LAURA CALENDA CROSSROADS RHODE ISLAND, CHIEF MARKETING AND PHILANTHROPY OFFICER

2021 AWARDS LAURA CALENDA

CHIEF MARKETING AND PHILANTHROPY OFFICER

Crossroads Rhode Island

VALUABLE EXPERIENCE: Laura Calenda, chief marketing and philanthropy officer for Crossroads Rhode Island in Providence, a nonprofit providing services for homeless individuals and families, says her previous leadership experiences in the health care and housing industries have translated to her current role at Crossroads.

PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS LAURA CALENDA and her col- dence Housing Authority, Crossleagues at Crossroads Rhode roads announced the completion Island have been working to end of 30 newly renovated apartments homelessness in the state. And throughout Providence. their work is as critical as ever: With upward of 35 years of Rhode Island saw a 4.6% increase experience in marketing and comin homelessness from 2019 to 2020, munications, Calenda leads Crossaccording to the 2020 Annual roads’ fundraising initiatives. Homeless Assessment from the Throughout the pandemic, much U.S. Department of Housing and of her work has been remote, Urban Development. including organizing virtual fund-

“Over the course of the raising events and maintaining [COVID-19] pandemic, we saw the donor relations. homelessness numbers start to “Through it all, we continue increase, and I think they’re going to maintain our laser focus on to get worse,” said Calenda, chief getting as many people as possible marketing and philanthropy offi- housed,” Calenda said. cer at Providence’s Crossroads. Before joining Crossroads in

The nonprofit provides hous- 2017, she worked in marketing ing, educational opportunities, job and communications managetraining and emergency shelter ment positions for Corvias Group, to individuals and families facing a development company, and Blue homelessness. In January, the Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode organization announced plans Island. She said the leadership to renovate its Travelers Aid experiences in health insurance Housing building at 160 Broad and housing have translated to St. in Providence, transforming her current role at Crossroads. the single-occu- “It’s been really pancy rooms into exciting to be able one-bedroom to leverage my exapartments with perience in those private kitchens two different and bathrooms. industries here in

In June, in part- a really meaningnership with the ful way,” Calenda R.I. Housing and said. n Mortgage Finance ISABELLA DELEO Corp. and Provi- Contributing writer

‘WE CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN OUR LASER FOCUS ON GETTING AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE HOUSED.’

Congratulations!

Partridge Snow & Hahn congratulates PBN’s 2021 Leaders & Achievers Honorees.

We extend a special congratulations to Jack Partridge for this well-deserved honor. A founding member of the law firm, Jack spent 33 years of his career contributing thoughtful leadership and focusing his countless achievements toward our growth and success. Congratulations to all of this year’s honorees.

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