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LOCAL REALTORS INDUCTED INTO OMEGA TAU RHO FRATERNITY
Warwick, RI, October 26, 2016…The Rhode Island Association of Realtors (RIAR) has announced that Arthur Yatsko of the Salisbury Agency in Warwick, R.I. and Joseph Luca of RE/MAX Preferred in North Providence, R.I. have been inducted into the Omega Tau Rho fraternity of the National Association of Realtors. Membership in the honorary fraternity is represented by the Medallion of Service which is awarded as a token of the high esteem in which inductees are held by their fellow Realtors. The Medallion of Service symbolizes the recognition and appreciation accorded to Omega Tau Rho members for their contributions to the National Association of Realtors and its institutes, societies and councils.
Yatsko is the 2016 President of the Rhode Island Association of Realtors. A licensed real estate agent since 1977, he is also a past President of the Rhode Island Commercial and Appraisal Board of Realtors and was twice elected the Board’s Realtor of the Year. Among several other posts, he has served as a Director of the State-Wide Multiple Listing service, a member of the RIAR Government Affairs Committee, and Chair of the Realtor Troop Support Task Force which aids military families with housing-related needs.
Luca has held various leadership positions for the local, state and national Realtor associations as well, including his service as the 2017 President-Elect of the Rhode Island Association of Realtors and 2014 President of the Northern Rhode Island Board of Realtors. Some of his many contributions to the Realtor community include his service as Chair of the Northern Rhode Island Board of Realtors Communications and Nominating Committees, 2015 co-chair of the RIAR Government Affairs Committee; and 2015 of the Realtor Political Action Committee Participation Council.
Pat Lenihan Chosen as the 2016 RI Realtor of the Year
Warwick, RI– October 26, 2016 — The Rhode Island Association of Realtors (RIAR) has announced that Patricia Lenihan, Managing Broker of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in East Greenwich, R.I. was chosen by her peers as the 2016 Rhode Island Realtor of the Year. The award recognizes one of nearly 5000 Realtors throughout Rhode Island for their dedication to the Realtor organization and their local communities. The statewide winner is chosen from the winners of five regional Realtor of the Year awards. Winners are chosen based on their demonstrated commitment to their local, state and national boards of Realtors, civic contributions and business accomplishments.
Lenihan has served in several leadership positions on the local, state and national Realtor associations, including: 2016 President of the Kent Washington Association of Realtors; Director on the Board of the R.I. Association of Realtors, member of the state association’s Government Affairs, Professional Standards, and Forms Committees; and National Association of Realtors Federal Political Contact to U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse.
She has also been an active fundraiser for both the East Greenwich Rotary Club and Crossroads Rhode Island. Under her leadership, funds raised through the Rotary Club have benefitted such varied causes as the East Greenwich Scholarship Fund and the Rotary’s pure water project, an international effort that has directly resulted in lower infant mortality rates in villages in Central America and Cambodia. The hands-on volunteer work done by her and her agents through Coldwell Banker Cares include an annual holiday party for 30-40 children in homeless families and an Annual Picnic for the 50+ families living in support housing in North Kingstown. Since 2010, Pat has personally run a book donation program with Barnes & Noble bookstore in which customers can donate a book at checkout. Hundreds of books and thousands of dollars have been donated for the children at the Crossroads Shelter.
When not fundraising for these two organizations, Pat is a very active member and past chair of the Parish Council at St. Francis DeSales Parish in North Kingstown, RI, where she has served as a Trustee for the parish. She has been chair and a member of the parish’s Property Planning Committee, overseeing the process of building an 800-seat church in North Kingstown.
Pat is also a member of the East Greenwich Democratic Town Committee and a member of the Philanthropic Education Association, which raises funds for scholarships for women.
Licensed in 1985, Lenihan oversees 60 agents in Coldwell Banker’s East Greenwich office. She has earned the Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager (CRB), GREEN, Senior Real Estate Spet (SRES) and Certified Residential Spet (CRS) designations and is a historic property spet for the Providence Preservation Society. She is a resident of East Greenwich.
Save The Bay’s Newport Seal Tours set sail on Nov. 11 from Bowen’s Wharf
NEWPORT, R.I. – Oct. 26, 2016 – At 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 11, Save The Bay will kick off its Newport Seal Tour season out of Bowen’s Ferry Landing. As the boats cruise through historic Newport Harbor, guests will take in 360° views of seals resting on Citing Rock off of Rose Island and the Newport Bridge, offering up an equally exciting and educational adventure for all visitors. The entirely boat-based tours last one hour and will be held on Saturdays, Sundays and many public school vacation days from Nov. 11, 2016 through April 30, 2017.
“Because it is a quick trip out to Citing Rock, where the seals hang out, we are able to spend a good portion of the tour observing them in their natural habitat,” said Dan Blount, education spet and boat captain. “The cruise is capped off by taking a quick ride around Rose Island to see the the historic lighthouse from the water.”
Save The Bay has offered seal tours for more than 15 years throughout the months of October through April, when harbor seals come into the area to feed. Unlike visits to a zoo or aquarium, these boat-based tours offer guests the exclusive experience of catching winter seals in their natural habitat. Save The Bay marine experts will provide an educational overview of harbor seals, which were recently named Rhode Island’s official state marine mammal, there behaviors, adaptive features and habitat needs.
Westerly seal tours are already in session and run through Dec. 31, while seal tours out of Fall River take place in March and April of 2017. Two-hour Newport Seal and Lighthouse Tours are set to begin late November and will include a walking tour of the Rose Island Lighthouse.
One-hour Newport Seal Tours are $22 for non-members and $17 for Save The Bay members, seniors, and children aged 3-12. All tours depart from Bowen’s Ferry Landing, 18 Market Square, Newport, RI. Tour tickets can be purchased online at Save The Bay’s Seal Tour website, www.savebay.org/seals, or through the Bowen’s Wharf kiosk in downtown Newport. For additional information call 401-203-7325.
2016 RI Tech10 Award Winners Announced
Providence, Rhode Island – October 25, 2016 – Tech Collective, Rhode Island’s industry association for Information Technology and Bioscience, in partnership with Rhode Island Monthly, announces its 2016 Tech10 Award recipients. The newly expanded program will honor fourteen Rhode Island individuals and companies within ten technology related categories. Honorees will be recognized at a celebration event on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 from 5:30-7:30 pm at the Providence Downtown Marriot in Providence, RI.
This year’s Tech10 continues to distinguish Rhode Island’s brightest entrepreneurs and IT practitioners as well as showcasing organizations who are driving innovation and education across Rhode Island. The Tech10 awards celebrate the exceptional participants and organizations within the technology community.
2016 Tech10 Award Recipients:
Entrepreneurship/ Startups
Kerri Lemoie, Founder & CEO, OpenWorks Group
Pat Sabatino, CEO & Founder, Datarista
Techies to watch
Mike Barry, Lead Software Developer, Amica Mutual Insurance
CIO/CTO
Jason Viera, Director – Networking Solutions, Carousel Industries
Community Partner
Junior Achievement
Youth Engagement
Mary Johnson, Executive Director, RI Students of the Future
Tech Education
Skills USA Rhode Island
Don Gregory, Technology Instructor, Providence Public Library
Workforce Champion
Joe Devine, Partner, Bridge Technical Talent
Damian Ewens, Project Director, Opportunity at Work; Director of TechHire Rhode Island
Women in Tech
Carrie Majewski, Director of Marketing, Atrion
Company Innovation
Gerald Deane, President/CEO, Echo Messaging Systems
MojoTech
Corporate Giving
FM Global
“Congratulations 2016 Tech10 Award winners! We are honored to recognize these influential individuals and innovate companies”, said John Smithers, CEO of Tech Collective. “As engines of change, participants’ enthusiasm and dedication contribute to the state’s economic growth. We look forward to their continued successes!”
The 2016 Tech10 Awards are sponsored by Amica Insurance, Cox Business, OSHEAN, Lightower, Bryant University’s Executive Development Center, SkillsUSA Rhode Island and NetCenergy. Award recipients will be honored at a Tech10 Awards recognition event on Thursday, November 10, 2016 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Providence Downtown Marriot in Providence, RI. This year’s recipients are also profiled in the November issue of Rhode Island Monthly, which is on newsstands now.
“We are pleased to highlight the talents of these individuals and all that they do for their businesses and the community,” said John Palumbo, publisher of Rhode Island Monthly. “Our partnership with the Tech Collective is an important one as we celebrate the importance of the work of this group of industry leaders and the key role technology plays as a driver of the Rhode Island economy.”
Tech10 recipients were chosen by this year’s Tech10 Judging Committee based on application submissions collected June – August 2015. View past Award winners, videos, attend the Tech10 Awards recognition event, and learn more at www.tech10awards.com. Follow Tech10 on twitter #Tech10RI.
Rhode Island Monthly Communications, Inc. is a locally owned multi-platform publisher of magazines and specialty publications, including custom publishing projects. Products include several lifestyle and tourism publications serving residents of – and visitors to – Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts.
About Tech Collective
Tech Collective is Rhode Island’s Information Technology and Bioscience Industry Association. We foster the growth, innovation, and economic momentum of Rhode Island’s high-tech industries and workforce. Collaborating with local and national government, industry, and academic partners, Tech Collective programs directly impact Rhode Island. Since its transition from the Rhode Island Technology Council (RITEC) in 2004, Tech Collective has received more than $12M in federal, state, and private grant funding. Awards and funding include Governor’s Workforce Board RI Industry Partnerships, Real Jobs RI, Ready to Work/ Tech Force RI, and national recognition with the state of Rhode Island from President Obama’s TechHire initiative.
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