Heroes: Nonprofit Professional of the Year

Further, URI became an organizational member of the Human Services Council, and Fields was appointed to HSC's Racial Equity Subcommittee, which is charged with increasing participation of people of color in nonprofit executive management positions.

Fields' track record of success began well before his presidency at URI. As senior vice president of the Domestic Violence Shelter Division and Hotline programs at Safe Horizon, he helped integrate and oversee nine domestic violence shelters, three citywide 24-hour hotlines and the Project Safe program.