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Dining Out: A gilded holiday brunch

Dining Out 12/09/2022

There’s nothing like seeing the spectacular Gilded Age houses of Newport in all their festive holiday finery, glittering with gold and sparkling with silver. Throughout...

HEALTHY CONVERSATION: Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island staff members, from left, Peter Rocha, technology risk manager; Tracy McCaughey, managing director of claims; Nicole Hass-Rodriguez, executive assistant; Amber Dicks, senior corporate board assistant and executive assistant; Doris De Los Santos, supplier diversity program manager; Jordan Martin, assistant compliance officer; and Famsheera Abdulkhader, health data analyst, meet at the health insurer’s Providence office. PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of R.I. is an invaluable resource to the community...

Economic Activity 12/09/2022

PBN 2022 Diversity Equity & Inclusion Awards Health Care – Large Company: Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island AS PART OF ITS CORE...

Equal opportunity

Executive Poll 12/09/2022

Does your company offer any formal diversity and inclusion programs? No: 50% Yes: 50% No, but implementing such programs are in discussion: 0% What programs does your business...

ADVANCING CAREERS: Staff members at AAA Northeast gather at the company’s Providence office. A year ago, AAA Northeast launched a career exploration program that provides a learning platform for employees of diverse backgrounds and talents who are performing well in their current roles. PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Developing talent drives AAA Northeast forward

Business Services 12/09/2022

PBN 2022 Diversity Equity & Inclusion Awards Not For Profit: AAA Northeast FINDING NEW TALENT is a challenge facing every business post-pandemic, which makes investing...

HEAD OF THE CLASS: The Rhode Island Foundation recently launched a college loan repayment program to help the Providence Public School District recruit and retain teachers of color. One participant is Maria Taveras, pictured, who is working on a math lesson with her second grade class at Fortes Lima Elementary School.  COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION

Rhode Island Foundation is investing in creating a stronger community

Business Services 12/09/2022

PBN 2022 Diversity Equity & Inclusion Awards Nonprofit: Rhode Island Foundation AT THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION, addressing the underlying causes of inequity and working to...

BUILDING THE FUTURE: College Unbound Director of Admissions Jose Rodriguez, left; co-founder, Provost and President Adam Bush; and Sylvia Spears, vice president for administration and innovation, talk during a work session at the Providence nonprofit.  PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

College Unbound offers a pathway that changes lives

People 12/09/2022

PBN 2022 Diversity Equity & Inclusion Awards Higher Education: College Unbound College Unbound is working to reinvent the college experience for underserved adult learners, many...

UNITED: YMCA of Greater Providence Assistant Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Kira Wills, standing, addresses her colleagues at the organization’s Providence office. Wills says the YMCA is for all, which is reflected by its staff being comprised of individuals who are neurodivergent, have disabilities, speak multiple languages, identify as LGBTQIA and are different ages. PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

YMCA of Greater Providence has been a community anchor for more than a century

People 12/09/2022

PBN 2022 Diversity Equity & Inclusion Awards Social Services Agency: YMCA of Greater Providence THE YMCA OF GREATER PROVIDENCE has served as an anchor institution...

BROADENING EDUCATION: Staff members at the Equity Institute work together in Providence. The institute is an education-based nonprofit that develops programs for teachers, administrators and the community, with a focus on creating diversity, equity, inclusion and anit-racist policies. PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

A pipeline for teachers from communities of color

Education 12/09/2022

PBN 2022 Diversity Equity & Inclusion Awards Training: Equity Institute The origins of the Equity Institute are rooted in the personal lives and barriers confronted...

SAFE SPACE: Kevin Matta, in addition to his role as Amos House’s chief human resources and diversity officer, is the board president for Diversity & Inclusion Professionals Inc., an organization that offers advice and training for human resource and diversity officers across Rhode Island.  PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

For Matta, changing the system is lifelong commitment

People 12/09/2022

PBN 2022 Diversity Equity & Inclusion Awards Diversity Champion: Kevin Matta Diversity & Inclusion Professionals Inc. Board President Amos House Chief Human Resource And Diversity Officer KEVIN...

TEAM PLAYERS: From left, Marcum LLP accounting services staffer Grace Mayer; certified public accountant and accounting services staffer Meng Zhang; marketing staffer Jody Eisner; Senior Billing Coordinator Paul Dean; and Administrative Services Manager Helena M. Venda collaborate on a project at the firm’s Providence office.  PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Equality starts with respect at Marcum LLP 

People 12/09/2022

PBN 2022 Diversity Equity & Inclusion Awards Accounting: Marcum LLP WHEN INTERVIEWING for her new position as the director of diversity, equity and inclusion at...

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