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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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,...
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

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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

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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...
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

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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,...
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...
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