Amazing Women Rhode Island
Deborah Ruggiero
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S3E10 Pam Johnston
PAM JOHNSTON, CEO of Ocean State Media, discusses the merger of RI PBS TV and The Public’s Radio that has been two years in the making. She discusses the new radio signal on 103.7 FM, how Ocean…
S3E9 Suzanne Snyder
SUZANNE SNYDER, founder of SAIL BEYOND CANCER, creates a touchstone moment for cancer survivors to leave cancer at the dock and head into the healing powers of the wind and water. She discusses her…
S3E8 Lauren Schlanger
American veterans deserve the best in healthcare because they earned it. Dr. LAUREN SCHLANGER is the Women’s Health Medical Director at the Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She discusses…
S5E8 Martha Cummings
MARTHA CUMMINGS is an educator and founder of Universal Promise, a nonprofit that provides educational opportunities to young children in rural South Africa. She discusses how private donations and…
S5E7 Melissa Cherney
MELISSA CHERNEY is the new CEO of Rhode Island Foodbank. She discusses the differences coming from the Great Plains Food Bank in North Dakota and puts a human face on the hungry in Rhode Island. She…
S5E6 Ruth Reinhardt
The Rhode Island Philharmonic enters a new era with the first woman conductor and Music Director. RUTH REINHARDT has an impressive international reputation as a dynamic musical conductor. Born in…
S5E5 Margret Holland McDuff
Do you know someone who is struggling to make ends meet? For over 130 years, Family Service of Rhode Island has been helping families out of poverty. MARGARET HOLLAND MCDUFF, CEO, has been at FSRI…
S5E4 Kate Brewster Johnny Cake Center
Cuts to federal SNAP benefits mean more Rhode Island families go hungry. KATE BREWSTER, CEO of Johnny Cake Center, a food pantry serving South County, says families worry about housing costs and…
S5E3 Rebekah Rosen Gomez
REBEKAH ROSEN GOMEZ is co-founder and executive director of CONEXION LATINA NEWPORT, an organization that helps educate, empower, and connect the Hispanic community to services on Aquidneck Island.…
S5E2 Girls on the Run RI
Since 2012, Girls on the Run Rhode Island has been inspiring girls from third to eighth grade to recognize their inner strengths and increase their physical activity. KASHA HANFLIK, executive…
S5E1 Jennifer Lawless
We are more politically divided than we have ever been in over 30 years. JENNIFER LAWLESS, chair of the Politics Department at the University of Virginia, discusses the national political scene and…
S4E19 Lisa Guillette
LISA GUILLETTE, executive director of Foster Forward, discusses how foster care in Rhode Island has changed over the years, their innovative housing project in Pawtucket, and how opening your heart…
S4E18 Sue AnderBois
SUE ANDERBOIS is the Director of Climate and Energy for The Nature Conservancy. She also serves on the Providence City Council. She discusses how the city hopes to fund the $15 million settlement to…
S4E17 Lisa Raiola
Since 2014, Rhode Island’s premier culinary incubator is HOPE & MAIN in Warren. Founder and CEO, LISA RAIOLA shares the secret sauce to helping over five hundred entrepreneurs to jumpstart their…
S4E16 Loren Spears (2025)
How much do you know about native American history? The Narragansett Indians are the state’s only federally recognized tribe. LOREN SPEARS, the executive director of Tomaquag Museum, the state’s only…
S4E15 Roberta Richman
Roberta Richman is an artist who spent 33 years at the RI Department of Corrections including warden of the Women’s Prison. She is not like the warden in Shawshank Redemption, but more like Mother…
S4E14 Beth Bixby
BETH BIXBY shares her compelling story of going from a client of Tides Family Services to the CEO. She is the first woman CEO of a Brothers of Christian Schools upon the retirement of founder…
S4E13 Kate Brewster-Lisa Blackmon
It’s the time of season when food is foremost. Yet, 40% of Rhode Island households suffer from ‘food insecurity’. KATE BREWSTER, CEO of Johnny Cake Center, a food pantry serving South County, says…
S4E12 Lucy Rios
Domestic violence is a public health and public safety issue. LUCY RIOS, executive director of the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence, discusses the sobering stats that nearly one in…
S4E12 Michelle Wilcox
For the past 30 years, MICHELLE WILCOX has worked with every CEO at Crossroads Rhode Island. Now, she is the president/CEO responsible for internal operations, programs, physical assets, and new…
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Amazing Women Rhode Island has published 61 episodes since October 2022, covering topics in Arts, Business.
Amazing Women Rhode Island is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 23m.
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