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MOLDING MINDS: 
Kyisha Threats, a 
teacher at the 
DelSesto Middle 
School in Providence, 
in her classroom. 
PBN PHOTO/
RUPERT WHITELEY

HEAD OF THE CLASS: Programs designed to attract more people to...

Kyisha Threats walks the halls of Providence’s DelSesto Middle School, where she’s worked as a teacher for the last seven years, saying good morning...

‘Biotechnology is an industry’

Your grandmother with Alzheimer’s disease, your friend with depression and the people we all know with cancer. ­Biotechnology is knocking on the door of...
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

‘Technology has infiltrated every job function’

If you want a career in banking today, being tech-savvy is a must, says Kristen DiSanto, The Washington Trust Co.’s senior executive vice president,...
EARLY START: Citizens Bank employees Johnny Perez, left, assistant vice president and scrum master, and Stephanie Cuevas, social media community manager, both came up through Year Up Inc.’s career development program. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

From city neighborhoods to a career in banking

Johnny Perez never imagined that he’d work for a bank. Now he’s an assistant vice president at Citizens Financial Group Inc. in Providence. Eight years ago,...
COURTESY CARE NEW ENGLAND/
RYAN PICKERING

‘I felt like I owed my state’

Studying for a career in nursing during the COVID-19 pandemic at the New England Institute of Technology created a lot of uncertainty for Ranishia...
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