Lynne Phipps- Entrepreneurial Woman to Watch

11/4/13 PROVIDENCE, RI– The Rhode Island Small Business Journal (RISBJ) created the 2014 Entrepreneurial Women to Watch Awards to honor the most confident, tenacious, professional and sophisticated women industry leaders in Rhode Island. Out of a pool of over 400 applicants, Lynne Bryan Phipps stood out for her multifaceted accomplishments as an equestrienne, yachtswoman, ordained minister, founder of Inspirited Living, educator and founder of The Compass School. In 2002, Lynne Phipps realized her vision for The Compass School when she noticed her children were not seeing the value in their education. “I saw a huge need, not only for additional schools, but for an education to be engaging and founded on the need to develop life-long learning. That education included a core, values-based education.” Lynne Phipps spent months engaged in conceptual work and, after finding an enthusiastic group of parents, teachers and administrators that shared her vision, received approval from the state to found a charter school. The [...]

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DeWayne C. Allen

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF DeWayne C. Allen Background. Mr. Allen grew up in Washington State and moved to the Midwest to attend college. In 1963 he began his professional business career in St. Louis, MO, retired in 1989 and moved to Rhode Island in 1992 to pursue his interest in sailing and reengineered his senior lifestyle in philanthropy and volunteer services. Education. He has his BA and MA Degrees from Central Missouri State University, majoring in Education; attended Washington University and other institutions for advanced courses in entrepreneurship, business management, business finance and investing (St. Louis, MO). Business. He has over twenty five years experience in business including Xerox Corporation, AT&T (transition training prior to the corporate break-up; 1974-1980). He was a principal in real estate development, steel fabrication, marketing and direct mail advertising, shared office space management and teaching small business courses. Instructor/Administrator. Mr. Allen coordinated the St. Louis Community [...]

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Oprah Winfrey

Oprah has long believed that education is the door to freedom, offering a chance at a brighter future. Through her private charity, The Oprah Winfrey Foundation, she has awarded hundreds of grants to organizations that support the education and empowerment of women, children and families in the United States and around the world.

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New York Youth Symphony

Celebrating its 50th Anniversary Season, the New York Youth Symphony is the most awarded youth program of its kind in the nation, recognized for its innovative, tuition-free educational programs for talented young musicians. Founded in 1963 as an orchestra to showcase the metropolitan area’s most gifted musicians, ages 12-22, its activities have since grown to encompass programs in chamber music, conducting, composition, and jazz. Through its commissioning program, First Music, the NYYS has commissioned over 100 works from young composers since 1984.

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Eva Peterson

Eva Peterson is a licensed human massage therapist who does equine bodywork in Massachusetts and NH with over 30 years' experience. Eva studied at the Swedish Institute in New York, the Therese Pfrimmer School for Deep Muscle Therapy in Ontario, Canada (where she trained with Jack Meagher), and she received a masters degree in Sports Science in l985.

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