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STAR ATTRACTION: Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau Director of National Accounts Kerri Furtado creates opportunities to bring meetings and conventions of all sizes to the region, helping fuel a high economic impact for Rhode Island. 
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Kerri Furtado

Hospitality & Tourism
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025 KERRI FURTADO Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau Director of national accounts SELLING RHODE ISLAND as a destination she truly...
BEST MEDICINE: Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Commercial Pharmacy Director Bethany Spadaro has championed dignity, respect and patient-centered decision-making throughout her 28-year career. 
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Bethany Spadaro

Economic Activity
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025 BETHANY SPADARO Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Commercial pharmacy director INSPIRED BY HER maternal grandmother, who helped...
HOME SWEET HOME: Saint Elizabeth Community CEO and President Matthew Trimble led a $13 million, four-home Green House Homes project in East Greenwich, where Saint Elizabeth houses a small number of residents in private rooms and assigns staff to each person. 
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Matthew Trimble

Financial Services
PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Matthew Trimble | Saint Elizabeth Community | CEO and president OVER HIS NEARLY 30 years of experience in various...
THERAPY SESSIONS: Johnson & Wales University Associate Dean Rebecca Simon was one of two people to develop Rhode Island’s first occupational therapy doctorate program. 
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Rebecca Simon

Education
PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Rebecca Simon | Johnson & Wales University | Associate dean REBECCA SIMON HASN’T MET an obstacle she won’t...
HELPING OTHERS: Over the years as a partner for Cameron & Mittleman LLP, Justin T. Shay has built relationships with the clerks he hires, helping them advance in their careers. 
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Justin T. Shay

Industries
PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Justin T. Shay | Cameron & Mittleman LLP | Partner JUSTIN T. SHAY TAKES PRIDE litigating real estate law...
IN STUDIO: Stephen Rosa, (add)ventures founder and CEO, helped the company debut a virtual production studio in 2022, (add)galaxies – the first of its kind in New England. 
COURTESY (ADD)VENTURES

Stephen Rosa

Industries
PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Stephen Rosa | (add)ventures | Founder and CEO STEPHEN ROSA STARTED his ­stra­tegic and creative brand agency, (add)ventures, in...
WELL-ROUNDED: Deborah Pannullo has gone from owning her own consulting firm to aiding fellow business professionals in her role as SCORE Rhode Island chapter chair. 
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Deborah Pannullo

Industries
PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Deborah Pannullo | SCORE Rhode Island | Chapter chair DEBORAH PANNULLO PRIDES herself as being the first in many...
FINDING HOMES: Jennifer Watkins, vice president of emergency shelters and housing problem solving at Crossroads Rhode Island, and her staff help house more and more families each year. 
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Jennifer Watkins

Health Services
PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Jennifer Watkins | Crossroads Rhode Island | Vice president of emergency shelters and housing problem solving UNDERSTANDING THE NEEDS...
SOLID IMPACT: Julie Owens, CEO of Social Enterprise Greenhouse, feels that she is part of a community of change-makers in her role leading the business incubator. 
PBN PHOTO/PAUL J. SPETRINI

Julie Owens

Industries
PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Julie Owens | Social Enterprise Greenhouse | CEO THE MOST IMPORTANT quality for being a successful leader is curiosity,...
EASING HARDSHIPS: A Wish Come True Inc. Executive Director Mary-Kate O’Leary instituted a Hardship Fund to help families with expenses such as transportation, medical appointments and hospital visits. 
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Mary-Kate O’Leary

Industries
PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Mary-Kate O’Leary | A Wish Come True Inc. | Executive director FOR NEARLY SIX YEARS, Mary-Kate O’Leary has focused...
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