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2:45pm - 4:30pm
Hybrid | Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
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9:45am - 11:00am
Boston Marriott Long Wharf
This Women's Network event will offer an insightful conversation with Dr. Melissa Gilliam, the 11th President of Boston University and both the first woman and the first Black woman to lead the institution since its founding in 1869.
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11:30am - 1:00pm
Fairmont Copley Plaza
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Our Boston’s Future Leaders (BFL) program provides emerging leaders with a socially conscious and civically engaged leadership toolkit, as well as the opportunity to apply their knowledge through experiential assignments.
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The Massachusetts Apprentice Network convenes employers, training providers, and talent sources interested in developing and implementing apprenticeship programs in occupations across industries and statewide in fields such as tech, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, and more.
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The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018 Pinnacle Awards, honoring nine remarkable, senior-level women in Greater Boston for outstanding achievement in business and management in the following categories: Entrepreneurship; Management – Private; Management – Government; Management – Nonprofit; Professions; Health Care, Arts, and Education; Emerging Executive; and Lifetime Achievement. This year, we are pleased to announce a special ninth award for Achievement in the Advancement of Women Professionals. The honorees will be recognized on Friday, January 26, 2018 at the annual Pinnacle Award luncheon held at the Boston Marriott Copley Place Hotel.
We are thrilled to celebrate our 2018 Pinnacle awardees and honor their contributions to their organizations, their industries, and their communities – including our Greater Boston business community. The Pinnacle Awards Luncheon continues to be one of most inspirational and uplifting Chamber programs of the year, all thanks to the truly incredible women leading our region and the Commonwealth in remarkable ways. – Jim Rooney, Boston Chamber President & CEO
The 2018 Pinnacle Award honorees are listed below:
Advancement of Women Professionals
Katy O’Neil, Executive Vice President
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Entrepreneurship
Alison Nolan, Principal
Boston Harbor Cruises
Management – Private
Karen Keenan, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
State Street Corporation
Management – Government
Karyn Polito, Lieutenant Governor
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Management – Nonprofit
Lynn Margherio, Founder and CEO
Cradles to Crayons
Professions
Merit E. Cudkowicz, MD, Chief of Neurology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Health Care, Arts, & Education
Liz Cheng, General Manager of Television
WGBH and WORLD Channel
Emerging Executive
Courtney B. Scrubbs, Corporate Counsel, Legal Industrial Affairs
Sanofi
Lifetime Achievement
Reverend Liz Walker, Pastor
Roxbury Presbyterian Church
Learn more about each of our 2018 honorees here.
The Pinnacle Awards luncheon was started 24 years ago by the Chamber’s Women’s Network and has become one of the premier business gatherings in the region, attracting more than 1,000 attendees. Past honorees include the Honorable Evelyn Murphy, Diane Hessan, Anne Finucane, Gloria Larson, Joan Wallace-Benjamin, Diane Patrick, Kate Walsh, and Carol Fulp. View all past honorees by achievement here.
The awards are designed to honor leading women for outstanding achievement in the workplace, demonstrated leadership that has made a difference, and a commitment to enhance the quality of life in the region.
Members of the press wishing to cover the 2018 Pinnacle Awards should RSVP to Katie Hauser at [email protected].
About the Greater Boston Chamber
The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce is the convener, voice and advocate of our region’s business community, committed to making Greater Boston the best place for businesses and people to thrive. It helps its members and Greater Boston succeed by convening and connecting the business community; researching, developing and advocating for public policies that contribute to our region’s economic success; and providing comprehensive leadership development programs designed to grow strong business and civic leaders. Learn more at BostonChamber.com.
The Greater Boston Chamber’s Women’s Network was founded in 1994 to promote and expand economic opportunities throughout the Greater Boston region for all women in business through shared leadership and expertise. The Women’s Network offers programs that provide career enrichment and development opportunities for women at all professional levels, spotlight the accomplishments of women, and promote the positive influence that women have upon the Greater Boston region. Learn more at BostonChamber.com/programs-events/womens-network
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