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BACK HOME: Rosemary A. Costigan was a nursing student at the Community College of Rhode Island. Now, she has ascended to being the president of her alma mater. 
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Rosemary A. Costigan

Economic Activity
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025 ROSEMARY A. COSTIGAN Community College of Rhode Island President WHEN ROSEMARY A. COSTIGAN was a nursing student at the Community...
BUILDING COMMUNITIES: During Carla DeStefano’s tenure in leading Stop Wasting Abandoned Properties Inc., the organization has invested $200 million in affordable rental housing, residential home sales, and commercial and community space. 
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Carla DeStefano

Industries
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025 CARLA DESTEFANO Stop Wasting Abandoned Property Inc. Executive director CARLA DESTEFANO’S EARLY ­CAREER zigged and zagged. Originally, she thought she’d...
KEY COMPONENT: Rhode Island Manufacturers Association Executive Director David M. Chenevert is often lauded for forming partnerships and building relationships with state and federal officials, small and large businesses in manufacturing, and elsewhere. 
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David M. Chenevert

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PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025 DAVID M. CHENEVERT Rhode Island Manufacturers Association Executive director DAVID M. CHENEVERT STILL gets excited when he walks into a machine...
DR. MAYBE: Horizon Pharmacy LLC CEO and President Jason Costa doesn’t want to outright reject an idea that could help improve the company due to budget reasons, but rather ask why that idea is important to the company’s mission. 
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Jason Costa

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PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025 JASON COSTA Horizon Pharmacy LLC CEO and president WHERE JASON COSTA GOES, growth follows – whether it’s with programs, employees...
RETURNING THE FAVOR: After graduating from Rhode Island School of Design in 1988 and first working for a firm owned by a professor at the school, Edward Wojcik, owner and principal of Ed Wojcik Architect Ltd., had RISD as his first client when he opened his firm in 1997.
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Edward Wojcik

Industries
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025 EDWARD WOJCIK Ed Wojcik Architect Ltd. Owner and principal EDWARD WOJCIK BELIEVES he is temperamentally suited to being a leader,...
PEOPLE PERSON: Thrive Behavioral Health Chief Operating Officer and interim President Tamra Ringeling says connecting with employees has been critical to her daily work at the organization. 
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Tamra Ringeling

Economic Activity
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025 TAMRA RINGELING Thrive Behavioral Health Chief operating officer and interim president HAVING AN OPEN-DOOR POLICY has been one of Tamra...
ACHIEVING GOALS: Rhode Island FC President David Peart has made some impactful changes since taking the leadership role in 2024, such as ensuring that Centreville Bank Stadium is open year-round to generate revenue from concerts and other events. 
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David Peart

Economic Activity
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025 DAVID PEART Rhode Island FC LLC President DAVID PEART IS GROWING soccer in the Ocean State in the only way...
DATA POINTS: Donald Zambarano, KPMG LLP Providence office managing partner and U.S. sector leader, private equity, ­says good decisions come from good data, which he says helps hold people accountable. 
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Donald Zambarano

Financial Services
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025 DONALD ZAMBARANO KPMG LLP Providence office managing partner; U.S. sector leader, private equity DONALD ZAMBARANO HAS SPENT his entire 30-year career...
CAREER SHIFT: Henry “Hank” Johnson, New England Institute of Technology’s business management department chair, pivoted from working in financial services to becoming an educator following a back injury in 2006. 
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Henry “Hank” Johnson

Economic Activity
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025 HENRY “HANK” JOHNSON New England Institute of Technology Business management department chair AN AWARD-WINNING EDUCATOR, Henry “Hank” Johnson has taught...
UNCONVENTIONAL ROUTE: Blake Laverdiere, General Dynamics Electric Boat’s program manager, opted to enter a state workforce pipeline program in lieu of college to work his way up the company ladder. 
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Blake Laverdiere

Economic Activity
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025 BLAKE LAVERDIERE General Dynamics Electric Boat Program manager OVER THE LAST four decades, Blake Laverdiere has forged his own path...
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