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NEIGHBORHOOD BUILDER: R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp. CEO and Executive Director Carol Ventura is proud of helping revitalize neighborhoods on the South Side of Providence. 
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Carol Ventura

Government
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025 CAROL VENTURA R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp. CEO and executive director HELPING IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY, and overseeing projects to...
HOME SWEET HOME: Among the projects Crossroads Rhode Island Chief Operating Officer Jennifer Schanck-Bolwell led are changing a former church into the Mike Terry apartments in Providence. 
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Jennifer Schanck-Bolwell

Industries
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025 JENNIFER SCHANCK-BOLWELL Crossroads Rhode Island Chief operating officer THE BIGGEST GRATIFICATION that Jennifer Schanck-Bolwell gets in working for Crossroads Rhode...
TECH-SAVVY: Providence College Senior Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer Paul V. Fontaine’s work as an educator is multifaceted, involving more than teaching courses on cybersecurity and technology. 
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Paul V. Fontaine

Education
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025 PAUL V. FONTAINE Providence College Senior associate vice president and chief information officer PAUL V. FONTAINE has a routine for...
TAKES A VILLAGE: Caroline Dillon, executive director for The Village Common of Rhode Island, directs day-to-day operations, including hiring and guiding staff. Since she came on board, she has grown the number of villages from four to 10 and volunteers have more than tripled. 
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Caroline Dillon

Industries
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025 CAROLINE DILLON The Village Common of Rhode Island Executive director FROM THE TIME she was a child, Caroline Dillon remembers accompanying...
TALENT POOL: RISE Group Inc. Manager of Talent Acquisition Stephen Dolinich transformed the recruiting process by creating an internal talent acquisition system that eliminated the need for third-party staffing firms, ultimately saving the company time and money while also enhancing the quality of hires. 
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Stephen Dolinich

Industries
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025 STEPHEN DOLINICH RISE Group Inc. Manager of talent acquisition OVER A 30-YEAR CAREER in talent acquisition, Stephen Dolinich has made...
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES: City Personnel founder and President Dawn Apajee said she created her Providence-based staffing agency because she wanted it to be personal, inclusive and community-driven. 
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Dawn Apajee

Industries
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025 DAWN APAJEE City Personnel Founder and president DAWN APAJEE’S RECRUITING ­CAREER began in London in 1989. From the start, she loved...
EFFICIENT: Ken Burnett, Centreville Bank senior vice president and commercial team leader, pioneered the bank’s first renewable energy lending program, leading to more than $60 million in solar and wind project financing. 
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Ken Burnett

Economic Activity
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025 KEN BURNETT Centreville Bank Senior vice president and commercial team leader KEN BURNETT ALWAYS KNEW he wanted a career that...
LEARNING CURVE: Don Troppoli, Webster Bank N.A. senior managing director of regional banking for Rhode Island and Massachusetts, says those who want to get into banking leadership need to both be a good mentor and find good mentors themselves. 
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Don Troppoli

Financial Services
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025 DON TROPPOLI Webster Bank N.A. Senior managing director of regional banking for Rhode Island and Massachusetts DON TROPPOLI ALWAYS wanted to...
HIGH ARC: In more than two decades, Michael Andrade has grown The Arc of Bristol County from a $1 million organization with a staff of 25 into a regional agency spanning Massachusetts and Rhode Island approaching $30 million in operating revenue. 
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Michael Andrade

Industries
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025 MICHAEL ANDRADE The Arc of Bristol County CEO and president MICHAEL ANDRADE’S PATH into human services and nonprofit leadership wasn’t marked...
NUMBERS GAME: In the 25 years Stephen J. White has led Westerly Community Credit Union, the institution has grown into the fifth-largest credit union in Rhode Island, with $502 million in assets, $24 million in annual revenue, five branches and more than 22,000 members. 
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Stephen J. White

Financial Services
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025 STEPHEN J. WHITE Westerly Community Credit Union CEO and president AFTER MORE THAN four decades in the credit union industry,...
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