Mark Brodeur
Mark Brodeur is director of tourism at the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation. A graduate of Johnson & Wales University in Providence, he has worked in the tourism and hospitality industry for 25 years.
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Mark Brodeur is director of tourism at the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation. A graduate of Johnson & Wales University in Providence, he has worked in the tourism and hospitality industry for 25 years.
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