Insurance Co. vice president of sales and client services William Fitzgerald, vice president of sales and client...
BETTER-PROTECTED: Among his various responsibilities as director of information security at RISE Group Inc., Viken Jawharjian led the company through a switch to a better-protected email system.
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Viken Jawharjian

Economy
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2026 VIKEN JAWHARJIAN RISE Group Inc. director of information security The director of information security for RISE Group Inc., Viken Jawharjian has...
A Higher Calling: Amy Kempe, chief of staff at the Community College of Rhode Island, has guided the college through crisis and growth, including the Rhode Island Promise Program, believing that leadership means equipping others. 
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Amy Kempe

Economy
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2026 AMY KEMPE Community College of Rhode Island chief of staff Amy Kempe, the chief of staff at the Community College...
Expanding Access: Gina Helm, vice president and residential lending sales manager at Centreville Bank, has helped more than 100 low- to moderate-income buyers achieve homeownership through the bank’s Providing Access to Secure Homeownership program. 
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Gina Helm

Financial Services
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2026 GINA HELM Centreville Bank vice president and residential lending sales manager Gina Helm, vice president and residential lending sales manager...
Servant Leadership: Beth Bixby, CEO of Tides Family Services, leads with a servant leadership that her mentor, Brother Michael Reis, instilled in her, helping to build Rhode Island’s mobile health crisis response system for children and families. 
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Beth Bixby

Government
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2026 BETH BIXBY Tides Family Services Inc. CEO As the old saying goes, “Be somebody who makes everybody feel like a...
Building Bridges: Tomás Alberto Ávila, associate director of intergovernmental affairs for Rhode Island, connects government and entrepreneurs, expanding opportunities for minority businesses. 
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Tomás Alberto Ávila

Economy
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2026 TOMÁS ALBERTO ÁVILA State of Rhode Island associate director of intergovernmental affairs and outreach After earning a mechanical engineering degree from...

Doris Blanchard

Economy
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2026 DORIS BLANCHARD R.I. Commerce Corp. director of outreach and engagement As director of outreach and engagement at the R.I. Commerce Corp.,...
BUILDING MOMENTUM: In his second stint as Rhode Island’s commerce secretary, Stefan Pryor is building on wins such as a $100 million Raytheon expansion and completion of the building that houses the R.I. Department of Health State Laboratories and Ocean State Labs. 
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Stefan Pryor

Economy
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2026 STEFAN PRYOR State of Rhode Island Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor, who is in his second term as the secretary of...
Building an Ecosystem: Glenn Robertelli, executive director of RI Bio, pivoted from co-founding robotics firm Admetsys to growing Rhode Island’s life sciences sector, saying “collaboration, not competition ... wins.” 
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Glenn Robertelli

Entrepreneurship
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2026 GLENN ROBERTELLI RI Bio executive director Glenn Robertelli has spent 25 years building things that didn’t yet exist. Now...

Warwick home sells for $2.15M in Old Buttonwoods

Real Estate
WARWICK – A single-family home at 77 Janice Road recently sold for $2.15 million, making it the second-highest single-family residential sale in the city...
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