Education

Favorite escape?
Yoga
Favorite, nonwork-related website? Yahoo.com
Favorite tech toy?
Laptop
If not your current job, what would you like to do? Work in nonprofit sector
Most surprising thing about you?
My best friend is my grandfather
Guilty pleasure?
Shopping /

Kelly Quesada

Education 07/31/2010

Ambitious, talented employees show results when given challenges to overcome. But not all of them measure accomplishment by their team’s success as much as...

Favorite escape?
The beach (Goosewing)
Favorite, nonwork-related website? Overstock.com
Favorite tech toy?
iPod
If not your current job, what would you like to do? Children’s book author
Most surprising thing about you?
Being a Yankees fan
Guilty pleasure?
Playing cards (Continental) /

Amanda D. McMullen

Education 07/31/2010

At the Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum in Boston, Amanda D. McMullen was inspired by more than the art. Susan Courtmanche, her supervisor, gave her...

Favorite escape?
Misquamicut Beach
Favorite, nonwork-related website? GoLocalProv.com
Favorite tech toy?
Blackberry
If not your current job, what would you like to do? Run a local theater company
Most surprising thing about you?
I’m a homebody
Guilty pleasure?
Caffeine /

Stephanie L. Federico

Education 07/31/2010

For someone who has lived in Rhode Island for only a decade, Stephanie L. Federico has certainly made an impact on its capital city. Federico...

Favorite escape?
Disney World
Favorite, nonwork-related website?
allrecipes.com
Favorite tech toy?
iPod and audio books
If not your current job, what would you like to do? Interior designer
Most surprising thing about you?
I like to meditate
Guilty pleasure?
Finding an hour for myself /

Lynsey Colgan

Education 07/31/2010

Lynsey Colgan admits she wasn’t born with the entrepreneurial spirit. “While in college I never would have pictured myself running two successful businesses,” she...

Favorite escape? Playing guitar and gardeningFavorite, nonwork-related website? Dig.comFavorite tech toy?Smart phone (Android)If not your current job, what would you like to do? A rock starMost surprising thing about you?Minored in artGuilty pleasure?Chocolate and peanut butter /

Jason A. Albuquerque

Education 07/31/2010

North Kingstown, population 26,000, is on the cutting edge when it comes to using technology to improve government services and operations. And town leaders...

"HILLSIDE HALL is the largest entirely new building and site residence hall project that we have been commissioned to design, which makes it a very exciting milestone for our office," said Lerner Ladds + Bartels partner Christian Ladds. /

Five Questions With: Christian Ladds

Education 07/30/2010

In September 2012, students at the University of Rhode Island will have a new place to live. The university plans to tear down its...

Bristol Community College eyes expansion

Education 07/30/2010

FALL RIVER – Bristol Community College is moving forward with plans to renovate two buildings and construct a new technology center. Earlier this month, the...

THE BUILDING constructed by the former Brooks Pharmacy to serve as its headquarters, above, is part of the 25-acre parcel purchased from Rite Aid by the New England Institute of Technology. /

NEIT hires firm to oversee move<br> to new East Greenwich campus

Education 07/30/2010

WARWICK – The New England Institute of Technology has hired a Massachusetts firm to help the college with its move to East Greenwich. Newton, Mass.-based...

New England Tech receives $10K from Grainger Foundation for scholarships

Education 07/28/2010

WARWICK – The New England Institute of Technology last week received a $10,000 donation from The Grainger Foundation to provide more scholarship opportunities. Jim Crowley,...