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GREETING STUDENTS: Salve Regina University President Kelli J. Armstrong stops to talk with students as they return to campus recently in Newport. Armstrong says she enjoys getting to know students and soon after she arrived at the school in 2019, she implemented “Pizza with the President” gatherings, in which she would invite cohorts of students to her house for pizza. / PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

MISSION FOCUSED: Salve’s first lay president is determined to uphold school’s...

(Editor's note: This is the third installment in an occasional series of interviews with the state’s new wave of higher education leaders.) When Kelli J....

Diversity and Inclusion in Your Not-for-Profit Board

The events of the past fourteen months have underscored how critical a role diversity and inclusion play in all areas of our lives. As...

Five Questions With: Jenny Bautista

Late last year, Jenny Bautista was named diversity, equity and inclusion manager at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island. She came to...
AN INCLUSIVE GROUP: Panelists take part in the virtual Diversity & Inclusion Summit on Dec. 10. Clockwise from top left are Kevin Matta, director of client engagement and inclusion for Advancing Workplace Excellence; Kevin Nerney, executive director of the Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council; Lisa Ranglin, founder, CEO and president of the Rhode Island Black Business Association; Neil D. Steinberg, CEO and president of the Rhode Island Foundation; and Steve Sublett, senior vice president of CBIZ Benefits & Insurance Services Inc.

Summit panel: Diversity, inclusion efforts have been lacking

Progress toward more diversity and inclusion in the workplace has been slow in Rhode Island, with more of it confined to plans on paper...

2020 Diversity & Inclusion Special Section

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Diversity and inclusion

Does your company offer any formal diversity and inclusion programs? No: 57% Yes: 43% What programs does your business offer its employees? (Select any that apply) Professional-development workshops:...
Lisa A. Ranglin is vice president – program manager at Providence-based Citizens Bank. She’s also the founder, CEO and president of the nonprofit Rhode Island Black Business Association and its charitable arm, the Institute for Economic Empowerment and Development.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Commit to real workforce diversity

Lisa A. Ranglin | Rhode Island Black Business Association CEO and president Historically, diversity and inclusion efforts have failed to produce significant changes and companies...

Theresa Moore named to Rhode Island Foundation Board of Directors

Theresa Moore has been named to the Board of Directors of the Rhode Island Foundation. As the state’s largest funder of nonprofit organizations, the...

Diversity elusive in R.I. but work is ongoing

PBN in December held a panel discussion on diversity and inclusion at an annual event that also recognized seven business and community leaders making...

Rhode Island Foundation names Sharon Collier HR VP

Sharon Collier has been appointed Vice President of Human Resources at the Rhode Island Foundation, where her responsibilities include hiring, employee relations, professional development,...
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