THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
Eighteenth Annual Commonwealth Heroines of Massachusetts Class of 2021
Commonwealth Heroine Recommended by
Meredith Hurley of Winthrop Sen. Joseph Boncore
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. Jo Comerford
Shelley Crohn of Chestnut Hill Sen. Cynthia Stone Creem
Kelly O’Connor of Lynn Sen. Brendan Crighton
Emily MacRae of Fitchburg Sen. John Cronin
Vaira Harik of Cotuit Sen. Julian Cyr
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. Ryan Fattman
Joan Goodwin of Foxborough Sen. Paul R. Feeney
Kathleen M. Graham of Dracut Sen. Barry Finegold
Christina Florence of Palmer Sen. Anne Gobi
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. Eric Lesser
Laura Rosi of Malden Sen. Jason Lewis
Nancy Frates of Beverly Sen. Joan B. Lovely
Corinn Williams of New Bedford Sen. Mark Montigny
Darlene Coyle of Leicester Sen. Michael Moore
Kathleen Jespersen of North Falmouth Sen. Susan Moran and Rep. David Vieira
Jennifer McCormack Vitelli of Marshfield Hills Sen. Patrick O’Connor
Ndoumbe Ndoyelaye of Franklin Sen. Becca Rausch
Heather Cheetham of Somerset Sen. Michael Rodrigues
Nicole Doak of Framingham Senate President Karen E. Spilka
Phyllis A. Jones of North Andover Sen. Bruce Tarr
Caroline Kinsella of Milton Sen. Walter Timilty
Nayroby Rosa-Soriano of Holyoke Sen. John Velis
Susan Hanly of Westford Rep. James Arciero
Evelyn Humphries of Longmeadow Rep. Brian Ashe
Meredith Mendelson of Newton Rep. Ruth B. Balser
Lossa Julie Janvier of Medford Rep. Christine Barber
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 Boston Rep. David Biele
Eliza Lake of Worthington Rep. Natalie Blais
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. Linda Dean Campbell
Theresa C. Young of Lynn Rep. Peter Capano
Emma Dragon of Hadley Rep. Daniel Carey and Rep. Mindy Domb
Usha Thakrar of Lexington Rep. Michelle Ciccolo
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. Marcos Devers
Megan Savage of Barnstable Rep. Kip Diggs
Lisa Field of Taunton Rep. Carol Doherty
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. Nika Elugardo
Kelly Marion of Pittsfield Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier
Juliette Fay of Vineyard Haven Rep. Dylan Fernandes
Leah Lovasco of Gloucester Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante
Jeny González of Fall River Rep. Carole Fiola
Shavel’le Olivier of Mattapan Rep. Brandy Fluker Oakley
Lisa Lopez of Canton Rep. William C. Galvin
Olivia Adams of Arlington Rep. Sean Garballey
Carol Read of Medfield Rep. Denise Garlick
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. Tami Gouveia
Connie McGilvray of Woburn Rep. Richard Haggerty
Heather Sylvia of New Bedford Rep. Christopher Hendricks
Julia Armstrong of Leominster Rep. Natalie Higgins
Mary Ciummo of Bolton Rep. Kate Hogan
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. Hannah Kane
Ellie Gilmore of Worcester Rep. Mary Keefe
Mary Beth Verry of Danvers Rep. Sally Kerans
Angela Pitter of Newtonville Rep. Kay Khan
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. Jack Patrick Lewis
Sheilah Gauch of Melrose Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian
Keeta S. Gilmore of Boston Rep. Jay Livingstone
Taryn Gillis of Billerica Rep. Marc Lombardo
Dr. Neenah Estrella-Luna of East Boston Rep. Adrian Madaro
Sabrina Firicano of Everett Rep. Joseph McGonagle
Lori Joubert of Webster Rep. Joseph McKenna
Marta Corvêlo of North Andover Rep. Christina Minicucci
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. Matt Muratore
Alejna Brugos of Mendon Rep. Brian Murray
Deborah Olander of Andover Rep. Tram Nguyen
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. Sarah Peake
Katey Goehringer of Wellesley Rep. Alice Peisch
Patricia Daniel Keenan of Sharon Rep. Edward Phillips
Beth Hogan of Springfield Rep. Angelo Puppolo Jr.
Lisa Zarcone of Springfield Rep. Orlando Ramos
Allison Park of Framingham Rep. Maria Robinson
Shana Wang of Belmont Rep. Dave Rogers
Merridith O’Leary of Southampton Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa
Carol Freitas of Westport Rep. Paul Schmid
Heather Fleming of Boxborough Rep. Danillo Sena
Lucy Pacheco of Fall River Rep. Alan Silvia
Christina Shafer of Millville Rep. Michael Soter 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. Alyson Sullivan
Gwendolyn Rosemond of Salem Rep. Paul Tucker
Connie Forbes of Roxbury Rep. Chynah Tyler
Mai Du of Malden Rep. Steven Ultrino
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. Bud Williams
Cathy Long Anderson of Sagamore Rep. Steven Xiarhos