Women Of Color Entrepreneurs Startup Party with a Purpose

Schedule

Thu Oct 09 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

State Street | Boston, MA

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Celebrate women entrepreneurs and their champions who are taking Massachusetts to new heights!
About this Event

The annual fundraiser for WOCE, the Startup Party with a Purpose, is a celebration of women entrepreneurs and their champions who are taking Massachusetts to new heights. Your support of this non-profit will elevate the businesses owned by women, helping them scale and deliver community and economic impact.


Host Committee Co-Chairs:

Casey Baines, Senior Director of Communications, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce

Grace Madsen, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Chairman & 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, Michelle Serpa, Priya Colognesi, Sarah Fay, Steve Ayr, and Sung Park


This year, we will award the following awards for Women Entrepreneurs and Champions of Women Entrepreneurs:


  • Corporate Champion- Pam 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- Joanne Chang, Owner, Flour Bakery
  • 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


Thank you to our sponsors: Eastern Bank, State Street, BDO USA

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State Street, 1 Congress Street, Boston, United States

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Tickets

USD 108.55 to USD 535.38

Women Of Color Entrepreneurs (WOCE)

Host or Publisher Women Of Color Entrepreneurs (WOCE)

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