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transcript  Meet Denyse Bardouille

[Jazz music. On screen text: "Denyse Bardouille, Massachusetts Probation Service's First Black Female Probation Officer"]

[Black and white photo of Denyse next to a recent color photo of her.]

[Image of the Women's History Month Ceremony and Conference poster with text that says, "The Sixth Annual Women's History Month Ceremony and Conference. Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future. March 11, 2026. Hosted by The Massachusetts Trial Court & Massasoit Community College"]

Narrator (voiceover): Join us on Wednesday, March 11th for the Sixth annual Massachusetts Trial Court Women's History Month Ceremony and Conference. The theme is Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future. 

[Photo of the front steps of Massasoit Community College.]

This year's event, which is in collaboration with Massasoit Community College, will be held at the Skating Club of Boston. 

[Photo of the inside of the Skating Club of Boston with text that says, "75 University Avenue, Norwood, Massachusetts"]

We are honoring 10 trailblazing women. 

[Photos of Denyse Bardouille.]

Introducing Honoree Denyse Bardouille, first black female probation officer for the Massachusetts Probation Service. 

[Denyse sits in an office. On screen text: "Denyse Bardouille, Massachusetts First Black Femal Probation Officer"]

Denyse Bardouille: My name is Denyse Bardouille First, I want to thank the Massachusetts Trial Court for selecting me as an honoree for the Sixth Annual Women's History Month Ceremony and Conference.  At this time, I wanna quote Serena Williams: 

[Ticker tape at the bottom of the screen: "Women's History Month Conference | Wednesday, March 11 | Skating Club of Boston | 750 University Avenue | Norwood, Massachusetts"]

"Every woman's success should be an inspiration to another. We are stronger when we cheer each other on." I'm a retired assistant Chief Probation Officer for the Suffolk Superior Court in Boston. My co-worker, Maria Cabral, and I ran the first Women's Resource Center in that court. The center provided many necessary resources needed for women as an alternative to prison. 

[Jazz music. Black and white newspaper article with Denyse's photo. Color photo of Denyse today.]

[On screen text that says "Register Here" with an image below it of the Women's History Month Ceremony and Conference poster with text that says, "The Sixth Annual Women's History Month Ceremony and Conference. Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future. March 11, 2026. Hosted by The Massachusetts Trial Court & Massasoit Community College." QR code below the poster leads to a page to register for the conference.]

[Image of the Massachusetts Trial Court seal.]

[On screen text: "Coria Holland, Communications Director/Spokesperson, The Massachusetts Probation Service"]