22ND Tribute to Outstanding Women
Awards Dinner
5:30 pm, Wednesday, October 22
2014
eliminating racism
empowering woman
YWCA
CAMBRIDGE
Special Thanks... Cambridge Repro-Graphics, Somerville, MA
2014 YWCA Board of Trustees
Renae Gray, Chair
Andrea Spears Jackson, Esq., Chair elect
Beth Milkovits, Vice Chair
Rev. Lorraine Thornhill, Clerk
Nancy Phillips, Treasurer
Kristen Bell
2014 Tribute Honorary Committee
David Maher
Mayor, City of Cambridge
Amy Gordon
Executive Director, Second Nature Social Skills, Plymouth, MA
Lydia Brooks
Branch Manager, Central Square Branch, Eastern Bank
Rev. Ellis Washington
Senior Pastor, St. Paul AME Church
Manikka Bowman
Charles Ogletree
Lauren Curry, Esq.
Rep. Marjorie Decker
Darlene Ellis-Donahue
Laurie Forcier
Esther Hanig
Nancy Hurlbut
Rev. Dr. Lynda Jordan
Dale Kaiser, Esq.
Cynthia Kuppens
E. Hang Le
Arielle Levy
Joanna Morris, Esq.
Sandee Mostyn
Sarah O’Toole
Eva Martin Blythe, Executive Director
Director, Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice, Harvard Law School
State Representative, Massachusetts Legislature
Chris Reilly
President, Wingate Companies
Sarah Gallop
Co-Director, Office of Government & Community Relations, MIT
Jonathan Grobowski
President, Marshfield Chamber of Commerce
Executive Director, Marshfield Community Television
Dave Shea
President, Pembroke Chamber of Commerce
Financial Services Professional, New York Life Insurance
Jeffrey Lockwood
Chair, Cambridge Chamber of Commerce
Global Head of Communications, Novartis
Kathryn Lachelt Brown, Esq.
Vice President, Legal & Government Affairs, Forest City Enterprises
Obehi Janice
Actress/Writer/Producer, recently named Boston’s Best Actress 2014
by “Improper Bostonian”
Valerie Batts
Executive Director and Co-Founder, Visions Inc.
2014 Honorees
Christine Elow
Deputy Superintendent, Cambridge Police Department
Robin Harris
Principal, Fletcher Maynard Academy
Susan Hegel, Esq. & Ellen Schacter, Esq.
Attorneys, Cambridge & Somerville Legal Services of GBLS
Mary Lou McLean
Volunteer, Marshfield Branch of the YWCA Cambridge
Artis Spears
2014
YWCA Cambridge
Owner, A.J. Spears Funeral Home
Christy Felix
Class of 2016, Community Charter School of Cambridge
Outstanding Young Woman
“Still We Rise,” the theme for this YWCA Cambridge 22nd Tribute to
Outstanding Women, refers to the strength and tenacity of the women and
the young woman who we honor this year. “Still We Rise” refers to the
continuing effort of the women who make their homes at YWCA Cambridge
housing facilities (and those who don’t) to be overcomers in spite of the
seemingly insurmountable odds that they face daily. “Still We Rise” refers to
the tireless work of the YWCA Cambridge staff and volunteers to do a job and
do it well even when there often isn’t enough time, womanpower or money.
“Still We Rise.”
Dedicated to eliminating racism
empowering women and
promoting peace, justice,
freedom and dignity for all.
We are the YWCA Cambridge and “Still We Rise.” We carry out our mission by delivering needed programs and services in the Cambridge
and Marshfield communities. Tribute to Outstanding Women is our signature, annual fundraiser helping to support essential YWCA services,
including the Homeless Family Shelter; the Tanner Residence, a housing facility for single women who have experienced debilitating trauma;
and the Marshfield Branch, which provides high-quality, affordable year-round programming for women and children.
For 22 years the YWCA Cambridge has sponsored a Tribute to Outstanding Women, an event that annually recognizes the accomplishments
of just a few of the outstanding women in the Cambridge and Marshfield communities. Our Tribute to Outstanding Women provides an
opportunity to say “thank you” to these women who share the YWCA’s mission and vision of a world free from racism, in which women are
fully empowered and all people live with peace, justice, freedom and dignity. Our honorees this year are dreamers and doers who use their
talents and skills to enrich the lives of the people in our communities. They educate our young, protect our community, defend low-income
people against housing discrimination, bring comfort to grieving families who have lost a loved one, and advocate for our Marshfield Branch
of the YWCA Cambridge as a viable service provider among organizations and agencies throughout the South Shore area, New England and
Africa. Our young woman honoree, similarly, is making her mark as an entrepreneur, community organizer, and an outstanding high school
student. Individually and collectively, our 2014 honorees personify the theme, “Still We Rise”.
By attending this year’s Tribute to Outstanding Women you help us raise the funds needed to continue our tradition of service to the
Cambridge and Marshfield communities. Thank you for your support.
Wednesday, October 22 , 2014
at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, Cambridge, MA
5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
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www.ywcacam.org
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Registration and Silent Auction – 5:30 pm
Awards Dinner – 7:00 pm
Mistress of Ceremonies
Susan Wornick
WCVB – TV 5
Tickets & Sponsorship: http://bit.ly/YWTribute