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    Wendy Mackie started Jamestown-based education and workforce consultancy Two Bridges LLC in 2022. She previously served as CEO of the Rhode Island Marine Trade Association. / PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

    Go for the triple win

    Education
    Wendy Mackie | Two Bridges LLC principal in my experience, the most effective efforts create a ripple effect of positive outcomes. To build a truly...
    EARLY ­LESSON: ­Rebecca Johnson, owner of Sylvan Learning Center in Cumberland and Coventry, says she knew at a young age that she wanted to be a teacher. 
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

    Johnson’s made it her business to be a classroom ‘coach’

    Business Women
    It’s a weekday afternoon at Sylvan Learning Center, and students large and small hover on cushioned chairs around little tables. One group of high school...
    A CLOSER LOOK: More than 30 scholarships offered at the University of Rhode Island are the focus of a complaint filed by the conservative nonprofit Legal Insurrection Foundation alleging that the scholarships violate federal law because eligibility is partially based on race and gender. 
COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

    URI among schools targeted in civil rights complaints

    Education
    The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights has opened an investigation into 35 scholarships offered at the University of Rhode Island after...
    GROUP EFFORT: Peter Marino, fourth from the left, CEO and president of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, speaks during a panel discussion at Providence Business News’ Health Care Summit and Health Care Heroes Awards event on April 2 at the Providence Marriott. Also on the panel are, from left, Dr. Michael Wagner, CEO and president of Care New England Health System; Joseph Trunzo, founding associate director of Bryant University’s School of Health and Behavioral Sciences and a professor of psychology; Gregory Mercurio, senior vice president of radiation oncology at American Shared Hospital Services and CEO of Precision Radiation Oncology of Rhode Island; Linda Hurley, CEO and president of CODAC Behavioral Healthcare; and Dr. Raj Hazarika, chief medical officer for commercial products at Point32Health Services Inc. PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing, moderates. 
PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

    R.I. health care system needs to be more focused amid federal policy uncertainty

    Health Services
    Every day, a patient worried about getting the care they need calls CODAC Behavioral Healthcare. The nonprofit offers psychiatric and mental health services to some...
    BEATING A PATH: Providence Public Library Executive Director Jack Martin says foot traffic at the community hub is way up since a $28.5 million renovation was completed in 2020. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

    Library workforce training a vital community lifeline

    Editorial and Op-Ed
    A $28.5 million modernization of the Providence Public Library has, by all accounts, been a success, despite being completed at the onset of the...
    Dr. Sarah Mercurio

    Mercurio appointed president of Rhode Island Veterinary Medical Association

    Health Services
    DR. SARAH MERCURIO, medical director of City Kitty Veterinary Care for Cats in Providence, was recently appointed president of the Rhode Island Veterinary Medical...
    Dr. Angela Caliendo, Brown Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases executive vice chairperson of medicine / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

    Dr. Angela Caliendo

    People
    Health Care Heroes 2025 CAREER ACHIEVER: Dr. Angela Caliendo Brown Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases executive vice chairperson of medicine ATTENDING MEDICAL SCHOOL was Dr. Angela Caliendo’s...

    Road trip

    Executive Poll
    How often do you travel for business? More than 3 times per year: 75% 2-3 times per year: 25% Once per year: 0% Has your business travel increased...
    Justin A. Millan, HopeHealth registered nurse / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELY

    Justin A. Millan

    People
    Health Care Heroes 2025 NURSE: Justin A. Millan HopeHealth registered nurse What led you to choose health care as your profession? It was a second career. I...
    Gregory Mercurio, American Shared Hospital Services senior vice president of radiation oncology; Precision Radiation Oncology of Rhode Island CEO / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

    Gregory Mercurio

    People
    Health Care Heroes 2025 COMMUNITY OUTREACH (individual): Gregory Mercurio American Shared Hospital Services senior vice president of radiation oncology; Precision Radiation Oncology of Rhode Island CEO How...
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