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A realtor’s realtor: Christina Rouse, director of marketing and operations at Sweeney Real Estate and Appraisal, not only works in her own company but also helps colleagues in the industry. 
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Shaping the commercial real estate landscape

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PBN Business Women Awards 2026 WOMAN TO WATCH | REAL ESTATE: Christina Rouse, Sweeney Real Estate & Appraisal director of marketing and operations Christina Rouse has spent...
SEEING A NEED: Diana Franchitto, CEO and president of HopeHealth, has worked to improve accessibility to hospice and palliative care for Rhode Island residents. 
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Providing dignity and support at the end for patients

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PBN Business Women Awards 2026 INDUSTRY LEADER | HEALTHCARE: Diana Franchitto, HopeHealth CEO and president Diana Franchitto wasn’t always interested in a career in hospice and palliative...
Reusing real estate: Joy Riley, founder and principal broker at Westcott Properties, ­believes in adaptive reuse, most notably when she represented the space that became Providence’s Steel Yard.
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Westcott Properties’ Joy Riley invests the time into her business

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PBN Business Women Awards 2026 INDUSTRY LEADER | REAL ESTATE: Joy Riley, Westcott Properties founder and principal broker Joy Riley, founder and principal broker of Westcott Properties,...
STRAIGHT SHOOTER: Dorothy Costa, senior vice president of people and culture at Brightstar Lottery, puts the “human” in human resources, building credibility by connecting with people at all levels of the organization.
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A straight shooter fires her career to the top

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PBN 2026 C-Suite Awards PUBLIC COMPANY HEADQUARTERED IN RHODE ISLAND: Dorothy Costa Brightstar Lottery senior vice president of people and culture Dorothy Costa describes herself as...
VALUABLE GUIDANCE: Michael Mattone, senior vice president and chief retail banking and experience officer at Navigant Credit Union, has overseen the credit union’s assets grow to $4 billion.
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Helping employees and customers be their best selves

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PBN 2026 C-Suite Awards LARGE PRIVATE COMPANY (More than 150 employees): Michael Mattone Navigant Credit Union senior vice president and chief retail banking and experience...
EXERCISING EFFICIENCY: Kimberly Hayes, head of global technology enablement services at FM, has prioritized bringing increased financial transparency and streamlined, cutting-edge processes to internal operations at the mutual insurer.
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Innovating while living authentically

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PBN 2026 C-Suite Awards ENTERPRISE PRIVATE COMPANY (More than 500 employees): Kimberly Hayes FM head of global technology enablement services Kimberly Hayes, the head of global technology...
ANSWERING THE CALL: Greg Cornett, president of Rhode Island Energy, has negotiated a break from National Grid ownership, dealt with weather challenges and navigated talking to the community about energy affordability and climate policy in his two years leading the energy provider.
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Rhode Island Energy president believes in embracing the unknown

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PBN 2026 C-Suite Awards ENTERPRISE PRIVATE COMPANY (More than 500 employees): Greg Cornett Rhode Island Energy president Greg Cornett, president of Rhode Island Energy, believes things...
TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE: Paul Medeiros, executive vice president and director of commercial lending at BankFive, has helped transform the bank’s commercial lending division into a major driver of the bank’s growth.
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A quarter century of balancing the community and commercial at BankFive

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PBN 2026 C-Suite Awards CAREER ACHIEVER: Paul Medeiros Fall River Five Cents Savings Bank executive vice president and director of commercial lending In May 1999, Paul Medeiros...
CONNECTING THE DOTS: Kyle Bennett, chief policy and impact officer at United Way Rhode Island Inc., works to make sure the organization can make the right connections to best fill the gap in services left by federal funding decisions. 
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Addressing one crisis while preparing for the next one

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PBN 2026 C-Suite Awards NONPROFITS/SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES: Kyle Bennett United Way of Rhode Island Inc. chief policy and impact officer Kyle Bennett, the chief policy and...
DEALMAKER: Joseph Wroblewski, chief technology officer and managing partner at Abacus Health Solutions LLC, was given the title of “consummate negotiator” by colleagues for his ability to cut the best deals with vendors and suppliers while remaining friendly and respectful.
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Using technology to improve the odds for chronic conditions

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PBN 2026 C-Suite Awards SMALL PRIVATE COMPANY (LESS than 150 employees): Joseph Wroblewski Abacus Health Solutions LLC chief technology officer and managing partner It’s not everybody...
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