121 Massachusetts women to be honored at Commonwealth Heroines event

Ladies round Massachusetts shall be acknowledged for his or her work and achievements at an annual occasion later this month.

The Massachusetts Fee on the Standing of Ladies (MCSW) shall be celebrating the nineteenth annual Commonwealth Heroines on Wednesday, June 22 on the The Venezia Resort in Boston.

Opening remarks shall be made by MCSW Chairwoman Denella Clark, adopted by a particular recognition of all 121 honorees.  

 “As the primary Black lady to chair the Massachusetts Fee on the Standing of Ladies, and in addition as a proud appointee of Governor Baker and Lieutenant Governor Polito, we’re thrilled to acknowledge girls from all throughout our nice Commonwealth who generally should not seen for his or her superb contributions,” Clark said. 

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Clark added that Commonwealth Heroines are girls  chosen by their legislators for his or her extraordinary acts of service, making an enormous distinction of their communities however not essentially making the information. They carry out unheralded acts day by day that make our houses, neighborhoods, cities, and cities higher locations to dwell.

She famous Commonwealth Heroines additionally use their time, expertise, spirit, and enthusiasm to complement the lives of others of their neighborhood. They’re mentors, volunteers, and innovators who attempt to guard and characterize the pursuits of seniors, victims of violence, kids, immigrants, and different weak populations. They’re the glue that retains a neighborhood collectively.  

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The next girls shall be honored as Commonwealth Heroines this yr: 

Donna Kivlin, Littleton; Mary Jenewin-Caplin, East Longmeadow; Maureen Reilly Meagher, Newton; Mary Jo Rossetti, Somerville; Lisa Daoust, Spencer; Allison Baker, South Boston; Linda Dunlavy, South Deerfield; Cynthia Roy, New Bedford; Michelle Guzman, Lynn; Danielle Smida, Haverhill; Mary Waldron, Brockton; Wendy Heiger-Bernays, Lexington; Sandy Middleton, Cambridge; Matzaris Del Valle, Hyde Park; Megan Driscoll Greenstein, Duxbury; Susan Verdicchio, Winchester; Yvonne Gittens, Cambridge; Patti Machado, Centerville; Irene Fernandes, Taunton; Cynthia Espinosa-Marrero, Holyoke; Jennelle Gadowski, West Tisbury; Nina Goodick, Gloucester; Arlene Omosefunmi, Fall River; Helena Tonge, Boston; Roberta Lynch, Franklin; Alison Web page, Tyngsborough; Kim Hanton, Revere; Levenia Furusa Mavingire, Lowell ; Jeanine Calabria, Harmony; Nancy Thomas, Somerset; Erin Gaffen, Studying; Pam Tarallo, Seekonk; Susan Chalifoux Zephir, Leominster; Kim Lalli, Maynard ; Toy Vongpheth, Lowell; Joan Levesque Arguin, Rehoboth; Carmela Dalton, Lynnfield; Maribeth Lynch, Shrewsbury; Tamika Olszewski, Auburndale; Lillian Fournier, Clinton; Luisa Fernandez, Fitchburg; Janet DiLeo Wade, Kingston; Susan Swanson, Worcester; Rebecca Crawford, Framingham; Susan Salamoff, Natick; Ann McGonigle Santos, Wakefield; Alexi Conine, Boston; Mary E Leach, Billerica; Mary Cole, East Boston; Deb Leonczyk, Huntington; ammy Turner, Everett; Katie Leavitt Sutton, Hingham; Aimee Coolidge, Arlington; Kathleen Pease, North Andover; Masika Gadson, Dorchester; Jo-Ann Keegan, Lowell ; Daybreak Anderson, North Grafton; Margaret “Peg” Web page, Plymouth; Carole Krauss Mullen, Hopedale; Donna Gill, Tewksbury; Lisa Nemeth, Ludlow; Jeanne Kjellman, Lakeville; Jocelyn Tager, Watertown; Kenann McKenzie-DeFranza, Beverly; Hadley Luddy, Orleans; Michele Fronk Schuckel, Weston; Chanie Minkowitz, Sharon; Denise R. Jordan, Springfield; Annette Simmons, Springfield; Cathy Miles, Framingham; Fran Yuan, Belmont; Joanne McKenna, Revere; Kate Cardoso, Florence; Marleen Nienhuis, Boston; Tracy Priestner, Westport; Cyndi Lavin, Ayer; Marlene Santos, Fall River; Kelly Grant, Bellingham; Marybeth Duffy, Waltham; Clare Ryan LaMattina, Whitman; Betsy Merry, Salem; Diana Jeong, Malden; Dyan Blewett, Somerville; Sarah Moser, Amesbury; Jane Piercy, Brookline; Carolyn Wynn, Peabody; Lynn Carlson, South Dennis; Donna Lawson, Marstons Mills; Chief Jen Collins Brown, Topfield; Fredericka Veikley, Boston; Fatima Ali-Salaam, Boston; Heather Bialecki- Canning, Athol; Marcia Johnson, Newton; Adriana Paz, Lynn; Lisa Welch, Clinton; Barbara Dominic, LICSW – Brewster; Carol Casey, Amesbury; Deena Ferrara, Acton ; Michelle Loglisci, Monson; Lisa Piscatelli, Mansfield; Anne Marie Stronach, Tewksbury; Christine Bongiorno, Arlington; Ana Jewell, Springfield; Brett Westbrook, MSW  – Pittsfield; Paulette Van der Kloot, Medford; Levenia Furusa, Lowell; Mechilia Salazar, Longmeadow; Carol Mori, Beverly; Suzanne Remington, Shrewsbury; Sarah Cloud, Pembroke; Maryellen Maguire-Eisen, Hingham; MacKenzie Atwood, Franklin; Nicole Obi, Chestnut Hill; Rachel Lee, Hamilton; Anne Toland, Braintree; Kathi Cotugno, Montgomery; and Patricia Romney, Amherst. 

This system ebook with bios of every Commonwealth Heroine shall be obtainable on the web site for public viewing after the occasion concludes.  For extra data concerning this occasion, please contact Shaitia Spruell, interim govt director for the Massachusetts Fee on the Standing of Ladies. 

 The Massachusetts Fee on the Standing of Ladies is an unbiased state company that was legislatively created in 1998 to advance girls of the Commonwealth to full equality in all areas of life and to advertise their rights and alternatives. The MCSW supplies a everlasting, efficient voice for the ladies of Massachusetts.