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FINDING HIS PASSION: While teaching at Johnson & Wales University’s School of Technology, Bruce Parkes, International Game Technology PLC’s systems engineer, says the experience helped him realize that product development is his real love. / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Bruce Parkes, International Game Technology PLC systems engineer

Leaders & Achievers 2022 BRUCE PARKES Systems engineer, International Game Technology PLC GROWING UP EATING Vegemite sandwiches in Australia, Bruce Parkes never envisioned landing in the...
ALL IN: After the COVID-19 pandemic impacted operations, Craig Sculos, Bally’s Twin River Lincoln Casino Resort and Bally’s Tiverton Casino Hotel senior vice president of Rhode Island regulatory, is spearheading growth and expansion at the two gaming facilities. / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Craig Sculos, Bally’s Twin River Lincoln Casino Resort and Bally’s Tiverton...

Leaders & Achievers 2022 CRAIG SCULOS Senior vp of Rhode Island regulatory, Bally’s Twin River Lincoln Casino Resort and Bally’s Tiverton Casino Hotel Vice president and...
VALUABLE EXPERIENCE: Before co-founding Key Mediation LLC in North Kingstown, Kristen Sloan Maccini says she was given many opportunities and received jury trial experience while working real estate cases at her father’s Providence law firm. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Kristen Sloan Maccini, Key Mediation LLC co-founder

Leaders & Achievers 2022 KRISTEN SLOAN MACCINI Co-founder, Key Mediation LLC TRADITIONAL LEGAL EXPERIENCE helped shape the career of Kristen Sloan Maccini, co-founder of Key Mediation...
TO THE RESCUE: Wendy Taylor, founder and executive director of Tiverton-based nonprofit West Place Animal Sanctuary, oversees a home to approximately 100 rescued farm animals, wild waterfowl and gam/ 
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Wendy Taylor, West Place Animal Sanctuary founder and executive director

Leaders & Achievers 2022 WENDY TAYLOR Founder and executive director, West Place Animal Sanctuary WENDY TAYLOR WAS 14 when she knew law school was for her. But...
BUILDING UP: Michelle Wilcox, president of Crossroads Rhode Island, managed the growth of the program and housing assets budgets from $5 million to $13.4 million. / PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

Michelle Wilcox, Crossroads Rhode Island president

Leaders & Achievers 2022 MICHELLE WILCOX President, Crossroads Rhode Island NEARLY 30 YEARS into her career at Crossroads Rhode Island, Michelle Wilcox still feels working at...
MOTIVATED MENTOR: Jodie Woodruff, director of the Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Education School’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, says she is regularly motivated by her students’ curiosity and watching them grow in the classroom. / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Jodie Woodruff, Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Education School director of...

Leaders & Achievers 2022 JODIE WOODRUFF Director of innovation and entrepreneurship, Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Education School BEING AUTHENTIC is a critical quality Jodie Woodruff possesses...
FINDING YOURSELF: Jamie Worrell, co-founder and managing director of Strategic Retirement Services LLC, says young leaders entering law must find their “unique ability.” / PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

Jamie Worrell, Strategic Retirement Partners LLC co-founder and managing director

Leaders & Achievers 2022 JAMIE WORRELL Co-founder and managing director, Strategic Retirement Partners LLC THOUGH ORIGINALLY FROM A FAMILY of lawyers, Jamie Worrell, the co-founder...
CRISIS MANAGER: At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Nixon Peabody LLP CEO and Managing Partner Stephen Zubiago led a rollout of policies, including hybrid work and reduced work schedules, to help the firm’s employees still provide its clients the best services possible. / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Stephen Zubiago CEO and managing partner Nixon Peabody LLP

Leaders & Achievers 2022 STEPHEN ZUBIAGO CEO and managing partner, Nixon Peabody LLP STEPHEN ZUBIAGO TRULY ENJOYS being a lawyer. Zubiago, CEO and managing partner...

Report: I-195 area parking enough to meet current, future demand

PROVIDENCE – Parking is a perennial complaint in Providence. But even with a slew of new development projects coming to the former I-195 land, there...

Fewer Americans file for jobless benefits

WASHINGTON (AP) – Slightly fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continues to stand out as one of the...
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