Another very special and inspiring day at the 9th Annual Dream Big! Leadership Conference at UMASS Boston on Wednesday. Over 200 middle and high school female student athletes and their coaches, from 15 Greater Boston, Brockton, and Lawrence, schools and community based sports programs, attended the conference and heard from 9 inspirational business women/athletes about the sports they played, the colleges they chose, the career paths they chose, and the barriers they faced and overcame, in getting to where they are today. The presenters answered many great questions from the student athletes while also giving them advice on how to follow their dreams and not to let anything get in their way.
In addition to the fabulous presentations, every student athlete in attendance got to leave the conference with a new piece of sports attire, athletic footwear, or sports equipment thanks to many of our donors and sponsors.
Thank you so very much to the following presenters for sharing their amazing stories, life lessons, and inspirational advice with the student athletes:
Suzanne Abair: CEO and Co-Owner at Atlanta Dream WNBA and President & COO at Northland
Judi Burgess, Esq.: Executive Director of Employee & Labor Relations at Boston University
Colleen Coyne, OLY: Olympic Gold Medalist, Ice Hockey and Dean of Afternoon & Athletics Programs, Tilton School
Ilana Finley: Vice President - Global Communications & Social Impact, Converse
Kim Miner: Chief of Staff & Chief Legal Officer, Boston Unity Soccer Partners
Carrie Moore: Head Women's Basketball Coach, Harvard University
Ana M. Pilar: Certified Nurse Practitioner, Mass General Hospital
becca pizzi: Marathoner & Business owner and first American woman to complete the World Marathon Challenge.
Jennifer Todd: Senior Vice President, Partner Development & Strategy, Events and Youth Basketball, Boston Celtics
A very special day had by all, and a very big thank you to all of our presenters, volunteers, staff, coaches and the student athletes who made this day so extremely special.
Thank you also to the following Dream Big! program sponsors and sports attire donors: Boston Athletic Association, The Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation, Women's Foundation of Boston, Good360, #startsmall, and the Red Sox Foundation.
Group photo below. Many more photos to follow!
www.dream-big.org
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