THE COMMONWEALTH OF COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN

Seventeenth Annual Commonwealth Heroines of Massachusetts Class of 2020

Commonwealth Heroine Recommended By Magdalena Ayed of East Sen. 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. Sophor Chhour of Lynnfield Sen. Marie Enochty of Brewster Sen. 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. Martha Velez of Lawrence Sen. Christine Chamberland of Sturbridge Sen. Kim Longey of Plainfield Sen. Adam Hinds Florence Bergmann of North Billerica Sen. Patricia Jehlen Michele Marantz of Longmeadow Sen. Linda Snow Dockser of Reading Sen. Jason Lewis Cheryl Holbert Millard of Peabody Sen.

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Commonwealth Heroine Recommended By Kim Pettingill-Long of Shrewsbury Sen. Michael Moore & Rep. Helen "Taffy" Nothnagle of Cohasset Sen. Patrick O’Connor Marilyn Lee-Tom of Wellesley Sen. Catherine Sugarman of Holliston Senate President Nicole Reilly of Rowely Sen. Peg Carbone of Stoughton Sen. Michelle Dunn of Gardner Sen. Tracye Whitfield of Springfield Sen. James Welch Elizabeth Almeida of Westford Rep. Emily Hedspeth of Monson Rep. Maureen Geary, Esq. of Quincy Rep. Anne Bader-Martin of Newton Rep. Laurel Ruma of Medford Rep. Anne Nemetz-Carlson of Williamstown Rep. John Barrett Jeri Rumsis of Mansfield Rep. Fred Jay Barrows Noreen Rosher of South Boston Rep. Aleks Kajstura of Sunderland Rep. Liz DiCarlo of Mattapoisett Rep. Frances Martinez of Lynn Rep. Eileen Giordano of Methuen Rep. Magalie Yolanda Torres-Rowe of Lynn Rep. Annette Szczygiel of Easthampton Rep. Daniel Carey Alyzandra Brioso Vizcaino of Brockton Rep.

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Commonwealth Heroine Recommended By Amy Cardoso of Woburn Rep. 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. Carlie Tartakov of Amherst Rep. & Sen. Joanne Comerford Margaret Morrissey of Southbridge Rep. Meena Kaushik of Hopkinton Rep. Mimi Lemay of Marblehead Rep. Jane Winn of Pittsfield Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier Deb Cary of Princeton Rep. Tracey Crago of Falmouth Rep. Mary Jane McGlennon of Gloucester Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante Laurie Godwin of Fall River Rep. Teresa Tapper of Stoughton Rep. William Galvin Debra Mann Schmill of Needham Rep. Cindy Kuenzler of Dracut Rep. Lotte Diomede of Sudbury Rep. Mary Beth Murphy of Haverhill Rep. Thomas Golden

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Commonwealth Heroine Recommended By LaTonia Naylor of Springfield Rep. Carlos Gonzalez Marilou Barsam of Bedford Rep. Kenneth Gordon Ellen Quackenbush of Concord Rep. Julie Gage of Somerville Rep. Kathleen Flynn of Lunenburg Rep. Sue-Ellen Hershman-Tcherepnin of Watertown Rep. Jonathan Hecht Catherine Gaudet of Leominster Rep. Jacqueline Gillis of Hudson Rep. Katherine Martinez of Dorchester Rep. 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. Maureen Johnson of Westborough Rep. Hannah Kane Courtney Cahill of Scituate Rep. Patrick Kearney Sachiko Isihara of West Newton Rep. Kristen Forsberg of Rochdale Rep. David LeBoeuf Donna Wresinski of Framingham Rep. Jack Lewis Jennifer Marini D'Antonio of Natick Rep. Rhonda Garvin Conaway of Natick Rep. David Linsky Sue Prindle of Boston Rep. Darlene Torre of Billerica Rep. Nanina Coletta of East Boston Rep.

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Commonwealth Heroine Recommended By Cynthia Johnson of Hyde Park Rep. Elizabeth Malia Cheryl Rose of Dalton Rep. 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. Isaura Mendes of Dorchester Rep. 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. Marge Ghilarducci of Berkley Rep. Leah Jones of Beverly Rep. Jerald Parisella Wendy Northcross of West Barnstable Rep. Patricia “Patti” Quigley of Wellesley Rep. Charan Devereaux of Somerville Rep. Paula Dubord of Wilbraham Rep. Jr. Sara Hamerla of Framingham Rep. Kathryn Bonfiglio of Belmont Rep. Dave Rogers

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Commonwealth Heroine Recommended By Lynn Strider of Franklin Rep. J. Cherry Sullivan of Northampton Rep. Jacqueline Royce of Boston Rep. Marcia Kimm-Jackson of Hyde Park Rep. Lucy Tabit of Westport Rep. Michaela Gagne Hetzler of Fall River Rep. Gail Boutiette of Uxbridge Rep. Marie Thibault of Danvers Rep. Theodore Speliotis Jennifer Rose of Waltham Rep. Thomas Stanley Angela Varney of Middleboro Rep. Christina Varney of Middleboro Rep. Alyson Sullivan Barbara Buckley of Middleboro Rep. Alyson Sullivan Alyssa Jones of Salem Rep. Mya Cook of Malden Rep. Deanna Cook of Malden Rep. Steven Ultrino Graciela Trilla, Ed.D. of Haverhill Rep. Andres Vargas Gina Sabbs Nelson of South Hadley Rep. Marie Oliva of Bourne Rep. David Vieira Loretta LaCentra of Revere Rep. RoseLee Vincent Hadassah Margolis of Brookline Rep. Virginia Locke of South Yarmouth Rep. Timothy Whelan Deirdre Holt of Winchendon Rep.

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