Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston's
Annual Dinner 2024

Thursday, January 25, 2024
5:30 p.m. Cocktails | 6:30 p.m. Dinner & Program
Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport
450 Summer Street, Boston

Join Boston’s corporate and civic champions, elected officials, and community trailblazers dedicated to BGCB’s best-in-class programming, and bold new strategic vision to address the ever-changing needs of our members as they strive to reach their full potential.

This year we are excited to welcome Co-Chairs:

Pamela Everhart, Head of Regional Public Affairs and Community Relations, Fidelity Investments

Eustacia MacNaught, Vice President of External and Community Affairs, Vertex

Lisa Wieland, President, National Grid New England

Our Co-chairs have committed to ensuring that this event raises the necessary funds to support our members, their families, and our ambitious, yet vital, organization-wide initiatives.

Your commitment to the Annual Dinner is an investment in our Commonwealth’s diverse and talented next generation. Thank you for joining us as we continue to show our club members that their success is in fact, our success.

Sponsorship Opportunities

 $100,000+ President’s Circle: includes two tables, premier seating for 20 guests

$50,000+ Partner For Youth: includes one table, premier seating for 10 guests

$25,000+ Russell L. Epker Society: includes one table, seating for 10 guests

$12,500+ Champion Society: includes one table, seating for 10 guests

$7,500+ 1893 Society: includes one table, seating for 10 guests

*Please Note that $100 per seat is non-tax deductible

Select a sponsorship level to register.

For more information, contact Ellen Morrissey at 617-994-4759 or emorrissey@bgcb.org.

Our events team will reach out to collect your guest information based on your sponsorship level.

Event Info:

Pamela Everhart
Head of Regional Public Affairs and Community Relations, Fidelity Investments

Pamela is the head of Regional Public Affairs & Community Relations and has worked at Fidelity Investments for 29 years.  Pamela oversees the firm’s state and local government relationships and community relations activities at its Boston headquarters and across Fidelity’s regions in the U.S., India and Ireland.  Prior to joining Fidelity, Pamela was an associate with Ropes & Gray LLP and practiced as a CPA and senior tax manager with EY.  Pamela received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from Harvard Law School.  She is admitted to practice law in Massachusetts and before the Supreme Court.

As a leader in the community, Pamela has spent years cultivating deep relationships which have helped her become a people and purpose-driven leader in the workplace and drive meaningful impact in the community. She is active in several community service organizations and sits on several not-for-profit boards.  She is one of the nineteen Massachusetts Black and Brown executives who launched the New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund to help drive transformative social changes to address systemic racism and racial inequity. Her leadership in the community extends to supporting local and state government efforts on issues ranging from social justice and economic opportunity to diversity and inclusion.  She was appointed to Gov. Healey’s Advisory Council on Black Empowerment for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The impact of Pam’s leadership and passion for improving the Greater Boston community is felt by everyone she works with, whether it’s a community leader in the Boston area or a young person considering a career in financial services. Pam’s long-term goal is simple, to help close the racial wealth gap by focusing on the education of Black and Brown youth in an effort to provide them an opportunity to thrive.

Eustacia MacNaught
Vice President of External and Community Affairs, Vertex

Eustacia Reidy MacNaught (Stacia) is Vice President, External and Community Affairs at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Stacia is responsible for developing the strategy and overseeing the execution of the company’s local government, philanthropic and community efforts, as well growing and enhancing Vertex’s reputation as a leading corporate citizen and trusted community partner. She has implemented several multifaceted and strategic partnerships to address inequities and community needs. Under her leadership, Vertex created a global STEAM education program to inspire the next generation of science leaders, including a partnership with Boston Public Schools, expanded its workforce development programs to diversify the talent pipeline, and deepened its commitment to social justice and racial equity.

Prior to joining Vertex, Stacia served in a similar role as the Chief of External Affairs at MassBio, overseeing all government affairs, economic development initiatives, and communications for the organization. During this time, she was instrumental in the development and passage of the $1B Life Sciences Initiative, including the creation of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center.

Stacia has also held senior legislative staff positions with the Massachusetts House of Representatives in healthcare policy, and specifically the Medicaid program.

Deeply committed to the community, Stacia serves as board member for several nonprofit organizations, including the Boston Private Industry Council, Camp Harbor View, Boston Beyond, i2 Learning, the Massachusetts Business Roundtable and the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation. She also serves as a volunteer at Milton Academy and a mentor to several first-generation Harvard College students.

Stacia earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Harvard College, and lives in Milton with her husband and three children.

Lisa Wieland
President, National Grid New England

Lisa is responsible for safe, reliable, and affordable energy delivery to National Grid’s customers in New England, overseeing gas and electric operations in Massachusetts and transmission in New England. She is committed to enabling the Commonwealth’s energy transition and ambitious climate goals while keeping Massachusetts competitive.

Prior to joining National Grid, Lisa served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Massachusetts Port Authority, a complex quasi-public sector organization operating vital transportation assets including Boston Logan International Airport, Hanscom Field and Worcester Airport, Maritime facilities in the Port of Boston, and a large commercial real estate portfolio. During her tenure, Massport completed significant capital projects including the expansion of Terminal E for international flights, a new post-security connection linking Logan’s busiest terminals, the dredging of Boston Harbor, and the modernization of the Port’s container facilities. Lisa also launched an ambitious NetZero Plan and expanded the Massport Model, a diversity and inclusion initiative in commercial real estate that has become a model for development in the region.

Before Massport, Lisa worked as a Consultant for Bain & Company, serving clients in the health care, medical devices and consumer products industries. She began her career in broadcast journalism covering various news and political assignments for CNN.

Lisa is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles and received an MBA from Harvard Business School. She has deep experience working with community stakeholders, customers, business partners and government officials to advance large-scale critical infrastructure projects. While Massport’s Port Director, she was named Chairperson of the Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee to the U.S. Secretary of Transportation.

$100,000+

  • Anonymous (2)
  • Jonathan and Margot Davis and the Davis Family Charitable Foundation
  • Paul and Sandy Edgerley
  • Abby Johnson and Chris McKown
  • M&T Bank
  • National Grid
  • Robert and Dana Smith
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
  • Yawkey Foundation

$50,000+

  • Boston Scientific
  • Eastern Salt Company Inc.
  • Dave and Suzi Johnson
  • Michael A. Krupka
  • Mike and Julie Mahoney
  • Christine Olsen and Rob Small
  • Nancy Speert Slater, M.D. and Alan R. Millner, D.Sc.

$25,000+

  • Bank of America
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Boston Global Investors
  • Daymarc Foundation
  • Oliver and Chandler Evans
  • Fidelity Investments
  • General Electric Company
  • Jim Gordon and Denise Fahmie
  • Trisha Pérez Kennealy and Mike Kennealy
  • KPMG LLP
  • MFS Investment Management
  • Pamela D. Everhart Charitable Gift Foundation
  • Point32Health Foundation
  • The Roberta and Stephen R. Weiner Family Foundation, Roberta and Stephen R. Weiner, Melissa Weiner Janfaza and Andy Janfaza, Rita and Adam J. Weiner
  • Josh and Beth Struzziery
  • Yasso Game On! Foundation

$12,500+

  • BlackRock
  • Lynn and John C. Bogle Jr.
  • John and Lisa Capone
  • The Catered Affair
  • Columbia Construction Company
  • Eastern Bank Charitable
  • Mark and Erin Epker
  • Foley & Lardner LLP
  • David and Danielle Frisch
  • Liberty Mutual Insurance
  • Margulies Perruzzi Architects
  • MassMutual
  • Newmark
  • Robert and Patricia O’Neill
  • RW Sullivan Engineering
  • Shearman & Sterling, LLP
  • State Street Corporation
  • Takeda
  • Unicare
  • Usherwood Office Technology
  • Venegas and Company
  • WHDH-TV/WLVI-TV
  • Frank Wisneski and Lynn Dale

$7,500+

  • Arnold & Porter
  • Arthur J. Gallagher & Company
  • Aureus Asset Management LLC
  • BJ’s Wholesale Club
  • Bond Brothers Inc.
  • Boston Bruins Charitable Foundation
  • Boston Children’s Hospital
  • Boston Medical Center
  • John J. Boyle III and Mary J. Boyle
  • Brookline Bank
  • Emily and John Brown
  • Joe and Carolyn Campanelli – Needham Bank
  • Dr. Kevin and Gloria Churchwell
  • Dr. Kevin and Mrs. Gloria Churchwell
  • Colliers International
  • James and Kerrie Coughlin
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
  • Deloitte.
  • EMBARC
  • Enbridge Energy
  • EY
  • Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
  • Fiducient Advisors
  • Floyd Advisory LLC
  • Linda and Michael Frieze
  • Gilbane Building Company
  • Goodwin
  • The HYM Investment Group, LLC
  • Elizabeth L. Johnson
  • Goodwin Procter LLP
  • Roger and Lisa Krakoff
  • Latham & Watkins LLP
  • Onnie and Katie Mayshak
  • Mintz
  • Mary Beth Moynihan
  • New Balance
  • New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund
  • Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
  • Bob and Laura Peabody
  • Related Beal
  • Riemer & Braunstein LLP
  • Ropes & Gray LLP
  • Rubin and Rudman LLP
  • Salesforce
  • Helen Chin Schlichte
  • Suffolk Cares
  • ZS Associate

$5,000+

  • Boston Partners
  • Callahan Construction Managers
  • CBRE
  • Goldman Sachs & Co.
  • Any and Sara Hunter
  • Tim Leland and Julie Hatfield-Leland
  • Rosemary and Richard J. McCready
  • Stephen Mead Jr. and Laetitia Mead
  • Alfred and Joanne Minahan
  • Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan
  • The New England Council
  • Red Sox Foundation
  • Lisa and Gregg Stone
  • Lisa and Mark Wieland

$1,000+

  • Maureen Alphonse-Charles and Dr. Jean-Bernard Charles
  • Dean and Sherri Athanasia
  • Micah and Samantha Bolotin
  • Drs. Deborah and Larry Chud
  • Stacy Cowan and Senator William “Mo” Cowan
  • Dedham Savings Bank
  • Foundation To Be Named Later
  • Tyhesha and Scott Harrington
  • Chip and Donna Hazard
  • Derek Hennessey
  • The Home Depot Foundation
  • Jeffrey F. and Susan C. Jones
  • Kayem Food, Inc
  • Keyser Public Strategies
  • Sarah G. Kim
  • John M. Lashar
  • Lauren Phelan Lipscomb and James E. Lipscomb
  • Sandy Lish
  • Gavin Maitland
  • Hiren Mankodi
  • Perkins & Will
  • Steven W. Powell
  • RATIO Architects
  • Richard Robinson and Carolyn Payne
  • Anya and Corey Thomas
  • Michelle and Andres Vilms

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