THE COMMONWEALTH OF COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN

Eighteenth Annual Commonwealth Heroines of Massachusetts Class of 2021

Commonwealth Heroine Recommended by

Meredith Hurley of Winthrop Sen.

Patricia Monteith of Brockton Sen. Michael D. Brady

Amy Kirsch of Belmont Sen. William Brownsberger

Gina Plata-Nino of Worcester Sen. Harriette Chandler

Rhonda Anderson of Colrain Sen.

Shelley Crohn of Chestnut Hill Sen.

Kelly O’Connor of Lynn Sen.

Emily MacRae of Fitchburg Sen. John Cronin

Vaira Harik of Cotuit Sen.

María Lucy Pineda of Everett Sen. Sal DiDomenico

Doreen Arnfield of Amesbury Sen. Diana DiZoglio

Barbara LaGrenade of Marlborough Sen. James Eldridge

Cheryl Rawinski of Sutton Sen.

Joan Goodwin of Foxborough Sen. Paul R. Feeney

Kathleen M. Graham of Dracut Sen.

Christina Florence of Palmer Sen.

Jynai McDonald of Springfield Sen. Adam Gomez

Patricia Contente of Brookline Sen. Patricia Jehlen

Cynthia Sierra of Abington Sen. John Keenan and Rep. Bruce J. Ayers

THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN

Eighteenth Annual Commonwealth Heroines of Massachusetts Class of 2021

Commonwealth Heroine Recommended by

Heather Prince Doss of Lowell Sen. Ed Kennedy

Sandra E. Sheehan of Hampden Sen.

Laura Rosi of Malden Sen. Jason Lewis

Nancy Frates of Beverly Sen. Joan B. Lovely

Corinn Williams of New Bedford Sen.

Darlene Coyle of Leicester Sen. Michael Moore

Kathleen Jespersen of North Falmouth Sen. and Rep. David Vieira

Jennifer McCormack Vitelli of Marshfield Hills Sen. Patrick O’Connor

Ndoumbe Ndoyelaye of Franklin Sen.

Heather Cheetham of Somerset Sen. Michael Rodrigues

Nicole Doak of Framingham Senate President Karen E. Spilka

Phyllis A. Jones of North Andover Sen.

Caroline Kinsella of Milton Sen.

Nayroby Rosa-Soriano of Holyoke Sen.

Susan Hanly of Westford Rep.

Evelyn Humphries of Longmeadow Rep.

Meredith Mendelson of Newton Rep. Ruth B. Balser

Lossa Julie Janvier of Medford Rep.

THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN

Eighteenth Annual Commonwealth Heroines of Massachusetts Class of 2021

Commonwealth Heroine Recommended by

Donna Palmer of Norton Rep. Fred Jay Barrows

Barbara Caputo Kelly of South Rep.

Eliza Lake of Worthington Rep.

Dr. Jennifer E. DeBarros of New Bedford Rep. Antonio F.D. Cabral

Michele Desmarais of Lynn Rep. Dan Cahill

Carmen Frias-Interrante of Methuen Rep.

Theresa C. Young of Lynn Rep.

Emma Dragon of Hadley Rep. Daniel Carey and Rep.

Usha Thakrar of Lexington Rep.

Laura Flávio of Somerville Rep. Mike Connolly

Barbara J. Hamilton of Hyde Park Rep. Rob Consalvo

Dottie Fulginiti of North Easton Rep. Claire Cronin

Kristi Culliane of Pembroke Rep. Josh Cutler

MaryEllen Lannon of Winchester Rep. Michael Day

Maria Sagarino of Stoneham Rep. Michael Day

Wendy Luzon of Lawrence Rep.

Megan Savage of Barnstable Rep. Kip Diggs

Lisa Field of Taunton Rep.

Deborah Fallon of Malden Rep. Paul J. Donato

Carmen Ines Figueroa of Brockton Rep. Michelle DuBois

THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN

Eighteenth Annual Commonwealth Heroines of Massachusetts Class of 2021

Commonwealth Heroine Recommended by

Tina Hein of Holliston Rep. Carolyn C. Dykema

Carol Miranda of Jamaica Plain Rep.

Kelly Marion of Pittsfield Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier

Juliette Fay of Vineyard Haven Rep.

Leah Lovasco of Gloucester Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante

Jeny González of Fall River Rep.

Shavel’le Olivier of Mattapan Rep. Brandy Fluker Oakley

Lisa Lopez of Canton Rep. William C. Galvin

Olivia Adams of Arlington Rep.

Carol Read of Medfield Rep.

Catherine Kope of Dracut Rep. Colleen M. Garry

Ashley E. Melnik of Revere Rep. Jessica Giannino

Carmen E. Bermudez of Lowell Rep. Thomas A. Golden

Rosamaria Daniele of Springfield Rep. Carlos Gonzalez

Deepika Prakash of Acton Rep.

Connie McGilvray of Woburn Rep.

Heather Sylvia of New Bedford Rep.

Julia Armstrong of Leominster Rep.

Mary Ciummo of Bolton Rep.

THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN

Eighteenth Annual Commonwealth Heroines of Massachusetts Class of 2021

Commonwealth Heroine Recommended by

Macayla Cote of Lowell Rep. Vanna Howard

Pamela Peirce of Rehoboth Rep. Steven S. Howitt

Laina Simone of North Reading Rep. Bradley H. Jones

Beth Casavant of Shrewsbury Rep.

Ellie Gilmore of Worcester Rep.

Mary Beth Verry of Danvers Rep. Sally Kerans

Angela Pitter of Newtonville Rep.

Jodi Breidel of Clinton Rep. Meghan Kilcoyne

Christianne Mylott of Fitchburg Rep. Michael Kushmerek

Dawn Naylor of Kingston Rep. Kathleen LaNatra

Marie Caradonna of Ashland Rep.

Sheilah Gauch of Melrose Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian

Keeta S. Gilmore of Boston Rep.

Taryn Gillis of Billerica Rep.

Dr. Neenah Estrella-Luna of East Boston Rep.

Sabrina Firicano of Everett Rep. Joseph McGonagle

Lori Joubert of Webster Rep. Joseph McKenna

Marta Corvêlo of North Andover Rep.

Kathleen Swallow of West Newbury Rep. Leonard Mirra

THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN

Eighteenth Annual Commonwealth Heroines of Massachusetts Class of 2021

Commonwealth Heroine Recommended by

Kelly Frazier of Lawrence Rep. Frank Moran

Barbara Parmenter of Brighton Rep. Michael Moran

Laurie Higgins of Plymouth Rep.

Alejna Brugos of Mendon Rep. Brian Murray

Deborah Olander of Andover Rep.

Maria F. Gomes of Ludlow Rep. Jacob Oliveira

Kathleen Cunningham of Watertown Rep. Steven Owens

Kamie Fessenden of Beverly Rep. Jerald Parisella

Patricia Nadle of Harwich Rep.

Katey Goehringer of Wellesley Rep.

Patricia Daniel Keenan of Sharon Rep. Edward Phillips

Beth Hogan of Springfield Rep. Jr.

Lisa Zarcone of Springfield Rep.

Allison Park of Framingham Rep.

Shana Wang of Belmont Rep. Dave Rogers

Merridith O’Leary of Southampton Rep.

Carol Freitas of Westport Rep.

Heather Fleming of Boxborough Rep.

Lucy Pacheco of Fall River Rep.

Christina Shafer of Millville Rep. THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN

Eighteenth Annual Commonwealth Heroines of Massachusetts Class of 2021

Commonwealth Heroine Recommended by

Myriam Michel of Waltham Rep. Thomas Stanley

Lindsay Wright of Whitman Rep.

Gwendolyn Rosemond of Salem Rep.

Connie Forbes of Roxbury Rep. Chynah Tyler

Mai Du of Malden Rep.

Hang Ngo of Somerville Rep. Erika Uyterhoeven

Mary Connolly of Haverhill Rep. Andres Vargas

Sandra Cuny of Falmouth Rep. David Vieira and Sen. Susan Moran

Sharon Cameron of Peabody Rep. Thomas Walsh

Dawn Roche of South Yarmouth Rep. Timothy Whelan

Carolyn Roberson of Springfield Rep.

Cathy Long Anderson of Sagamore Rep. Steven Xiarhos