RIMA to Host Annual Breakfast and Meeting
SMITHFIELD, RI
The Rhode Island Manufacturers Association (RIMA) is hosting their fourth Annual Breakfast and Meeting. This year’s event will be held at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick on Tuesday May 24th, 2022. For 2022, RIMA is very excited to celebrate 25 years!
They look forward to welcoming the community to join them in celebrating such a momentous achievement. This meeting is one of their largest annual events, returning after a brief hiatus from 2020 and 2021.
Each year, RIMA hosts the Annual Breakfast and Meeting to provide networking opportunities, review manufacturing accomplishments for the year and facilitate discussion on manufacturing trends. This annual event allows manufacturers to discuss their issues with other like-minded companies. In addition, manufacturers and businesses that support these companies will host showcase tables to promote their products and services.
This event will begin at 7:30 AM with networking and showcase exhibits, followed by breakfast at 8:30 AM, and a speaking program to follow.
Speakers for the event will include Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee, President of Thomas, a Xometry Company, Shawn Fitzgerald and CEO, President, and Co-owner of Pioneer Service Inc. Aneesa Muthana. Speaker biographies can be found below.
The cost for a single ticket is $70 for RIMA members and $85 for non-members. Tables are also available for purchase.
For more information on the Rhode Island Manufacturers Awards Dinner and to purchase tickets, please go to
https://rimanufacturers.com/event/rima-annual-breakfast-and-meeting/
Speaker Biographies:
Governor Dan McKee State of Rhode Island Dan McKee is a lifelong Rhode Islander who proudly serves as the Ocean State’s 76th Governor. He began his political career on the Town Council in his hometown of Cumberland. After serving for four years, he was elected Mayor. Following 12 years as Mayor of Cumberland, he left office in 2014 when he was elected Lieutenant Governor. He ascended to the Governor’s Office in 2021.
Shawn Fitzgerald President of ThomasNet a XOMETRY Company Shawn Fitzgerald is the President of Thomas, a Xometry Company, a leader in product sourcing, supplier selection and marketing solutions for industry. An expert in digital transformation, Shawn leads a global team of sales, marketing and operations professionals who are passionate about connecting buyers and suppliers on the popular Thomasnet.com platform. Shawn has a BS in Mechanical Engineering which he earned from Lehigh University, and began his career with ASME managing the development of standards for natural gas pipelines, elevators, and weld testing.
Aneesa Muthana CEO, President, and Co-owner of Pioneer Service Inc. By the time she was 23, Aneesa Muthana had taken the lessons she had learned in her parents’ shop to become co-owner and CEO of Pioneer Service, Inc. Nearly three decades in leading in an industry traditionally reserved for men has taught Aneesa the necessity of effective outreach and advocacy.
In addition, Aneesa contributes regularly to Modern Machine Shop on a variety of topics and serves on several boards: National Association of Manufacturing (NAM) and as the President of Precision Machined Products Association (PMPA). She’s won numerous awards including the 2017 Manufacturing Institute’s Award, 2019 NAWBO Woman Business Owner of The Year, Crain’s 2019 and 2020 Notable Woman in Manufacturing, SWE “Women Engineers You Should Know” and CIOGC 2021 Muslim Achiever Award.
In her personal life, she always finds time for faith, family, and her four grandchildren, who remain the light of her world. –
About RIMA
The Rhode Island Manufacturers Association (RIMA) is a 501c(6) organization formed in 1997 to serve as the unified voice of Rhode Island’s manufacturers. As an advocate for strengthening and growing Rhode Island’s manufacturing sector, RIMA engages with government leaders, academic institutions and likeminded organizations to improve the business climate, connect manufacturers with available resources, and facilitate opportunities to create new jobs and business opportunities in the Ocean State.
For more information on RIMA, visit
www.rimanufacturers.com