Startup Party with a Purpose 2025
Overview
Celebrate women entrepreneurs and their champions who are taking Massachusetts to new heights!
The annual fundraiser for WOCE, the Startup Party with a Purpose, is a celebration of women entrepreneurs and their champions who are shaping the future of Greater Boston and Massachusetts. Your support of this non-profit will elevate businesses owned by women, helping them scale and deliver community and economic impact. Network with top business leaders, community influencers, visionary entrepreneurs, and elected officials!
Host Committee Co-Chairs:
Casey Baines, Senior Director of Communications, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Grace Madsen, Vice President, Office of the Chairman and CEO, State Street
Maura FitzGerald, PR Consultant; Co-Founder, V2 Communications
Host Committee:
Abby Nguyen-Burke, Alec Stern, Allison Byers, Amber Haskell, Anuradha Yadav, Bobbie Carlton, Brittany Greenfield, Caroline Holland, Courtney Jacobovits, Christopher Avery, Cynthia Cohen, Dominic Amenta, Emily Anne Jacobstein, Erica Rice, Jana Eggers, Kris Laping, Mandy Carroll, Michelle Serpa, Priya Colognesi, Sarah Fay, Pramila Yadav, Steve Ayr, and Sung Park
This year, we will present the following awards for trailblazing Women Entrepreneurs and Champions of Women Entrepreneurs:
Corporate Champion- Pamela Everhart, Senior Vice President, Head of Regional Public Affairs, Inclusion, & Impact, Fidelity Investments
Corporate Champion- Michele Courton Brown, Chief Business Inclusion and Belonging Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Corporate Impact- Yvette Hollingsworth Clark, Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, State Street
Philanthropic Champion- Nancy Stager, Former President & CEO, Eastern Bank Foundation
Media Champion- Latoyia Edwards, News Anchor, NBC10 Boston
Entrepreneur of the Year- Sheena Collier, Founder & CEO, Boston While Black & The Collier Connection
Entrepreneur Champion- Betty Francisco, CEO, Boston Impact Initiative
Government Champion- Yvonne Hao, Former Secretary of Economic Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Emcee: Alberto Vasallo, III CEO/ President of El Mundo Boston
Please consider bidding on our silent auction items ranging from entertainment (Patriots, Red Sox, and Andrea Bocelli tickets), to restaurants (Prezza, Capri, and Row 34), to business packages (Innovation Women and Alec Stern), unique art, hotels (Raffles & the Newbury) and much more! Bidding is open now and ends October 11 at noon. Please register on 32 Auctions site to bid.
Thank you to our sponsors: State Street, Eastern Bank, BDO USA, Fidelity Investments, Casner & Edwards, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA, Snyk, RIW, and Nutter