by gripstand@gmail.com | Mar 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
DEBORAH PERRY Jobs in the computer and technology industry will grow 13% in the next seven years, faster than any other occupation. DEBORAH PERRY, president of YWCA Rhode Island discusses how the “Fantastic Girltastic Coding” program and the YW Tech lab are...
by gripstand@gmail.com | Mar 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
TERESA PAIVA-WEED TERESA PAIVA-WEED is the president of the Hospital Association of Rhode Island. She was the first woman president of the Rhode Island Senate and championed many healthcare initiatives over her 25 years in the Senate. She discusses navigating the...
by gripstand@gmail.com | Dec 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
PAULA BONTEMPI There is real connection between the ocean and global economics. PAULA BONTEMPI, the Dean of the Graduate School of Oceanography at URI, spent decades as a scientist and marine biologist at NASA. She discusses a vibrant Blue Technology in the Ocean...
by gripstand@gmail.com | Nov 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
KELLI ARMSTRONG KELLI ARMSTRONG is the 8th president of Salve Regina University and the first president who is not a Sister of Mercy. Founded in 1934 by the Sisters of Mercy, the Newport campus is one of the most unique in the country with impressive architectural...
by gripstand@gmail.com | Jul 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
LOREN SPEARS The Narragansett Indians have been in Rhode Island for over 30,000 years, according to archeological evidence and oral history. LOREN SPEARS, a Narragansett tribal member and executive director of the Tomaquag Museum, discusses the history, culture and...
