Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce

2021-2024 Women’s Network Board Chair and 2016 Pinnacle Honoree, Susan Penta, is Co-Founder & Managing Partner of MIDIOR Consulting and Co-Founder and President of Modern Administration Systems. As Board Chair, she has helped enrich the Women’s Network with her distinguished leadership to foster community amongst women professionals in Greater Boston. Join us in thanking her for her outstanding leadership these past three years, and don't miss the chance to hear from her and incoming Board Chair, Caitlin Dodge of Argus, at our next event on December 17.   Hear more about Susan and Caitlin’s leadership journey and vision for the future and register here: https://lnkd.in/erY8NSRF

Congratulations, Grace L., on being the 2025 Pinnacle Awards honoree for Achievement in Management – Private. Grace has combined over twenty-five years of public and private sector leadership experience in Massachusetts. As Regional President of M&T Bank, Grace is responsible for the coordination of the region’s strategic development and growth through its community banking activities that advance the bank’s localized focus to deliver more value for customers, businesses, and communities. In addition to her responsibilities as Regional President, Grace also manages the Government Banking & Finance division for the New England area. Learn more about this year’s honorees and join us in celebrating them at the 2025 #PinnacleAwards Luncheon on January 31:   https://lnkd.in/e3SBqzhC  Thank you to our sponsors for their generous support of the Pinnacle Awards.   Presenting Sponsors: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, The TJX Companies, Inc., & Vineyard Offshore  Supporting Sponsors: The Castle Group, Johnson & Johnson, & Insource Services, Inc.   Past Honoree Sponsors: Deloitte & Suffolk Construction

This holiday season, we’re proud to support the annual Children’s Holiday Gift Drive for the Department of Children & Families. A huge thank you to our amazing team at the Greater Boston Chamber for making this special initiative possible.🎁

Congratulations to our member, Breaktime, on purchasing 63 Franklin Street in Downtown Crossing! The five-story, 34,000-square-foot building will serve as the future home of the organization’s Hub for Solving Young Adult Homelessness. Read more about this exciting news in the Boston Globe: https://lnkd.in/e_QVh787

Thank you to everyone who joined us last week at our 22nd Annual BIMA Holiday Gala and made it a fun night to remember! ✨ A huge shoutout to our sponsors, AdTheorent, Causal, Klever, MobileFuse, VDX.tv, and Viant Technology, for making this event possible, and to our many raffle prize donors. Our raffle raised more than $3,700 for FriendshipWorks thanks to everyone who participated! View the full photo album: https://lnkd.in/eGxQwWrP

The premier event for women in business, the #PinnacleAwards Luncheon, will happen on Friday, January 31. Don't miss the opportunity to celebrate powerful women who are changing Greater Boston through leadership excellence in entrepreneurship, management, health care & life sciences, and so much more. Join the festivities:  https://lnkd.in/e3SBqzhC Thank you to our sponsors for their generous support of the Pinnacle Awards. Presenting Sponsors: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, The TJX Companies, Inc., & Vineyard Offshore  Supporting Sponsors: The Castle Group, Johnson & Johnson, & Insource Services, Inc. Past Honoree Sponsors: Deloitte & Suffolk Construction 

There is less than one week to register for the last Women’s Network event of the year: 30 Years of Connections, Leadership, and Innovation. Don’t miss this chance to sit in on an insightful conversation between our outgoing and incoming Advisory Board Chairs, Susan Penta of MIDIOR Consulting and Caitlin Dodge of Argus. They will share their experiences in leadership as well as their vision for the future of women working, living, and thriving in Boston. Save your seat now: https://lnkd.in/erY8NSRF Thank you to our sponsor, PwC.

Our member, ELEMENT, worked with the Boston Globe Media Foundation and Digitas North America to produce this short documentary, A Letter’s Journey, to promote the annual Globe Santa campaign, raising awareness how a donation can help make the holidays special for a child in need. Learn about the ways you can give: https://lnkd.in/eWFKt3_y

After a career break, Kiran Puchakayala reignited her passion for tech through an apprenticeship with CGI and the Massachusetts Apprentice Network. Your support can help us expand apprenticeship opportunities, spread this proven model, and build wealth across our region. 💡 Contribute to the Chamber Foundation today and help us unlock untapped talent: https://lnkd.in/dbDXNYMy Learn more about the work of the MA Apprentice Network: https://lnkd.in/dHn2VBgZ

We would like to congratulate Josiane Martinez on being the 2025 Pinnacle Awards honoree for Achievement in Entrepreneurship.  Josiane, the founder and CEO of Archipelago Strategies Group, (ASG), brings almost two decades of expertise in public policy, cross-cultural communications, public affairs, and public administration. At ASG, she has spearheaded marketing campaigns that have achieved unprecedented success for both private and governmental clients. Before establishing ASG, she was the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants. Originally from Puerto Rico, she holds a BA in Public Communications from the Universidad de Puerto Rico and an MBA with a focus on Marketing from Simmons University.  Learn more about this year’s honorees and join us in celebrating them at the 2025 #PinnacleAwards Luncheon on January 31:   https://lnkd.in/e4A93x2f Thank you to our sponsors for their generous support of the Pinnacle Awards.   Presenting Sponsors: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, The TJX Companies, Inc., & Vineyard Offshore  Supporting Sponsors: The Castle Group, Johnson & Johnson, & Insource Services, Inc.   Past Honoree Sponsors: Deloitte & Suffolk Construction