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You will read plenty of words like these over the next eight profiles as BusinessWest
These eight stories detail not only what
these women do for a living, but what
they’ve done with their lives. Specifically,
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And they will be celebrated on Dec. 9 at the Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel. So, after reading their stories, we invite you to come and applaud some truly impactful women. The 2021 honorees are:
• Jessica Collins, executive director of the Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts;
• Elizabeth Dineen, CEO of the YWCA of Western Massachusetts;
• Charlene Elvers, director of the Center for Service and Leadership at Springfield College;
• Karin Jeffers, president and CEO of Clinical and Support Options;
• Elizabeth Keen, owner of Indian Line Farm;
• Madeline Landrau, Program Engagement manager at MassMutual;
• Shannon Mumblo, executive director of Christina’s House; and
• Tracye Whitfield, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion officer for the town of West Springfield; and Springfield City Councilor.
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Fast Facts
• WHAT: The 4th Annual Women of Impact Gala
• WHEN: December 9, 2021
• WHERE: Sheraton Springfield, One Monarch Place
• TICKETS: $65 per person (tables of 10 available)
• FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit www.busi- nesswest.com or call (413) 781- 8600, ext. 100.
are many common denominators: these
are women and leaders who have vision,
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they’re making this a much better place
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introduces its fourth annual cohort of a program called, appropriately enough, Women of Impact.
Appropriate, because these women aren’t only business successes and community leaders; they are, indeed, impactful — in ways that reverberate far beyond their office, their sector, and even this present time.
These are compelling stories about remarkable women, and as you read them, you’ll quickly understand why BusinessWest added Women of Impact to its list of annual recognition programs four years ago. In short, these stories need to be told — or told in a different way than you’ve heard before.
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Supporting Sponsor:
Ellen Freyman
Michele Cabral
is interim execu-
tive director
of Professional
Education and
Corporate
Learning
at Holyoke
Community
College and
director of
Training &
Workforce
Options. She
started her career
a s a C P A f o r K P M G P e a t M a r w i c k , g r a d u a t e d f r o m
the Leadership Development Program at CIGNA
Insurance Companies, and joined Farm Credit
Financial Partners Inc. as CFO and COO. At HCC,
Cabral has held positions as an Accounting pro- women and their children, as well as educational in the Law, and the Professional Women’s fessor, then dean of the Business and Technology programming as families transition from homeless- Chamber Women of the Year. She also earned
Presenting Sponsors:
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Meet the Judges
Michele Cabral
Dawn Fleury
Division, and she currently leads the HCC Wome
able living environments. a Pynchon Award from the Ad Club of Western
Leadership Series.
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Dawn Fleury is the first senior vice president
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In her current role, she over- sees the bank’s comprehensive risk-management programs.
Ellen Freyman
is a shareholder
with Shatz,
Schwartz and
Fentin, P.C. in
Springfield.
Her practice is
concentrated
in all aspects of
commercial real
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development,
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