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MCSW Commonwealth Heroine Class of 2020, June 2020 THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Seventeenth Annual Commonwealth Heroines of Massachusetts Class of 2020 Commonwealth Heroine Recommended By Magdalena Ayed of East Boston Sen. Joseph Boncore Anne Beauregard of Brockton Sen. Michael Brady Siobhan McHugh of Brighton Sen. William Brownsberger Nicole Valentine of Paxton Sen. Harriette Chandler Toni Wiley of Boston Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz Cynthia Beckford-Brewington of Dorchester Sen. Nick Collins Anne Larner of Newton Sen. Cynthia Stone Creem Sophor Chhour of Lynnfield Sen. Brendan Crighton Marie Enochty of Brewster Sen. Julian Cyr Flor Palacios of Chelsea Sen. Sal DiDomenico Andrea Egmont of Amesbury Sen. Diana DiZoglio Sahana Purohit of Acton Sen. James Eldridge Lesa Patrock of Dudley Sen. Ryan Fattman Martha Velez of Lawrence Sen. Barry Finegold Christine Chamberland of Sturbridge Sen. Anne Gobi Kim Longey of Plainfield Sen. Adam Hinds Florence Bergmann of North Billerica Sen. Patricia Jehlen Michele Marantz of Longmeadow Sen. Eric Lesser Linda Snow Dockser of Reading Sen. Jason Lewis Cheryl Holbert Millard of Peabody Sen. Joan Lovely 1 THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Commonwealth Heroine Recommended By Kim Pettingill-Long of Shrewsbury Sen. Michael Moore & Rep. Hannah Kane Helen "Taffy" Nothnagle of Cohasset Sen. Patrick O’Connor Marilyn Lee-Tom of Wellesley Sen. Becca Rausch Catherine Sugarman of Holliston Senate President Karen Spilka Nicole Reilly of Rowely Sen. Bruce Tarr Peg Carbone of Stoughton Sen. Walter Timilty Michelle Dunn of Gardner Sen. Dean Tran Tracye Whitfield of Springfield Sen. James Welch Elizabeth Almeida of Westford Rep. James Arciero Emily Hedspeth of Monson Rep. Brian Ashe Maureen Geary, Esq. of Quincy Rep. Bruce Ayers Anne Bader-Martin of Newton Rep. Ruth Balser Laurel Ruma of Medford Rep. Christine Barber Anne Nemetz-Carlson of Williamstown Rep. John Barrett Jeri Rumsis of Mansfield Rep. Fred Jay Barrows Noreen Rosher of South Boston Rep. David Biele Aleks Kajstura of Sunderland Rep. Natalie Blais Liz DiCarlo of Mattapoisett Rep. Antonio Cabral Frances Martinez of Lynn Rep. Daniel Cahill Eileen Giordano of Methuen Rep. Linda Dean Campbell Magalie Yolanda Torres-Rowe of Lynn Rep. Peter Capano Annette Szczygiel of Easthampton Rep. Daniel Carey Alyzandra Brioso Vizcaino of Brockton Rep. Gerard Cassidy 2 THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Commonwealth Heroine Recommended By Amy Cardoso of Woburn Rep. Michelle Ciccolo Beth Huang of Cambridge Rep. Mike Connolly Lynne Poyant of Hyannis Rep. William Crocker Kristin Harrison of North Easton Rep. Claire Cronin Anne Antonellis of Duxbury Rep. Josh Cutler Donna DiVirgilio of Stoneham Rep. Michael Day Stella Rogers of Rockland Rep. David DeCoste Joanne Hillman of Winthrop Speaker Robert DeLeo Yaritza Rizzo of Lawrence Rep. Marcos Devers Carlie Tartakov of Amherst Rep. Mindy Domb & Sen. Joanne Comerford Margaret Morrissey of Southbridge Rep. Peter Durant Meena Kaushik of Hopkinton Rep. Carolyn Dykema Mimi Lemay of Marblehead Rep. Lori Ehrlich Jane Winn of Pittsfield Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier Deb Cary of Princeton Rep. Kimberly Ferguson Tracey Crago of Falmouth Rep. Dylan Fernandes Mary Jane McGlennon of Gloucester Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante Laurie Godwin of Fall River Rep. Carole Fiola Teresa Tapper of Stoughton Rep. William Galvin Debra Mann Schmill of Needham Rep. Denise Garlick Cindy Kuenzler of Dracut Rep. Colleen Garry Lotte Diomede of Sudbury Rep. Carmine Gentile Mary Beth Murphy of Haverhill Rep. Thomas Golden 3 THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Commonwealth Heroine Recommended By LaTonia Naylor of Springfield Rep. Carlos Gonzalez Marilou Barsam of Bedford Rep. Kenneth Gordon Ellen Quackenbush of Concord Rep. Tami Gouveia Julie Gage of Somerville Rep. Richard Haggerty Kathleen Flynn of Lunenburg Rep. Stephan Hay Sue-Ellen Hershman-Tcherepnin of Watertown Rep. Jonathan Hecht Catherine Gaudet of Leominster Rep. Natalie Higgins Jacqueline Gillis of Hudson Rep. Kate Hogan Katherine Martinez of Dorchester Rep. Russell Holmes Estelle Flett of Norton Rep. Steven Howitt Joanne Sullivan of Dorchester Rep. Daniel Hunt Francine Coughlin of North Reading Rep. Bradley Jones Debra Roberts of Stoughton Rep. Louis Kafka Maureen Johnson of Westborough Rep. Hannah Kane Courtney Cahill of Scituate Rep. Patrick Kearney Sachiko Isihara of West Newton Rep. Kay Khan Kristen Forsberg of Rochdale Rep. David LeBoeuf Donna Wresinski of Framingham Rep. Jack Lewis Jennifer Marini D'Antonio of Natick Rep. David Linsky Rhonda Garvin Conaway of Natick Rep. David Linsky Sue Prindle of Boston Rep. Jay Livingstone Darlene Torre of Billerica Rep. Marc Lombardo Nanina Coletta of East Boston Rep. Adrian Madaro 4 THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Commonwealth Heroine Recommended By Cynthia Johnson of Hyde Park Rep. Elizabeth Malia Cheryl Rose of Dalton Rep. Paul Mark Patricia Yebba of Everett Rep. Joseph McGonagle Patrice Rousseau of Putnam, CT Rep. Joseph McKenna Marie-Louise Kehoe of Dedham Rep. Paul Mcmurtry Kathy Reardon of Hingham Rep. Joan Meschino Joanna O'Connell of North Andover Rep. Christina Minicucci Isaura Mendes of Dorchester Rep. Liz Miranda Marilyn Fitzgerald of Andover Rep. Frank Moran Laura Often of North Grafton Rep. David Muradian Tiffony Cesero of Plymouth Rep. Matthew Muratore Alexis Forgit of Milford Rep. Brian Murray Tena Zapantis of Clinton Rep. Harold Naughton Nancy Stone Lennhoff of North Andover Rep. Tram Nguyen Marge Ghilarducci of Berkley Rep. Norman Orrall Leah Jones of Beverly Rep. Jerald Parisella Wendy Northcross of West Barnstable Rep. Sarah Peake Patricia “Patti” Quigley of Wellesley Rep. Alice Peisch Charan Devereaux of Somerville Rep. Denise Provost Paula Dubord of Wilbraham Rep. Angelo Puppolo Jr. Sara Hamerla of Framingham Rep. Maria Robinson Kathryn Bonfiglio of Belmont Rep. Dave Rogers 5 THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Commonwealth Heroine Recommended By Lynn Strider of Franklin Rep. Jeffrey Roy J. Cherry Sullivan of Northampton Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa Jacqueline Royce of Boston Rep. Jon Santiago Marcia Kimm-Jackson of Hyde Park Rep. Angelo Scaccia Lucy Tabit of Westport Rep. Paul Schmid Michaela Gagne Hetzler of Fall River Rep. Alan Silvia Gail Boutiette of Uxbridge Rep. Michael Soter Marie Thibault of Danvers Rep. Theodore Speliotis Jennifer Rose of Waltham Rep. Thomas Stanley Angela Varney of Middleboro Rep. Alyson Sullivan Christina Varney of Middleboro Rep. Alyson Sullivan Barbara Buckley of Middleboro Rep. Alyson Sullivan Alyssa Jones of Salem Rep. Paul Tucker Mya Cook of Malden Rep. Steven Ultrino Deanna Cook of Malden Rep. Steven Ultrino Graciela Trilla, Ed.D. of Haverhill Rep. Andres Vargas Gina Sabbs Nelson of South Hadley Rep. Aaron Vega Marie Oliva of Bourne Rep. David Vieira Loretta LaCentra of Revere Rep. RoseLee Vincent Hadassah Margolis of Brookline Rep. Tommy Vitolo Virginia Locke of South Yarmouth Rep. Timothy Whelan Deirdre Holt of Winchendon Rep. Jonathan Zlotnik 6 .
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