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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING OUR HIGHLY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE EMILY MARTINEAU,

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER OF THE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ON RECEIVING THE 2025 PROVIDENCE BUSINESS

NEWS GOVERNMENT/QUASI-GOVERNMENT INDUSTRY LEADER AWARD

     Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale, Kennedy, Ajello,
Tanzi, Boylan, McNamara, Shallcross Smith, and Ackerman

     Date Introduced: April 03, 2025

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, The Providence Business News (PBN), the leading business newspaper for

Rhode Island, will celebrate and honor its annual Business Women Awards Honorees at a

luncheon on May 22, 2025. Each year, PBN recognizes the success of women across various

industries, highlighting industry leaders, career achievers, outstanding mentors, and emerging

professional women to watch; and

     WHEREAS, One of the distinguished honorees for 2025 is Emily Martineau, who will

receive the Government/Quasi-Government Industry Leader Award. Ms. Martineau has built a

long, distinguished, and diverse career in public service, striving tirelessly each day to serve the

citizens of Rhode Island. She consistently goes above and beyond her responsibilities, often

working nights and weekends to fulfill her duties; and

     WHEREAS, Emily Martineau, a 2000 graduate of Stonehill College, earned a Bachelor

of Arts degree in English with a Business concentration. A detail-oriented administrator, she

possesses vast experience in public service communications and has leveraged her expertise in

strategic messaging and technology to enhance efficiency in every department she has served.

She has effectively worked on public policy initiatives in housing, technology, healthcare, and

economic development; and

     WHEREAS, Ms. Martineau began her distinguished public service career in 2007 as an

aide to the Mayor of Providence, where she crafted talking points for the Mayor at public and

internal events and served as a liaison to community groups and residents; and

     WHEREAS, In 2010, Ms. Martineau joined the Rhode Island Office of the Attorney

General as an Assistant Public Information Officer. In this role, she served as an on-the-record

spokesperson for local and national media, researched policy initiatives, and crafted press

releases, consumer advisories, and talking points. She oversaw website redesign, managed social

media platforms, and most notably, led the development and implementation of a public safety

campaign that reached more than 40 Rhode Island high schools and 20,000 students through

strategic partnerships with corporate sponsors and government agencies; and

     WHEREAS, In 2019, Ms. Martineau became the Director of External Communications

for the Rhode Island Department of Housing, where she managed all media relations, events, and

press materials while serving as an on-the-record spokesperson for local and national media

outlets. She also crafted communication strategies and briefing materials for agency leadership;

and

     WHEREAS, From January 2018 to January 2019, Ms. Martineau served as Chief of Staff

for the Providence City Council, where she led a team of professionals specializing in constituent

services, legislative development, policy and fiscal analysis, budget management, community

relations, and strategic communications. Her leadership was pivotal in negotiating the City of

Providence's $745 million fiscal year 2019 budget and facilitating the rapid deployment of $5.2

million in federal Community Development Block Grant funding; and

     WHEREAS, Following her tenure as Director of Public Affairs for the Providence

School District, Ms. Martineau joined the Warwick Mayor’s Office as Press Secretary in 2020.

She oversaw all media outreach, press releases, press events, website and social media

management, and coordinated communications across city departments. Notably, she played a

key role in the city's COVID-19 response, spearheading the creation of a dedicated pandemic

website, leading daily social media updates, and helping establish a citywide response team; and

     WHEREAS, Since 2021, Ms. Martineau has served as a Senior Advisor to the Speaker of

the House, proving to be an invaluable asset to the Office of the Speaker. Her work ethic,

integrity, and deep understanding of public policy have greatly enhanced the House’s

communications strategy. She manages relationships with local and national media, government

officials, business leaders, and key stakeholders, while also overseeing press releases, speeches,

talking points, and correspondence for the Speaker, leadership staff, and State Representatives.

Additionally, she successfully overhauled and manages the social media platforms of the Rhode

Island House of Representatives to expand public outreach and engagement. Her experience in

municipal and state leadership roles has been an invaluable asset to Speaker Joseph Shekarchi and

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the House of Representatives; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby

heartily congratulates Emily Martineau, Deputy Director of Communications, Office of the

Speaker of the House of Representatives, and our highly esteemed colleague, on receiving the

2025 Providence Business News Government/Quasi-Government Industry Leader Award; and be

it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State is hereby authorized and directed to transmit a

duly certified copy of this resolution to Ms. Emily Martineau.

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