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Last updated: 4/18/23

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Every year on Women's History Month, the Mayor's Office of Women's Advancement (MOWA) opens nominations to honor the positive impact and leadership of women who make Boston a world-class city.

In March 2023, we received over 200 nominations of which 50 nominees were selected from various neighborhoods, industries, and backgrounds to be highlighted and celebrated at our first annual EXTRAordinary Women Reception.

RECAP: 2023 EXTRAordinary Women Reception

Credit: Women's Advancement

Artists

Artist, Educator & Publicist

Musician, Music Manager at FriendshipWorks, and Founder of Travel Through Music

Community Trailblazers

Owner and CEO of GirlFriends Boston

Store Director for Shaw’s Supermarkets

Executive Director of the Jamaica Plain Community Connections Coalition

Caroline K. Foscato

President and Founder, Soccer Unity Project

Danielle Andrizen Wang

Founder of the Allston/Brighton Parents & Caregivers Group

Dr. Geralde Gabeau

Executive Director of the Immigrant Family Services Institute (IFSI-USA)

Co-Founder and Executive Director, Love Your Magic

Jae’da Turner

Founder & Manager, Black Owned Bos.

Mayra Enith Diaz Flores

Founder of M.U.S.A

Sandra Lorena Aleman Nijjar

Founder and Executive Director, East Boston Community Soup Kitchen (EBCSK)

Founder of Acesoria Cominitaria de la Diaspora Dominicana

Founder and Executive Director, Litty Ligo Vitiligo Community Network

Stephanie Crawford

Founder of Propa City Community Outreach

Founder, Women on Wheels Boston

Emerging Leaders

Eliana Rivas Marte

Director of Education, Mayor’s Youth Council

Elizabeth (Lizzie) Torres

CoFounder of Boston Artist Impact

Multicultural Marketing and Sales Strategist at iHeartMedia

Director of Software Engineering at Slalom

Health

Denise Mariel Jimenez

Behavioral and Wellness Facilitator

Nurse Director, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Maria Alejandra Mosquera

Social Worker, LCSW, Boston Public Schools/ Making Human Technical

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, PureSpark

School Social Worker/ SEL Specialist Educator

Nonprofit Change Makers

President, Boston Little Saigon

Co-Executive Director, Asian American Resource Workshop

Director at ABCD Mattapan

Denise V. Duclos

Director of Program and Operations, Hospitality Homes Inc.

Executive Director, Charlesview, Inc.

Executive Director of the Chinese Progressives Association

Pamela Aimee Leins

Executive Director, Boston Education Fund

Chief Program Officer, Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center

Outreach Worker, Mutual Aid Eastie

Safety

Associate Director of Interpersonal Violence Prevention, Boston University Sexual Assault Response & Prevention Center

Christine Melia Marini

Police Officer, Boston Police Department, Area D-14

Domestic Violence Advocate for Boston Police Department-C-11

Small Business Owners

Amanda Mitchell

Owner of Place & Gather and Junebug

President/Founder, All Time Service Inc.

Julia De Los Santos

Fashion Designer and Owner of JDLS Couture

Owner of Boston Fiber Company

CEO and Founder, Salvaged Roots Hair and Beauty, Inc.

Owner, Park 54 Restaurant & Lounge

Yohanna Pimentel

Owner of Real Creaciones Boston

Women's Advocates

Diane Nishigaya MacGillivray

Senior Vice President for University Advancement, Northeastern University

Doris Elizabeth Romero

Housing and Stabilization Manager, Women's Lunch Place

2023 EXTRAordinary Women Reception

Credit: Women's Advancement

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