Michaela Sawicki

Jackie joined Boston Private in February 2015 as Executive Vice President and Chief Client Development Officer and has held many senior leadership positions. She was recently promoted to CEO, Emerging Business and Client Experience.

Beth Monaghan, CEO and Co-Founder of InkHouse Media and Marketing, works tirelessly to address gender inequality in PR. She encourages her employees to think outside the box and strongly believes in the potential for community organizers and startups to innovate how people think and learn about the world. Her efforts are being noticed and she was recently named a Holmes Report Top 25 Innovator. In addition, Beth made the 2018 PR Week Shortlist for Outstanding Agency Professional.

According to Forbes, Karina Funk and her team are bridging the gap between sustainability and business, and the schism that has historically pitted environmentalists and corporations against each other. She proves that businesses can (and absolutely must) adopt sustainability initiatives in order to not just help the environment, but also to lower costs, raise revenue and improve the value of their brands.

Sandy Lish is all about community and connections. In addition to her various community engagements that include serving on the Boards of Center for Women and Enterprise, Massachusetts March of Dimes and its national Volunteer Leadership Council, Sany was recently appointed by Governor Baker to the Mass Bay Board of Trustees.

As a leader of Harvard Kennedy School’s Senior Executive Fellows Program, Dana Born was awarded 2017 Innovation in Teaching Award. Dana was honored for providing innovative solutions to students’ learning and engagement with senior executives around the world.

Dana will also receive the Distinguished Alumni Award which is the highest honor which Penn State presents to its alumni.

State Auditor Suzanne Bump will be honored by Emerge Massachusetts as a “Women of the Decade” at its upcoming 10th anniversary celebration. Emerge Massachusetts is the premier training program for Democratic women. Cambridge philanthropist and political activist Barbara Lee founded Emerge Massachusetts. She has also been a major national backer of female Democratic candidates for US Senate, Congress, Governor and Attorney General. According to its website, “We inspire women to run, we hone their skills to win. Our goal is clear: to increase the number of Democratic women in public office.”

MWF member Beth Boalnd, of Foley & Lardner LLP, is hosting the event. 

Frances West moderated the Digital Inclusion and Equality panel at the World Congress of Information Technology in Taipei, Taiwan on September 13, 2017.

Great article about Colette in Boston Magazine. If you haven’t seen it yet, take a look here.

Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced that executive coach, author and speaker Priscilla Douglas has been appointed to the Boston Public Library Board of Trustees. Douglas was sworn in on Tuesday, June 27, at City Hall, and fills the vacancy of Carol Fulp, who departed the Board in February 2017. Priscilla’s professional career includes key executive positions in government, academics, and business, for many of which she was the first woman and the first African American appointment.

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