On Wednesday, October 18, 2017 over 100 attendees came together at Café Nuovo
in the Citizens Bank Rotunda to celebrate the accomplishments of the 2017
Leading Women of Distinction Honorees.
This year we celebrated the following Leading Women of Distinction:
Suzanne Fogarty, Head of School, Lincoln School
Joan Johnson-Freese, PhD., Professor, NSA, Naval War College
Susan Keller, Founder/CEO, Entrepreneurial Executives, LLC
Kati Machtley, Co-Founder & Director of the Women's Summit®, Bryant University
Cheryl A. Merchant, President & CEO, Hope Global
We were pleased to have had Neil D. Steinberg, President & CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation as our Keynote Speaker at the awards breakfast to share his thoughts on the importance of philanthropy.
Our generous sponsors included Amica Insurance, Blue Cross Blue Shield RI, Wells Fargo Bank, E.W. Burman General Contractors, Dave’s Marketplace, Pawtucket Red Sox Charitable Foundation, QSP/Ashdon Farms, Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC., Whole Foods Market, ParsonsKellogg, Kenney Manufacturing Co., Freedom National Bank, and AAA Northeast.
We hope those that attended enjoyed their time with us, were inspired by our honorees and speakers, and feel energized by the Movement that is Girl Scouts!
Were you not able to attend the event? You may click HERE to help support the work
of empowering the next generation of leading women!
Thank you and we hope to see you at our 2018 ceremony!
2017 Leading Women of Distinction Awards