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🎓 Meet our graduates 🎓 Jacklyn Xavier is the new engagement coordinator for @LeadershipRI. A marketing major, Xavier says, “Everything I learned at RIC can be applied to my engagement strategies.” ric.edu/news-events/ne… #RICNews #RICGrad2023

Through experiential learning, College @LeadershipRI allows students to explore careers in the nonprofit, private, public, and philanthropic sectors, while developing the skills and networks to build futures as engaged #RI citizens. news.providence.edu/alumni-continu…

Pi IIs making waves...

In a joint statement, Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza, Commissioner of Public Safety Steven M. Paré (LRI ‘01), and Chief of Police Colonel Hugh T. Clements, Jr. (LRI ‘05) condemned the actions of Minneapolis police officers in the death of George Floyd. providencejournal.com/news/20200528/…

“In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the safety and well-being of PPAC’s audiences and staff eclipse everything else – nothing is more important to us,” PPAC President and CEO J.L. “Lynn” Singleton (LRI '84) providencejournal.com/news/20200527/…

Senate Finance Chair William J. Conley Jr. (LRI '01), is co-chair of the COVID-19 Spending Task Force. Our Turn: Sen. William J. Conley Jr. and Rep. Karen Alzate: Sharing the burden of rebuilding our economy providencejournal.com/opinion/202005…

Thanks to @projo This LRI story about Barnaby Evans (LRI ‘95) of @WaterFireProv by Ashley Rappa (LRI ‘19) with video by Ian Travis Barnard photography (LRI ‘17) is retold to a larger audience. Beacon of Hope installation honors COVID victims providencejournal.com/lifestyle/2020…

College Leadership RI class speaker Tommy Heavren and LRI deputy director Michelle Carr look beyond the formidable obstacle of the Coronavirus pandemic, to the opportunities that await on the other side. leadershipri.org/news/clri-maki…

@JohnMarionjr @RWULaw @MichaelYelnosky Congratulations!

So I had a little life event today. I graduated from @RWULaw with a Master of Studies in Law. I want to thank @MichaelYelnosky and the faculty for the opportunity. It was challenging and invigorating. #RWULaw2020

Re-Imaging Ritual: Spiritual Leaders Bring Light into the Darkness-Rabbi Peter Stein (LRI 2011) now at @TBKNews , Temple B'rith Kodesh in New York, is relying on multiple approaches to offer hope and solace to his congregation and to the broader community leadershipri.org/news/reimaging…

“The pandemic has caused a variety of challenges to Census outreach,” said John Marion (LRI '11), executive director of @commoncauseri. “Much of the outreach was based on in-person contact at community events and that's not possible for the time being.” mailchi.mp/bostonglobe.co…

A RI National Guard plane and helicopter will fly over Kent Hospital and RI Hospital on Thursday as part of a tribute to health-care workers. Maj. Gen. Christopher P. Callahan (LRI '00) will visit the hospital, escorted by a convoy. providencejournal.com/news/20200511/…

For the families and friends of the souls who have been lost to COVID-19, coming together is critical to healing. @BarnabyEvans '95 has created a ritual with @WaterFireProv to honor those lost, and provide comfort to their families. leadershipri.org/news/reimaging…

“A lot of the kids in our program are enrolled because there’s a lack of connection to other humans and so we all get to feel that now.” Katje Afonseca (LRI '15), Executive Director of @BBBSRhodeIsland abc6.com/social-distanc…

"The health and well-being of our customers as well as our staff is of paramount importance, but we can't wait to see our neighbors," Jennifer Massotti (LRI '16) said. turnto10.com/news/local/sto…

Cranston Mayor @AllanFungRI (LRI '01) and his wife, House District 15 candidate Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung, speak about Barbara Ann’s COVID-19 diagnosis, life in quarantine, and how the crisis has affected the community. warwickonline.com/stories/radio-…

@RIHospitality @daleventurini

Trust is an implicit part of any restaurant exchange — trust in the quality of the food, the cleanliness of the establishment, the skill and safety of the people providing the service... leadershipri.org/news/restoring…

Congratulations to all the @ProvBusNews Women Award honorees including Peg Langhammer (LRI' 90), Roegan Makowski (LRI '03), @KellyNevinsWFRI (LRI '06), @Bnourished (LRI '16), and MarcyReyes (Pi II 2020) pbn.com/pbn-announces-…

Leaders don’t stop even when the whole world seems to change. @LeadershipRI's Government Session day has moved virtual, and RDW’s “Rep. Giselle Mahoney” is vetting and “voting” on bills today in the “virtual” RI State House!