Sasha Goodfriend is a community organizer, curating feminist & queer experiences through partnerships with statewide government, community organizations & creatives alike. She works to advance this mission through her roles as Executive Director of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Organization for Women (Mass NOW), a consultant with the Boston Tenant Coalition and Our Bodies Ourselves and serves as a board member with the Transgender Emergency Fund and member of Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth. Sasha graduated with a B.A. from the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University majoring in International Relations with a minor in Women, Gender & Sexuality studies and received her Masters in Public Policy from Simmons University. [MassNow website](massnow.org)

Diana Hwang is the Founder and Executive Director of the Asian American Women's Political Initiative (AAWPI), the country's only political leadership organization for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women. In 2020, Diana was the first Political and Organizing Director for She the People, a national network of women of color working to transform our democracy. Diana was profiled as "one of Boston's most powerful thought leaders" in Boston Magazine for her work and has been a featured speaker at the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C. and at several colleges, including Wellesley College, Northeastern University, Dartmouth College and Salem State University where she gave the annual convocation address. Diana was a former candidate for the Massachusetts State Senate. She carried the city of Boston and outraised her seven opponents in the race. Diana graduated from Dartmouth College and Columbia Business School.

Graduate Program Director, Gender, Leadership, and Public Policy Graduate Certificate Director, Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy

In 2015, Celia worked with 12 women of color from across Massachusetts and led the development and public launch of the Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition (MAWOCC) Inc. In her current role as President and CEO, Visionary and Founding Member, she is leading the organization to realize its vision and mission, overseeing the day-to-day operations while strongly advocating for the voices of women of color to be heard addressing the inequities faced daily, which also impacts communities of color.

A nationally recognized leader, Eneida is a trained attorney and organizational psychologist, and for two decades, she has used her expertise in law, conflict resolution and cultural competence to advise her clients. Eneida is Founder of Roman Law, a Boston-based boutique law firm focused on small business, real estate, and estate law. She is known as a catalytic pacesetter and a purpose-driven champion of advancing women and Latinos. Eneida has served in prominent board leadership roles in the American Bar Association, the Hispanic National Bar Association, and the Massachusetts Bar Association. Eneida is a Governor Appointee to the Massachusetts Workforce Training Fund Advisory Board. She currently serves on the HOPE National Council, Latino Victory’s National Committee, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Women’s Advisory Board, MassINC’s Board of Directors, Eastern Bank’s Board of Ambassadors, City of Boston Women’s Advisory Council, ALPFA National Board and chairs their HR and Compensation Committee. In 2012 Eneida co-founded The Latina Circle, Inc dba Amplify Latinx, a Boston-based social venture that is advancing Latino leaders across industries into positions of power and influence and is Chair of its Board of Directors. Her organization prides itself in being a convener whose mission is to build Latino economic and political power by significantly increasing representation in leadership positions across sectors. Amplify accomplishes this by ongoing engagement through events and social media to bring together its followers, by visibility campaigns of leaders and by pushing forward a thoughtful policy agenda that advances the Latino community. Amplify has been distinguished as a unique organization with social capital & social impact by various groups at the local and national level. In 2018, Amplify Latinx launched its PowerUp Latinx Biz initiative focused on activating Massachusetts’ untapped economic potential by increasing growth and economic opportunity for Latinx-owned and led businesses. Five years later, PowerUp continues to create visibility for Latinx-owned businesses, meaningfully connect them to existing resources, and recognize them as an influential consumer market that must be engaged by our entire business community. PowerUp’s work and initiatives continue to be relevant for our nation given that our small businesses are the economic engine of the future of the United States. Among other notable accolades, Eneida is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, a distinction limited to one percent of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction. Eneida has also been distinguished locally as a Top Lawyer by Boston Magazine and nationally as a Top Latino Attorney by Latino Leaders Magazine for several consecutive years. She is admitted to practice law in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Massachusetts Federal District Court, First Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Melissa Ferretti, a four-term elected chair of the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe, represents the Plymouth and Bourndale communities. As tribal chairwoman, she has championed initiatives that address challenges faced by Indigenous people: environmental justice; the protection of sacred sites and ancestral burial grounds; the preservation and digitization of tribal archival research; substance use prevention and treatment; youth empowerment; and advocacy for tribal rights and self-determination.