PROVIDENCE – During a ceremony last night at Save The Bay’s headquarters in Field’s Point, Providence Business News celebrated its 2007 40 Under Forty honorees.
This is the third year PBN has held the event, which recognizes young members of the state’s business and nonprofit communities for career success, community involvement and a commitment to making a difference.
Joining PBN Publisher Roger C. Bergenheim and Editor Mark S. Murphy at the podium were Frank Casale, senior vice president for Sovereign Bank in Rhode Island and John Martin, director of marketing and communications at Save The Bay. In addition, Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline congratulated the winners for their contributions to the city and the state.
The honorees of the Class of 2007 included 22 men and 18 women. They (and their employers) are:
• Eric Anderson, Enviro-Clean Inc.
• Todd Blount, Blount Seafood Inc.
• Tia Bush, Amgen
• Michael Camacho, Lefkowitz, Garfinkel, Champi & DeRienzo
• Gianfranco Campanella, Mediterraneo
• Douglas Caniglia, DCI Construction Inc.
• Anna Cano-Morales, The Rhode Island Foundation
• Michele Caprio, Greater Providence Board of Realtors
• Jennifer Cervenka, Partridge, Snow & Hahn LLP
• Mike Chea, International Institute of Rhode Island
• Stacie Collier, Nixon Peabody LLP
• Laura DaLomba, Kahn, Litwin; Renza & Co, Ltd.
• Kas DeCarvalho, Kaslaw LLC
• Sussy DeLeon, Re/Max New Horizons
• Sixcia Devine, R.I. Small Business Development Center
• Gina Lisa Dispirito, GladWorks Inc.
• Ana Dyer, Webster Bank
• Jeffrey Frenette, The Washington Trust Co.
• Anthony Gemma, Gem Plumbing & Heating Service Inc.
• Susan Genett, Susan Genett’s Real Weather Ltd.
• Michelle Girasole, Precision Web Marketing LLC
• Michael Goldstein, City Year Rhode Island
• Jen Hetzel Silbert, Innovation Partners International
• Richard Jaffe, Trinity Repertory Company
• Erika Leigh Kruse, the R.I. Supreme Court
• Jeff LeBlanc, Citizens Financial Group
• Michael Lombardi, Ocean Opportunity
• Gil MacLean, Stirrings LLC
• Michael Manning, the R.I. Army National Guard
• Raphael Okelola, Roplab IT Solution LLC
• Anthony Petito, MSL-Facial and Oral Surgery
• Scott Pickering, East Bay Newspapers
• Mary Sadlier, Advertising Ventures Inc.
• Kristen Sherman, Adler, Pollock & Sheehan PC
• Bonnie Sirois, Piccerelli, Gilstein & Co. LLP
• Sue Tremblay, Creative Circle Advertising Solutions
• Steven Ursillo Jr., Sparrow, Johnson & Ursillo Inc.
• H. Bradley Weaver, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island
• Cliff Wood, Cornish Associates
• Christopher Yalanis, Smith Barney/Citigroup.
For additional information, including profiles of each 2007 honoree, see our July 30 special section.)