Morgan Jones Champlin receiving her award from Providence Business News (PBN).
The Rhode Island 40 Under Forty Award highlights the successes of 40 individuals under the age of 40, recognizing their dedication to their careers and community involvement. These individuals are driven by success, motivated by challenges and are role models to their peers. The winners who are selected for this award work in nonprofit, education, pharmaceutical, architecture, retail, construction, manufacturing, finance, government, entertainment and health care sectors. General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) submitted one employee to be considered for this award, and is proud to congratulate Morgan Jones Champlin, Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) Quality Lead, as one of the 2023 Rhode
Island 40 Under Forty honorees.
Morgan Jones Champlin holds a sign that lists aspects of her hometown of Westerly, RI.
Prior to her current position, Morgan worked as an HRIS analyst for General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT). Throughout her career, she has been passionate about empowering and being a changemaker for women. This passion led her to becoming one of the founding members of ForWARD (For Women’s Advancement, Recognition and Development), one of GDEB’s Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). Within ForWARD, Morgan strives to amplify the group’s mission and vision for the women of GDEB.
Outside of her day-to-day work life, Morgan is a proud wife and mom to her two children. Within her community, she is an active member and volunteers with many non-profits such as the Westerly Young Professionals Network, Tim West Memorial Scholarship Foundation, Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center, WARM Center and Safe Futures of Southeastern CT.
2023 Rhode Island 40 Under Forty Award Winners
The 2023 Rhode Island 40 Under Forty award ceremony took place on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at the Aldrich Mansion in Warwick, Rhode Island, where Morgan was recognized and accepted her award in person. Click here to read Morgan’s feature in Providence Business News (PBN).
To learn more about Rhode Island 40 Under Forty and for more information on how to nominate an employee for this award, please contact EB Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Engagement.
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