Outstanding Women
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MARCY REYES
CEO and Founder
The Financial Literacy Youth Initiative
Marcy Reyes is a nationally recognized leader transforming financial education for historically underserved youth. A first-generation Latina from Central Falls, her leadership is rooted in lived experience and economic justice. After earning a master’ s degree in finance and spending nearly two decades across finance, health care, and education, she launched The FLY Initiative in 2017 with a single classroom of thirty students.
Today, FLY partners with 150 + schools and community organizations across RI, MA and NY to deliver culturally responsive financial literacy education. Brown University research shows FLY students achieve a 48 % gain in financial literacy, exceeding national benchmarks. In partnership with the RI State Treasurer’ s Office, Marcy launched a statewide Financial Literacy Consortium.
The FLY Initiative 225 Dyer St., 2nd Floor • Providence, RI 02903 401-406-4330 • info @ flyinitiative. org
Her honors include the 2024 NEFE Financial Education Innovation Award and Executive of the Year at the 2025 Stevie Awards for Women in Business. She is currently pursuing her JD to advance financial equity through education, policy and civil justice.
QUALITY | COLLABORATION | SUCCESS
Parker Construction
For over twenty years, Parker Construction has been a beacon for quality and service in the custom residential construction field. With a keen eye for trends and innovative building tools, Parker approaches every project with a sense of possibility and wonder.
With these guiding principles, the list of successful projects and achievements continues to grow under the stewardship of our talented women managers. When tasked with building a 20,000-square-foot home on a rocky ledgefilled site in Newport— in just thirteen months— it was a team led by Vice President Tammy Borges that rose to the challenge to complete the project successfully and on schedule.
Standing from left to right: Cathy Parker, Katherine Saleeba, Makayla Angell, Sara Donnelly, Traci Hughey.
Seated from left to right: Eliza Parker, Tammy Borges, Colleen Stanton, Tracy Johnson
Parker Construction Company, Inc. Newport | Watch Hill | Providence parkercci. com pcciri 401-427-8500
This hyper-track project is emblematic of what Parker does best: exacting quality while realizing our clients’ visions. We achieve this with a collaborative approach to all phases of construction, working closely with world-class design teams and top industry tradespeople.
While female project managers and executives are still relatively rare in the construction field, the Parker team proudly includes women throughout our organization. As a company with a clear vision for the future, we know that these outstanding women will play a central role in our continued growth and success.
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