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He joined Providence as group president in 2012 and was named president and CEO in 2013. Thursday, October 1 | 7 pm Three Rivers Convention Center 7016 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick, WA Please RSVP by September 29 (509) 942-2175 or Antoinette.Burnside@kadlecmed.org kadlec.org