March 2021

In 2020, MWF accepted many new members! Each day, we will be highlighting one. Please join us in welcoming, Pamela Everhart, SVP, Head of Regional Public Affairs and Community Relations, Fidelity Investments.

As a 25-year Fidelity Investments veteran with financial services expertise, Pamela Everhart is a senior vice president and head of Regional Public Affairs and Community Relations in Fidelity’s Communications, Public Affairs and Policy Group. In this role, Pamela oversees the firm’s state and local government relationships, public affairs and community relations activities at its Boston Headquarters and across Fidelity’s regions in the U.S. Previously, Pamela led the firm’s advocacy strategy and engagement with government officials in Washington, DC on federal regulatory policy matters that could impact Fidelity’s ability to serve its clients and customers, its products and services, and the firm.

In 2020, MWF accepted many new members! Each day, we will be highlighting one. Please join us in welcoming, Linda Mason, Board Chair, The Boston Foundation.

Linda Mason co-founder of Bright Horizons Family Solutions, taking it from start-up in her home, raising financing, building the organization, and taking it public.  The company is the largest world-wide provider of worksite child care, early education, and education advising. Bright Horizons, now a $8 billion public company trading on the New York Stock Exchange, operates more than 1,200 high quality child development centers for employers in six countries.

In 2020, MWF accepted many new members! Each day, we will be highlighting one. Please join us in welcoming, Abbie Celniker, Partner, Third Rock Ventures.

Abbie has over 30 years of experience in Senior R&D and Executive leadership roles, and focuses on the formation, development and strategy of our portfolio companies. She has a strong commitment to culture, and prioritizes establishing experienced, diverse teams. Emerging technologies and new advances in science excite Abbie because of their impact on the ability of our portfolio companies to make a difference in the lives of patients. She is eager to continue using her industry expertise to build innovative companies from the ground up, and enthusiastic about tackling the toughest disease challenges in medicine.

MWF Member, Collette Phillips brought together a panel of Legends, Leaders, and Trailblazers that included MWF Past President, Jackie Jenkins-Scott. MWF Vice President, Priscilla Douglas moderated this tremendous panel. Watch here the February 23rd panel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5mX10Zupk8&t=278s&ab_channel=GetKonnected.

In 2020, MWF accepted many new members! Each day, we will be highlighting one. Please join us in welcoming, Denella Clark, Chair, MA Commission on the Status of Women.

Denella serves as the chair of  the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women (MCSW), as the first woman of color to lead the Commission. As president of Boston Arts Academy Foundation, her vision and leadership have created significantly greater visibility and financial sustainability for BAA, the city’s only public high school for the visual and performing arts. She has more than 25 years of experience in non-profit management, with significant leadership roles with The Dimock Center, Joslin Diabetes Center, MGH/Partners Healthcare, Bottom Line and most recently led her own firm The Give Back Group.

In 2020, MWF accepted many new members! Each day, we will be highlighting one. Please join us in welcoming, Beth Terrana, Board Member, Dana Farber Cancer Institute.

Beth retired from Fidelity investments in 2003, after a successful 20 year career managing numerous equity mutual funds. She turned her attention to the nonprofit institutions that she was passionate about. Beth serves in various capacities at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Children’s, Big Sister Assn of Greater Boston, and the DeCordova Sculpture Park & Museum.

Watch the Feb. 24th panel discussion: Money, Gender, & Diversity in Academia, Featuring MWF Members Andrea Silbert, President of Eos Foundation. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFlbYJhJxqw

The panel included Dr. Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Dean of Boston University School of Law, Kim Churches, CEO AAUW, and Dr. Mary Ann Villarreal, Vice President for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion University of Utah.

In 2020, MWF accepted many new members! Each day, we will be highlighting one. Please join us in welcoming, Juliette Mayers, CEO, Author, Speaker, Inspiration Zone LLC.

Mayers is Founder and CEO of Inspiration Zone LLC (IZL), a strategic consulting firm specializing in Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Strategy, Brand Management and Thought Leadership.  She is known for helping clients integrate D&I and multicultural insights to provide value-driven, innovative solutions that position brands for success in the global marketplace. In addition to her consulting practice, she motivates and inspires audiences through her keynotes and workshops on inclusive leadership, strategic networking, personal branding, and women’s leadership.

In 2020, MWF accepted many new members! Each day, we will be highlighting one. Please join us in welcoming, Lisa Wieland, CEO, Massport.

Lisa Wieland is the Chief Executive Officer of the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport). As CEO, Wieland leads 1,300 employees and oversees an organization with a pre-pandemic budget of more than $900 million and a mission of connecting Massachusetts and New England to the world to support the Commonwealth’s economic development and transportation goals, while demonstrating a commitment to neighboring communities. Massport’s portfolio includes Boston Logan International Airport, Worcester Regional Airport, Hanscom Airfield, the public facilities at the Port of Boston, as well as commercial real estate in East Boston, South Boston, and Charlestown.