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GETTING CONNECTED: Job Club Rhode Island Director Stephen Colella says the organization has worked with more than 1,800 clients and helped place them with more than 100 employers. 
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Stephen Colella, Job Club Rhode Island director

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023 Stephen Colella Job Club Rhode Island Director IF YOU HAVE NOT been on a job interview lately, Stephen Colella wants you to...
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: Nixon Peabody LP partner and Chief Talent Officer Stacie Collier says the firm’s partnership classes are at least 50% women, racially and ethnically diverse attorneys, LGBTQ+ attorneys and attorneys with disabilities. 
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Stacie Collier, Nixon Peabody LP partner and chief talent officer

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023 Stacie Collier Nixon Peabody LP Partner and chief talent officer FOR STACIE COLLIER, being a leader is about building future leaders. Showing authenticity...
BUILDING MANUFACTURING: Christian Cowan, executive director of the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation, has helped support the state’s manufacturing sector through his work with Polaris MEP and 401 Tech Bridge. 
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Christian Cowan, University of Rhode Island Research Foundation executive director

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023 Christian Cowan University of Rhode Island Research Foundation Executive director CHRISTIAN COWAN STARTED his career by learning all he could about...
WORLDWIDE LEADER: Hope Global President and Chief Operating Officer Marcelino De Santiago, among other roles, is working to increase the skills of his workforce, exploring artificial intelligence and establishing a data center in Mexico for data recovery in case of natural disasters. 
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Marcelino De Santiago, Hope Global president and chief operating officer

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023 Marcelino De Santiago Hope Global President and chief operating officer TO MARCELINO DE SANTIAGO, president and chief operating officer of Hope Global,...
MAKING DEALS: Dean deTonnancourt, CEO, owner and broker for Warwick-based HomeSmart Professionals Real Estate, has grown his agency to more than 250 associates and routinely sits among the top five companies in the state based on both closed transactions and sales volume. 
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Dean deTonnancourt, HomeSmart Professionals Real Estate CEO, owner and broker

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023 Dean deTonnancourt HomeSmart Professionals Real Estate CEO, owner and broker DEAN DETONNANCOURT WAS INTRODUCED to the world of real estate in...
CONTINUED GROWTH: Sarah Dinklage, Rhode Island Student Assistance Services/Coastline EAP’s founding director and CEO, has grown the organization from a seven-school pilot program to serving more than 55,000 students in 80 middle and high schools. 
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Sarah Dinklage, Rhode Island Student Assistance Services/Coastline EAP founding director and CEO

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023 Sarah Dinklage Rhode Island Student Assistance Services/Coastline EAP Founding director and CEO BRINGING OUT THE BEST in people both at...
TEAMWORK: Faulkner Consulting Group President Deborah Faulkner says she loves having an empowering group of women working for her business. 
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Deborah Faulkner, Faulkner Consulting Group president

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023 Deborah Faulkner Faulkner Consulting Group President MUCH OF DEBORAH FAULKNER’S LIFE has been about leveraging her skills to help others. Her...
FOLLOWING FAMILY’S FOOTSTEPS: Jean A. Harrington, Duffy & Sweeney Ltd. partner and chair of the corporate department, had family members who were lawyers and she worked in their offices as a child. 
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Jean A. Harrington, Duffy & Sweeney Ltd. partner and chair of the corporate department

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023 Jean A. Harrington Duffy & Sweeney Ltd. Partner and chair of the corporate department JEAN A. HARRINGTON comes from a family of...
RESPONDING TO COVID-19: Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Newport Hospital CEO and President Crista F. Durand helped expand the hospital that now has 29 beds, three triage bays, a consultation room, a results lounge and a four-bed dedicated behavioral health pod. 
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Crista F. Durand, Newport Hospital CEO and president

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023 Crista F. Durand Newport Hospital CEO and president COVID-19 AND A DISRUPTED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM presented Newport Hospital CEO and President Crista...
GETTING THEM STARTED: Christopher D. Graham, co-managing partner of Locke Lord LLP’s Providence office, offers counseling to startup businesses in capital formation, representing emerging companies and private equity investors in different rounds of equity financing, among other services. 
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Christopher D. Graham, Locke Lord LLP Providence office co-managing partner

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023 Christopher D. Graham Locke Lord LLP Providence office co-managing partner PROVIDING LEGAL REPRESENTATION to many over the years has been rewarding...
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