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APPLIED SKILLS: Emily Reade, president of Reade Advanced Materials, used management skills that she learned while working in the banking industry and applied them to help grow the East Providence-based chemical manufacturer.  PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Emily Reade, president, Reade Advanced Materials

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PBN 2020 Leaders & Achievers Awards Emily Reade | President, Reade Advanced Materials CHEMISTRY WAS A whole new world to Emily Reade, a former banker,...

GROWTH POWER: Dennis Roy, CEO and president of East Bay Community Action Program, has made mergers with other organizations a major part of his leadership strategy for the East Providence-based nonprofit.  PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Dennis Roy, CEO and president, East Bay Community Action Program

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PBN 2020 Leaders & Achievers Awards Dennis Roy | CEO and president, East Bay Community Action Program DENNIS ROY IS TRANSFORMING the way Rhode Islanders...

WORKFORCE WORKHORSE: Lauren Slocum, CEO and president of the Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce, became interested in business at age 11 when she helped in her uncle’s gift shop. She worked other jobs during college before starting her career at the Chamber.  PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Lauren Slocum, CEO and president, Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce

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PBN 2020 Leaders & Achievers Awards Lauren Slocum | CEO and president, Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce CAREER PATHS ARE NOT always predestined roads....

ON THE EDGE: Owner’s Edge LLC Managing Director Tom Stocker created with his company a CEO forum for executives and owners to discuss with one another common problems and solutions to those issues.  PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Tom Stocker, managing director, Owner’s Edge LLC

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PBN 2020 Leaders & Achievers Awards Tom Stocker | Managing director, Owner’s Edge LLC TOM STOCKER’S JOB is to help other people do their jobs...

FINDING A HOME: Thomas O. Sweeney, principal of Sweeney Real Estate & Appraisal, said there is a lot of satisfaction in helping businesses, whether local or national, find their place within Rhode Island.  PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Thomas O. Sweeney, principal, Sweeney Real Estate & Appraisal

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PBN 2020 Leaders & Achievers Awards Thomas O. Sweeney | Principal, Sweeney Real Estate & Appraisal YOU COULD SAY that real estate has always been...

HELPING THE NEEDY: Providence Community Health Centers CEO and President Merrill R. Thomas and his staff helped establish the first COVID-19 testing site in inner-city Providence to help low-income residents get tested during the pandemic.  PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Merrill R. Thomas, CEO and president, Providence Community Health Centers

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PBN 2020 Leaders & Achievers Awards Merrill R. Thomas | CEO and president, Providence Community Health Centers MERRILL R. THOMAS IS PASSIONATE about making sure...

MEDIA FRIENDLY: Nancy Thomas, owner and president of Tapestry Communications, has worked closely with the media for decades, understanding what stories they want to put on air or in print.  COURTESY TAPESTRY COMMUNICATIONS

Nancy Thomas, owner and president, Tapestry Communications

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PBN 2020 Leaders & Achievers Awards Nancy Thomas | Owner and president, Tapestry Communications NANCY THOMAS, owner and president of Cranston-based Tapestry Communications, loves the...

OFFERING PROTECTION: Bank of America Corp. market executive Kevin Tracy and his seven-person team provided more than $160 million in loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program to businesses within Rhode Island during the COVID-19 pandemic.  COURTESY BANK OF AMERICA CORP.

Kevin Tracy, market executive, Bank of America Corp.

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PBN 2020 Leaders & Achievers Awards Kevin Tracy | Market executive, Bank of America Corp. MANAGING THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM process, designed by the U.S....

FAMILY MOTIVATION: Melissa Travis, CEO and president of the Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants, was pushed by her younger brother, Scott – who was battling cancer and since died from the disease – to hold the first Rhode Island Manufacturers Association’s Healthcare Summit, even though she was regularly helping him with treatments.  COURTESY RHODE ISLAND SOCIETY OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

Melissa Travis, CEO and president, Rhode Island Society of Certified Public...

Business Services 08/20/2020

PBN 2020 Leaders & Achievers Awards Melissa Travis | CEO and president, Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants OVER THE PAST 20 years, Melissa...

BEING HUMBLE: VIBCO Inc. CEO and President Karl Wadensten views humility as the single-most important characteristic of a leader.  COURTESY KARL WADENSTEN

Karl Wadensten, CEO and president, VIBCO Inc.

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PBN 2020 Leaders & Achievers Awards Karl Wadensten | CEO and president, VIBCO Inc. KARL WADENSTEN, VIBCO Inc.’s CEO and president, doesn’t hesitate when asked to...

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