PBN 40 Under Forty 2023 Awards
Maribel Echeverry-McLaughlin | 34 | Assistant general counsel, CCA Health Rhode Island
What have been the most significant changes in your industry in the last five years? COVID-19 pushed the need for telehealth and access to mental health services to the forefront of everyone’s priority list. Mental health historically has been underfunded and majorly stigmatized.
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What is the best advice you have ever received? My guidance counselor once told me I would never go to an expensive school, much less law school. I remember the day I brought in my early acceptance letter from Roger Williams University where they offered to pay for my tuition and left it on her desk. Hope she’s following me on Facebook.
What was your first job? I worked at Bakers selling (and buying) shoes.
What advice would you give your 22-year-old self? No one cares. There is no need to impress people with looks or expensive handbags. Do what makes you happy, and you will succeed in everything you do.
What moment changed your life more than any other? I was 7 years old, and my mother was going into a new radiation therapy for her brain tumor. I remember hearing the complicated medical terms he was saying to her, and how she had blanket faith in this physician, trusting that his treatment would be successful. He eventually became the chief neurosurgeon for Lifespan [Corp.] and helped reduce the size or eliminate completely so many brain tumors in his career.
What is your favorite Rhode Island food or drink? Cookies and cream Awful-Awful with a gagger all the way.
