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CHANGE THROUGH TRUST: Margaret M. “Peg” Van Bree, right, president of Rhode Island Hospital, does not micromanage staff while still making significant changes. Here, she meets with Dr. Latha Sivaprasad, senior vice president and chief medical officer at Rhode Island Hospital. / PBN PHOTO/STEPHANIE ALVAREZ EWENS

With Van Bree’s broad perspectives, hospitals win

Prioritizing her time, gathering robust perspectives and teaching others have helped shape Margaret M. “Peg” Van Bree into an impactful leader in the never-a-dull-moment...
CLOSING DEALS: Michelle Carney, center, played a pivotal role in the major changes that the Powerball and Mega Millions lotteries undertook within the last half a dozen years. Here, she speaks with IGT colleagues Jennifer Sousa, left, and Audrey Pate, at the company’s Providence offices. / PBN PHOTO/STEPHANIE ALVAREZ EWENS

Carney works so others can play (with state revenue the winner)

Michelle Carney, vice president of strategic customer initiatives and customer advocate at International Game Technology PLC, has a reputation for hard work and frank...
MORE THAN BUILDINGS: While low- to moderate-income housing is the dominant piece of the portfolio of Maria F. Barry, community-development-banking national executive for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, she has a broader view of her job. Here, she speaks with Peter A. Mello, managing director of WaterFire Providence. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Barry’s role of change maker seems custom-made

Saying “yes” to diverse career opportunities has benefited Maria F. Barry’s rise through the banking world. Now the only community-development-banking national executive at Bank...
PURPOSEFUL CONNECTION: Julie Freshman meets with co-workers Christopher Soeller, left, project scientist, and Barrett Smith, R.I. Regional Office manager and senior project manager, in the Ransom Consulting offices in Providence’s Valley District.  / PBN PHOTO/STEPHANIE ALVAREZ EWENS

By combining passions, Freshman makes environment, business better

Julie Freshman, project manager at Ransom Consulting Inc., balances her interest in business with a passion for environmental science, to the benefit of both...

It’s all about the results

One would think that writing about a group of high-achieving, wholly engaged businesswomen every year would be a repetitive exercise. After all, each year,...
A TEAM APPROACH: Amy Martel, executive vice president and chief operating officer of People’s Credit Union, encourages a collaborative approach at the Middletown-based financial institution. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Martel’s work advances women in banking

When Amy Martel began work as a bank teller with Strata Bank in 1994, she had no intention of making a career in financial...
HELPING CLIENTS: Margaret Holland McDuff, center, CEO of Family Service of Rhode Island, says her time as a social worker informs her management approach. Here, she speaks with Elizabeth Ferreira, left, and Gloria Molero. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

McDuff manages social services with eyes wide open

When Margaret Holland McDuff started work at Family Service of Rhode Island in 1990 as a clinical social worker, she didn’t see herself staying...
FULLY INVESTED: Erica Busillo Adams, right, development manager at The Autism Project, chats with her boss, Executive Director Joanne G. Quinn. Adams’ husband and stepdaughter are both on the autism spectrum, giving her a personal stake in her fundraising job. / PBN PHOTO/STEPHANIE ALVAREZ EWENS

Adams: State’s size primes it for big fundraising wins

Erica Busillo Adams has spent much of her career in fundraising, drumming up donor dollars for a variety of causes. But the common link,...
EVERYONE HAS STRENGTHS: Michelle Saunders, manager of organizational and leadership development for Ocean State Job Lot, enjoys helping all of the company’s employees find the difference they can make in the workplace, including the company’s North Kingstown distribution center.   / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Saunders teaches others to apply knowledge, be impactful

Michelle Saunders, manager of organizational design and leadership at Ocean State Job Lot, has been at her position for just one year. But her...
BEYOND COMFORT, CHANGING CULTURE: Katrina Thompson-Burnett was trained for laboratory work, but her role at Coastal Medical has forced her to develop new skills while helping transform Coastal’s culture. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Thompson-Burnett has transformed herself and Coastal Medical

Perhaps the best leaders are those who can step out of their comfort zones. Katrina Thompson-Burnett describes herself as a “socially awkward” laboratorian. With an...
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