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At RIC, Hope Scholarship is bringing about change

Ariel Polanco didn’t see many opportunities beyond high school as he was growing up, but his aspirations extended far beyond the Providence neighborhoods he...
Martinha Javid

Javid receives United Way’s John H. Chafee LIVE UNITED Award

MARTINHA JAVID, founder of Cranston nonprofit MAE Organization, recently received the United Way of Rhode Island Inc.’s John H. Chafee LIVE UNITED Award. She...
Robert Samuels

Grad rates for low-income students lag while their debt soars

A recent federal study on graduation rates for American colleges and universities shows that 40% of all students did not earn a degree or...
WORK IN PROCESS: Stephanie Clift, Stanley Tree Service Inc.’s vice president of finance and administration, helped the company transition its accounting software to a new system that, if used properly, will generate job-costing reports. 
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Clift improved operations to help Stanley Tree’s growth

PBN C-Suite 2024 Awards LARGE PRIVATE COMPANY: Stephanie Clift Stanley Tree Service Inc. | Vice president of finance and administration CUTTING DOWN TREES is not Stephanie Clift’s...
BUILDING BLOCK: To create space for a growing workforce, John Matouk & Co. Chief Operating Officer Milton Goncalves added a second manufacturing shift and acquired an additional building next to Matouk’s existing operation at an industrial park on Airport Road in Fall River. 
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Matouk’s Goncalves manages with high levels of craftsmanship

PBN C-Suite 2024 Awards LARGE PRIVATE COMPANY: Milton Goncalves John Matouk & Co. | Chief operating officer COMMON WISDOM HAS IT that the once mighty textile...
ON THE RISE: Paul Pinto, The RISE Group Inc.’s chief information officer, has helped the company
transition to data-driven decision-making, leveraging analytics to gain insights and drive business growth. 
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RISE Group’s Pinto makes dramatic impacts through technology

PBN C-Suite 2024 Awards ENTERPRISE PRIVATE COMPANY: Paul Pinto The RISE Group Inc. | Chief information officer PAUL PINTO ALWAYS THOUGHT he’d end up becoming an accountant....
SEARCH ENGINE: Michael Marrone, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, champions the company’s involvement with Project SEARCH, which supports young people with developmental and intellectual disabilities to address their employment needs. More than 50 Project SEARCH participants have interned at Blue Cross. 
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Blue Cross & Blue Shield of R.I.’s Marrone helps others write their own success...

PBN C-Suite 2024 Awards ENTERPRISE PRIVATE COMPANY: Michael Marrone Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island | Executive vice president and chief financial officer MICHAEL...
ON THE BATTLEFIELD: University of Rhode Island Research Foundation Chief Business ­Development Officer Peter Rumsey graduated from Cornell University with the U.S. Air Force ­Reserve Officers’ Training Corps and served during the Gulf War as an electronic combat officer. 
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URI Research Foundation’s Rumsey was always dedicated to serve

PBN C-Suite 2024 Awards CAREER ACHIEVER: Peter Rumsey University of Rhode Island Research Foundation | Chief business development officer Peter Rumsey admits it’s hard to stop the...
BUILDING CONNECTIONS: Corey McCarty, CCA Health Rhode Island senior vice president and general manager, established a network of providers, including Lifespan Corp. and Care New England Health System, to help expand health services across the state.
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CCA Health Rhode Island’s McCarty puts wellbeing at the forefront


PBN C-Suite 2024 Awards LARGE PRIVATE COMPANY: Corey McCarty CCA Health Rhode Island | Senior vice president and general manager COREY MCCARTY WAS LOOKING for a...
ENERGY EFFICIENT: A recent accomplishment of Jennifer St. Pierre, Fall River Five Cents Savings Bank’s chief financial officer and treasurer, helped the bank partner with Sunwealth with the intention of providing a solar rooftop for Project Independence, a New Bedford-based adult day health center. 
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BankFive’s St. Pierre banks on collaboration to meet the bottom line

PBN C-Suite 2024 Awards LARGE PRIVATE COMPANY: Jennifer St. Pierre Fall River Five Cents Savings Bank | Chief financial officer and treasurer “TEAM” SEEMS TO BE...
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