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Unsung Heroines of Massachusetts
May 14, 2008
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Gardner Auditorium - State House - Boston, MA

They don't make the news... they make the difference.
On May 14th, 2008 the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women (MCSW) will host its Fifth Annual Unsung Heroine Celebration at the Massachusetts State House. This event will honor 287 Unsung Heroines who are women who quietly, without fanfare or recognition, make their communities and the Commonwealth better places. Our Unsung Heroines don’t make the news, but they truly make a difference! 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Unfortunately, due to the number of Heroines this year, the event is NOT open to the public. Only those in possession of a ticket will be allowed entry into the ceremony. Thank you for your understanding.

Date:              May 14, 2008 ~ 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Location:      
Massachusetts State House, Boston
                      Gardner Auditorium

Mistress of Ceremonies:    
Liz Brunner, NewsCenter 5 Co-Anchor
Schedule of Events:
                     
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.         Registration
1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.            Opening Remarks
1:15 p.m. – 1:25 p.m.            Welcome & Congratulatory Remarks
Speakers include:
Caucus of Women Legislators Co-Chair Senator Susan Fargo
House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi
Senate President Therese Murray
1:25 p.m. – 1:35 p.m.              Keynote Address: Attorney General Martha Coakley
1:35 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.              Unsung Heroines Recognition Ceremony
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.              Unsung Heroines Group Photo
                                            
State House Steps (Weather Permitting)
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.              Just Desserts Reception
                                             Great
Hall of Flags


This year's 287 Unsung Heroines are:

Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women
2008 Unsung Heroines

Listed by City/Town

UNSUNG HEROINE

TOWN

NOMINATED BY

Theresa Maze

Abington

Rep. Allen J. McCarthy

Beth Petr

Acton

Sarah Fletcher

Rita Moore

Agawam

Rep. Rosemary Sandlin

Kathleen D. Zoeller

Amesbury

Alicia Zoeller

Lois Barber

Amherst

Sen. Stan Rosenberg

Dorothy D. DeLorenzo

Andover

Dr. Claudia Bach

Camille Rose

Aquinnah

Jeffrey Burgoyne

Debra A. DeMella

Arlington

Kathleen Santoian

Debora Morse Ladue

Ashby

Sarah Fletcher

Nancy M. Intres

Ashfield

Rep. Denis Guyer, Faye Whitney, Maryellen Cranston and Lynn Dole

M. Isabel Harrison

Ashland

Mark Oram

Patricia M. Roix

Athol

Sen. Stephen M. Brewer

Lisa Nelson

Attleboro

Rep. John D. Lepper

Kathleen Sabina

Auburn

Patricia Martin

Carolyn McCreary, Ph.D.

Ayer

Susan Tordella-Williams

Carolyn P. Nelson

Barnstable

Kris Clark

Marguerite Maki

Barre

Sen. Stephen M. Brewer

Joan Moylan

Becket

Rep. Denis Guyer

Mary Chaves

Bellingham

Rep. Jennifer M. Callahan

Patricia Mihelich

Belmont

Rep. William N. Brownsberger

Aurel D'Agostino

Berkley

Cynthia Hahn

Dora M. Cummings

Berlin

Eloise Salls

Rebecca Jurek

Bernardston

Rep. Denis Guyer

Linda L. Anderson-Mercier

Beverly

Rep. Mary A. Grant

Catherine J. Mullen

Billerica

Rep. William G. Green, Jr.

Rose Darden

Bolton

Joe Kovacs

Keitrice L. Johnson

Boston

Deirdre Sartorelli

Jennifer Waldner

Boston

Maren Johnson

Margaret Bratschi

Boston - Beacon Hill

Elizabeth Charney and Gretchen Grozier

Rosie Hanlon

Boston - Brighton

Catherine M. Greene, Esq.

Kelly Pellagrini

Boston - Charlestown

Amy Branger

Carmelle Bonhometre

Boston - Dorchester

Ivey St. John

Maureen Myers

Boston - Hyde Park

Kaitlin Myers and Rebecca G. Shuster

Cheryl Lawrence

Boston - Jamaica Plain

Rep. Liz Malia

Catherine Hardaway

Boston - Mattapan

Rep. Willie Mae Allen

Mary Hogarty

Boston - Roslindale

Mary A. Flanagan

Peggy A. Holt

Boston - Roxbury

Suzeth Dunn

Rachel Christian

Bourne

Lt. Nancielee Holbrook

Enid Thuermer

Boxford

Karen Sheridan

Cynthia Eldredge

Brewster

Grace Kobold

Margaret “Vale” Sime

Bridgewater

Bette K. Stewart

Jean Sullivan

Brimfield

Rep. Todd Smola

Marilyn Ann Thomson

Brockton

Heather Arrighi and Lynn Thomson

Barbara Wilson

Brookfield

Kate Simpson

Casey Hatchett

Brookline

Chris Chanyasulkit, Jamie Glanton Costello, Chief Daniel O'Leary, and Sgt. Michael Raskin

Karen Dobosz

Buckland

Selectman Stefan G. Racz

Joan D. Proctor

Burlington

Alan McRae

Chandra Harrington

Cambridge

Marion Kilson

Elizabeth A. Lethin

Canton

Shirley Morse

Christy Barbee

Carlisle

Superintendent Marie Doyle

Eva Kay Spencer

Carver

Superintendent Elizabeth Sorrell

Darlene Emco Rollins

Charlton

Cathleen Kuehl

Florence Seldin

Chatham

Rep. Sarah Peake

Laurie Myers

Chelmsford

Debbie Savoia

Christine Karangwa

Chelsea

Rose Gould

Kathleen J. Goodrich

Cheshire

Rep. Denis Guyer

Trish Robertson

Chesterfield

Andrew Baker

Jean Fitzgerald

Chicopee

Patrick Fitzgerald and Robert P. Szczygiel

Katherine L. Carroll

Chilmark

Jonathan Klaren

Carol Jammalo

Clarksburg

Thomas Jammalo

Judy McGrail

Clinton

James Gibbons

Roseanne McMorris

Cohasset

Rep. Garrett Bradley

Judith D. Sullivan, CMMC

Colrain

Rep. Denis Guyer

Nancy Crowley

Concord

Rep. Cory Atkins

Donna Jordan

Cummington

Rep. Denis Guyer

Christine LaBlanc

Dalton

Rep. Denis Guyer

Phanary Auk

Danvers

Karen Pangallo

Maureen Sylvia Armstrong, CIC

Dartmouth

Lee Blake

Patricia Doyle

Dedham

Lorraine & Greg Randolph

Kathleen A. Fahle

Dennis

Scott Fahle

Alice Souza

Dighton

Rep. Patricia Haddad

Clee A. Ace

Dracut

Rosalie E. Dunbar

Susan K. Tellier

Dudley

Dorothy J. Millhofer

Ruth L. Tully

Dunstable

Sen. Steven C. Panagiotakos

Kara Allen

Duxbury

Allyson Burley

Janice Cunningham

East Bridgewater

Rep. Allen J. McCarthy

Susan Jaye-Kaplan

East Longmeadow

Stephen Kaplan

Paula Aschettino

Eastham

Michael M. Aschettino

Barbara L. LaBombard

Easthampton

Mayor Michael A. Tautznik

Cheryl Opper

Easton

Joanna Channell

Diane Smadbeck

Edgartown

Nell Coogan