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    SOLID IMPACT: Julie Owens, CEO of Social Enterprise Greenhouse, feels that she is part of a community of change-makers in her role leading the business incubator. 
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    Julie Owens

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    PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Julie Owens | Social Enterprise Greenhouse | CEO THE MOST IMPORTANT quality for being a successful leader is curiosity,...
    EASING HARDSHIPS: A Wish Come True Inc. Executive Director Mary-Kate O’Leary instituted a Hardship Fund to help families with expenses such as transportation, medical appointments and hospital visits. 
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    Mary-Kate O’Leary

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    PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Mary-Kate O’Leary | A Wish Come True Inc. | Executive director FOR NEARLY SIX YEARS, Mary-Kate O’Leary has focused...
    CAREER CHANGES: Oscar Mejias, the Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s executive director, first worked on servicing vehicles before fixing computers and opening a school for certified nursing assistants. 
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    Oscar Mejias

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    PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Oscar Mejias | Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce | Executive director OSCAR MEJIAS BELIEVES in destiny. The proof:...
    SHIFTING GEARS: Kimberly McCarthy first began her career as a lawyer, including being a partner for Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP, before becoming The Washington Trust Co.’s senior vice president and chief wealth client services officer. 
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    Kimberly McCarthy

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    PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Kimberly McCarthy | The Washington Trust Co. | Senior vice president and chief wealth client services officer STRATEGIC PLANNING,...
    GETTING TECHNICAL: Rhode Island Foundation Chief Technology Officer Kathleen Malin is currently focusing the nonprofit funder’s efforts on two major areas: cybersecurity and understanding artificial intelligence. 
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    Kathleen Malin

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    PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Kathleen Malin | Rhode Island Foundation | Chief technology officer FOR KATHLEEN MALIN, leading the technology efforts at the...
    FINDING INSPIRATION: Kerry LaPlante, dean of the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy, was inspired by her neighborhood pharmacist in her native Buffalo, N.Y., to work in health care. 
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    Kerry LaPlante

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    PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Kerry LaPlante | University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy | Dean AT 16 YEARS OLD, Kerry LaPlante already...
    LIVING HER DREAM: Barbara Lamoureaux, vice president of youth family services and clinical systems at Thrive Behavioral Health Inc., aspired to become a social worker since she was in high school. 
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    Barbara Lamoureux

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    PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Barbara Lamoureux | Thrive Behavioral Health Inc. | Vice president of youth and family services and clinical systems LOOK...
    RELATIONSHIP BUILDER: USI Insurance Services LLC Senior Vice President of Employee Benefits Kate Kennedy, among her accomplishments, directly sourced and secured new client relationships that resulted in $4 million in net new revenue for the company. 
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    Kate Kennedy

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    PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Kate Kennedy | USI Insurance Services LLC | Senior vice president of employee benefits TWO WORDS best describe...
    REACHING HIGHER: In just three years with Reach Consulting LLC, Anne Geertman rose through the ranks from project manager to become the company’s managing director. 
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    Anne Geertman

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    PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Anne Geertman | Reach Consulting LLC | Managing director WHAT DOES IT TAKE for a company to succeed and...
    DEALMAKER: Mary Ann Gardner, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport’s production branch head in the contracts department, and her branch executed more than 400 actions totaling about $300 million in obligations in the 2023 fiscal year. 
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    Mary Ann Gardner

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    PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Mary Ann Gardner | Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport | Production branch head, contracts department FOR MOST OF...
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