Our Work

Join YW Boston for our 30th Annual Academy of Women Achievers Luncheon

Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Time: 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Location: The Westin Copley Place, 10 Huntington Avenue, Boston

Academy of Women Achievers (AWA) is our largest annual fundraiser; it supports crucial work to build a more inclusive Boston, where women, people of color, and especially women of color can thrive. Each year we honor five extraordinary women exemplifying leadership and creating change in Boston. 

2025 Awardees

Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, Attorney General of Massachusetts

 

 

 

 

 

Petrina Martin Cherry, VP, Community Engagement and External Affairs Asset Management, Boston Medical Center Health System

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lisa Hayles, Director of International Shareholder Advocacy, Trillium Asset Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Picott, Executive Director, The Lenny Zakim Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sylvia Ferrell-Jones Awardee: Melissa Hector, Director of Equitable and Strategic Initiatives, Boston Public Health Commission

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

View a list of previous AWA honorees.

Sponsorship Options

When you sponsor the Academy of Women Achievers awards, you help uplift women in Boston while sustaining YW Boston’s essential programs that make our city more equitable for everyone. Sponsors receive tickets to the event and brand recognition on our event materials. Individual tickets will go on sale this spring.

Click here to see all sponsorship options.

Host Committee

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Thank you to our sponsors

Equity

Do you have questions about the Academy of Women Achievers? Contact us at advancement@ywboston.org.