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NONPROFIT
Mary Dupont
La Plaza Delaware
After a storied career in nonprofi ts and
state government, where she helped
launch and develop an impactful
fi nancial empowerment program
among other successes, Mary Dupont
saw a need in Sussex County to build
the capacity and opportunities for
Hispanic/Latino businesses in the
southern part of the state. She founded
La Plaza Delaware in 2021 to do just
that, and has since grown the new
nonprofi t to include hundreds of
business partners while also providing
the innovative, culturally competent
programs and resources in business
and leadership development they need
to grow and thrive.
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Brother Ronald
Giannone
The Ministry of Caring, Inc.
As head of Th e Ministry of Caring,
Brother Ronald Giannone oversees the
nonprofi ts operations as well as those
of its fi ve sponsored organizations,
which include Mother Teresa House,
Sacred Heart Village I and II, Sacred
Heart Housing and the Village of
St. John, all located in Wilmington.
Giannone is a Capuchin Franciscan
friar, making him part of an 800-plus-
year-old religious order that works for
the poor in imitation of its founder
St. Francis of Assisi. He has served as
the ministry’s executive director since
1977, after spending time serving the
poor and hungry in New York, Indiana
and New Jersey.
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Rob Eppes
Junior Achievement
of Delaware, Inc.
Junior Achievement of Delaware
President Rob Eppes is now giving
back to the community what he once
received. As an alumni of the nonprofi t
program, which benefi ts students by
providing innovative collaborations
with local businesses and educational
leaders, Eppes now leads a program
that serves more than 24,800 local
students and 1,222 volunteers in
100-plus schools. By taking an
entrepreneurial approach to
obstacles and opportunities, he’s
able to help his associates manage
and support one another while
cultivating enduring relationships
among diverse stakeholders.
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Logan Herring
The WRK Group
As the CEO of Th e WRK Group,
which includes Th e Warehouse,
REACH Riverside and the Kingswood
Community Center, Logan Herring Sr.
has relied on others to guide him to
success. Now he’s paying it forward.
He began working in Wilmington’s
Riverside neighborhood in 2016 as the
Kingswood Community’s executive
director, and there realized that the
community needed more support
and resources. Two years later, Th e
WRK Group was created to accelerate
redevelopment in the community
and surrounding areas of northeast
Wilmington. Today, the organization
includes 75 employees and boasts over
$12 million in annual revenue that’s
aimed at creating opportunities to
empower area residents.
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