Get Konnected! Two Year Anniversary Honoring the Next Generation of Massachusetts' Firsts

Honoring the Next Generation of Massachusetts' Firsts:

Sonia Chang-Diaz The First Hispanic woman to be elected to the State Senate
Setti Warren The First African-American to be elected Mayor of Newton
Lisa A. Wong The First Asian-American to be elected Mayor of Fitchburg
Ayanna Pressley The First Woman of Color to be elected Citywide to the Boston City Council
Felix G. Arroyo The Only Latino on the Boston City Council
Leland Cheung The First Asian-American to be elected to the Cambridge City Council
Charles Clemons - TOUCH 106.1 FM, Boston and New England's only 24 hour radio station serving Communities of Color
Shirley Leung The First Woman Business Editor of The Boston Globe

With Special Acknowledgment of:
Susan Quiñones The First Latina Chief of Staff, Massachusetts Department of Transportation


We would like to thank you for attending our 2nd Anniversary celebration of Get Konnected! at the W Boston and to help honor with all of our awardees. Even with the rain, the event was an unprecedented success in part to all of you. We would also like to thank our sponsors, The W Boston, Exhale Magazine, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, and Buyer Advertising for helping make the night special as well as Macy's, Comcast, and Salon Red for the gift bag items.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Get Konnected
• Colette Phillips
• Networking
• Boston
• W Boston
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Buyer Advertising
• Exhale Magazine
• Sonia Chang Diaz
• Setti Warren
• Lisa A. Wong
• Ayanna Pressley
• Felix G. Arroyo
• Leland Cheung
• Charles Clemons
• Shirley Leung
• Susan Quinones