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PPL Alum
PPL welcomes individuals from all walks of life and each has a unique story to tell — stories that illustrate the positive impact our library makes in the lives of those we serve. Stories that YOU make possible!
Meet some of our PPL Alum.
Xuan Huynh
I come from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, where I lived nearly 30 years before moving to Cranston. I worked 15 years for 5-star hotels in Vietnam, including Sofitel and M Gallery hotels (Accor group), Renaissance Hotel (Marriott group). My typical activities were meetings with travel agents and tour operators to do hotel presentations, deal ...
Raman Shah
I moved from Chicago to Providence in 2018; simultaneously, I quit my full-time data science career to launch my independent consulting practice. Starting out in Rhode Island was tough. The local network was difficult to break into as a transplant, and trips to Boston were almost inescapable for learning modern technologies and getting inspiration from ...
Beverly Robertson
I have always liked art, but my passion is design, and my poetry took me by surprise. As a child, inspiration came from coloring books, and in my adolescence, my parents, teachers and mentors encouraged me to develop my potential and talents, motivating me in the right direction to become an artist, poet and designer. ...