Margarita Polanco: Building Pathways for Community Empowerment
By: Karla Amador Boston, MA — “At Suffolk Construction, we are creating a culture of inclusivity worth being proud of,” Margarita Polanco, Trade Partner Diversity Officer at the Boston-based construction... Read More
Tara Spann: Embracing Her Power at Eversource
By Princess Jones Curtis As the Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Eversource Energy, Tara Spann believes that the beauty of her work stems from being an active part of... Read More
BFIT Names Angela Johnson as New Chief Advancement Officer
Boston, MA — Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology (BFIT) has named Angela Johnson to the position of Chief Advancement Officer. BFIT is a private, nonprofit technical college responding to the Massachusetts skills shortage by educating... Read More
Bridgette Wallace: The Mind Behind G|Code House
By Andre LaFontant Roxbury, MA — Bridgette Wallace’s G|Code House is a progressive, communal living space geared towards developing young women of color into titans of tech. Wallace describes her... Read More
Dr. Shirley Tang: Wielding the Power of Digital Storytelling
By Princess Jones Curtis Boston, MA — “I grew up in Hong Kong. My father was a teacher and my mother was a social worker supporting youth,” explains Shirley Tang,... Read More
Dr. Eldrin F. Lewis: Embracing the Fabric of Diversity
By Evan J. Cutts Boston, MA — Eldrin F. Lewis, MD, MPH has served as a faculty member in the cardiovascular division at Brigham and Women’s Hospital for the last... Read More
Carolina Alarco: Think Globally, Act Locally
By Karla Amador Vancouver, CA — When it comes to breaking into a global market for orphan drugs, Carolina Alarco’s go-to market approach is driven by a passion to help patients... Read More
Dr. Cherie Butts: Leveraging the Powers of Expertise and Collaboration at Biogen
By Karla Amador Cambridge, MA — Cellular immunologist, Cherie Butts, PhD, is a medical director, leading clinical trials in multiple sclerosis at Biogen (Cambridge, MA). Dr. Butts’ expertise builds upon... Read More
Vijay Bhatt: Engineering Inclusion at Harvard Pilgrim
By Andre LaFontant Wellesley, MA — Innovation is the steady heartbeat for conducting business at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (HPHC), and Vijay Bhatt, HPHC’s Deputy Chief Technology Officer, is one reason... Read More
