R.I. Commerce seeking tourism marketing leader with local knowledge
R.I. COMMERCE CORP. is seeking a chief marketing officer with local knowledge. Pictured above is the North Lighthouse on Block Island, which is a popular tourist attraction. / COURTESY BLOCK ISLAND TOURISM COUNCIL
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. is seeking candidates for its chief marketing officer position that have a working knowledge of Rhode Island and its assets.
The quasi-public state agency is not using a search firm to find candidates and is in the process of reviewing resumes.
It is something the state’s tourism leaders, who have stressed the need to have a chief marketing officer with local knowledge and marketing skills, agree with.
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Five Questions With: Andrew Schiff
ANDREW SCHIFF, CEO of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, said that researchers at Brown University found that as a result of the pandemic, 1 in 4 Rhode Island households, and 1 in 3 Black and Latinx households, could not afford adequate food. / PBN FILE PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS
Andrew Schiff is the CEO of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. The need for food increased exponentially over the past year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Schiff talks to Providence Business News about how the food bank has held up thus far and how the food bank will stay ahead of the high demand.
Seagrave-Whittle heads PBN 2021 Business Women honorees
PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS announced its honorees for the 2021 Business Women Awards program.
PROVIDENCE – Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Chief Marketing Officer Brenda Seagrave-Whittle has been selected by Providence Business News as this year’s Career Achievement winner among local businesswomen, heading a group of 28 honorees in the 2021 Business Women Awards program.
The annual program recognizes leading women in various business, government and nonprofit sectors and their work for their respective organizations. Seagrave-Whittle and this year’s Outstanding Mentor, Tracy McCaughey, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island managing director of compliance and ethics and corporate compliance officer, are among 16 industry leaders and women to watch, along with 12 achievement honorees, unveiled on Friday.