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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

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...
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. 
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Tamra Ringeling

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...

FirstWorks founding director Pletcher leaving at end of year

PROVIDENCE – Kathleen Pletcher in 2004 saw a vision to enrich Rhode Island’s cultural, educational and economic vitality through world-class performing arts and education. That...

RIFC Corner Kicks: Nonprofits leveraging partnerships with team to highlight community...

(Editor’s note: This is the 15th installment in a weekly series spotlighting Rhode Island FC and Centreville Bank Stadium from a business perspective throughout...

Columbus to leave as Trinity Rep’s artistic director next fall

PROVIDENCE – Trinity Repertory Company’s longtime artistic director will have his final curtain call next fall. The local performing arts organization announced Wednesday that Curt...

Groov-Pin, Centreville Bank, Neighborhood Health Plan, Point32Health, U-Haul named PBN’s top...

PROVIDENCE – Groov-Pin Corp., Centreville Bank, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, Point32Health Co. and U-Haul International Inc. were the top companies recognized on...

Big Brothers Big Sisters of R.I. provides full return on wellness

PBN Healthiest Employers of Rhode Island 2025 Awards 2-99 EMPLOYEES #3. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island CEO (or equivalent): Katje Afonseca Number of employees: 37 Big...

Cloutier leaving Dorcas International Institute to lead Seattle-based Refugee Women’s Alliance

PROVIDENCE – After leading Rhode Island’s largest refugee and immigrant services nonprofit, Kathleen Cloutier will shift her work to the West Coast later this...

EEOC: ‘Reasonable cause’ Providence schools’ student loan forgiveness program violated Title...

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission determined on July 24 there is “reasonable cause” that a multimillion-dollar student loan forgiveness program to...

RIFC Corner Kicks: Blackstone Valley tourism officials hope soccer can bring...

(Editor’s note: This is the 11th installment in a weekly series spotlighting Rhode Island FC and Centreville Bank Stadium from a business perspective throughout...
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