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Introducing the 2024 Women of Impact
BusinessWest has long recognized the con- tributions of women within the business community and created the Women of Impact awards in 2018 to further honor women who have the authority and power
to move the needle in their business, are respected for accomplishments within their industries, give back to the community, and are sought out as respected advisors and mentors within their field of influence.
Women of IMPACT
• Kimberley Lee, chief of Creative Strategy and Development at MiraVista Behavioral Health Center;
• Megan McDonough, executive director of Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity;
• LaTonia Monroe Naylor, chief business educator at Monroe Naylor Consulting, LLC and president and CEO of Parent Villages;
• Kristi Reale, partner at Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C.; and
• Dr. Shirley Jackson Whitaker, nephrologist, artist, and filmmaker.
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The eight stories below demonstrate that idea
many times over. They detail not only what these
women do for a living, but what they’ve done with their lives — specifically, how they’ve become innovators in their fields, leaders within the community, advocates for people in need, and, most importantly, inspirations to all those around them. The class of 2023 features:
BusinessWest will celebrate its seventh annual Women of Impact
tickets. The presenting sponsors are Country Bank and WOMEN
• JoAnne Finck, president of Friends of Cooley Dickinson;
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• Alison Berman, council director of Girls on the Run Western Massachusetts;
and tables of 10 are available. To purchase tickets,
• Dianne Fuller Doherty, co-founder of the Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts and former director of the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center’s Regional Office;
visit www.businesswest.com/women-of-impact-
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PARTNER SPONSOR:
PRESENTING SPONSORS:
cohort on Thursday, Dec. 5 at Sheraton Springfield
Monarch Place Hotel. Tickets cost $95 per person,
TommyCar Auto Group, and Cooley Dickinson Hospital
is a partner sponsor. Sponsorship opportunities are
still available.
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