40 Under Forty 2019 winner:
DORCA PAULINO | 30
DIVERSITY DIRECTOR, RHODE ISLAND JUDICIARY
What is the best advice you have ever received? Be curious, ask questions and make mistakes. A great professional is measured not by never making mistakes, but by how they handle themselves when they do.
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What advice would you give your 22-year-old self? Work hard but incorporate some balance. Rome was not built in one day.
What moment changed your life more than any other? Making the decision to attend college. As a first-generation college graduate, I have experienced the transformative power of higher education. Working full time while pursuing my degrees was challenging but so worth it.
What is your favorite Rhode Island food or drink? Doughboys, Del’s frozen lemonade and anything from Los Andes.
Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics or Bruins? Patriots.
Fox or MSNBC? Media outlets have become increasingly biased, but if I had to pick between the two, I would choose Fox.
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or LinkedIn? LinkedIn.
Avengers or Justice League? Avengers.
THE PROP: Dorca Paulino displays a photo of her nephew Ibrahim, the son of Latino and Muslim immigrants. “He reminds me that there is beauty in diversity and that everyone deserves to belong.”
