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THE RHODE ISLAND American Civil Liberties Union Inc., the Rhode Island Center for Justice, the R.I. Department of Education and the Providence Public School District have settled a federal lawsuit filed back in July over allegations of students not receiving special education services they were entitled to.

Lawsuit over alleged lack of special education services to young students...

PROVIDENCE – A settlement between the Rhode Island American Civil Liberties Union Inc., the Rhode Island Center for Justice, the R.I. Department of Education...
GETTING CONNECTED: Job Club Rhode Island Director Stephen Colella says the organization has worked with more than 1,800 clients and helped place them with more than 100 employers. 
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Stephen Colella, Job Club Rhode Island director

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023 Stephen Colella Job Club Rhode Island Director IF YOU HAVE NOT been on a job interview lately, Stephen Colella wants you to...
CONTINUED GROWTH: Sarah Dinklage, Rhode Island Student Assistance Services/Coastline EAP’s founding director and CEO, has grown the organization from a seven-school pilot program to serving more than 55,000 students in 80 middle and high schools. 
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Sarah Dinklage, Rhode Island Student Assistance Services/Coastline EAP founding director and...

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023 Sarah Dinklage Rhode Island Student Assistance Services/Coastline EAP Founding director and CEO BRINGING OUT THE BEST in people both at...
RESPONDING TO COVID-19: Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Newport Hospital CEO and President Crista F. Durand helped expand the hospital that now has 29 beds, three triage bays, a consultation room, a results lounge and a four-bed dedicated behavioral health pod. 
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Crista F. Durand, Newport Hospital CEO and president

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023 Crista F. Durand Newport Hospital CEO and president COVID-19 AND A DISRUPTED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM presented Newport Hospital CEO and President Crista...
GETTING THEM STARTED: Christopher D. Graham, co-managing partner of Locke Lord LLP’s Providence office, offers counseling to startup businesses in capital formation, representing emerging companies and private equity investors in different rounds of equity financing, among other services. 
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Christopher D. Graham, Locke Lord LLP Providence office co-managing partner

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023 Christopher D. Graham Locke Lord LLP Providence office co-managing partner PROVIDING LEGAL REPRESENTATION to many over the years has been rewarding...
STARTING YOUNG: Christine Gadbois, CEO of CareLink, first started volunteering in the health care sector when she was a candy striper at the Little Sisters of the Poor in Pawtucket at age 13. 
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Christine Gadbois, CareLink CEO

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023 Christine Gadbois CareLink CEO CHRISTINE GADBOIS ALWAYS wanted to help people, and caught the bug at a young age. At 13, she volunteered...
A BETTER FUTURE: In 1978, Jonathan Houston founded Justice Assistance, a nonprofit that helps former convicted individuals find employment and education after being released from prison. 
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Jonathan Houston, Justice Assistance founder and CEO

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023 Jonathan Houston Justice Assistance Founder and CEO THE LATE FORMER U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno once recognized Jonathan Houston as “the foremost...
THE FORMER ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH in Cumberland was officially acquired by One Neighborhood Builders to be converted into 44 affordable apartments. / SCREENSHOT VIA GOOGLE INC.

Former church in Cumberland officially acquired by One Neighborhood Builders for...

CUMBERLAND – A former church is now officially in the hands of One Neighborhood Builders, and the organization is currently in pre-development to convert...
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Five Questions With: Lindsey Ramirez

1. You were promoted to director in June. What is your vision for the Center for Women & Enterprise Rhode Island? My vision for CWE...
MELISSA CARDEN has been appointed the Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence's new executive director. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COALITION AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE

Carden named R.I. Coalition Against Gun Violence’s new executive director

PROVIDENCE – Melissa Carden, a communication strategist who has expertise in policy, has been appointed as the Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence’s new...
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