Across the US, the UK and Australia, the month of March is celebrated as Women’s History Month. Each year, the Harvard Square Business Association commemorates Women’s History Month by proudly publishing a list of women business owners and directors, as well as political, civic, academic, cultural and non-profit leaders from across the Square and across our fair city.
This year, we pay special tribute to Mary-Catherine Deibel (President of the Harvard Square Business Association, UpStairs on the Pudding and UpStairs on the Square, Cambridge Center for Adult Education and the Longy School of Music) and Rachael Solem (Irving House, Harding House and Turner House), both of whom sadly recently passed.
Please join us in applauding the impressive impact all of these women have on our community and beyond. We acknowledge their dedication and hard work, honor their contributions and celebrate their success.
A Cambridge House Inn at Porter/A Friendly Inn – Hong Liu
Abroad Modern – Greer Goodman
Agassiz Baldwin Community – Maria LaPage
American Repertory Theater – Diane Paulus
Amorino Gelato – Lea Sasportes
Bank of America – Danielle Bucknam
Barre & Soul – Andrea Isabelle Lucas
Beantown – Dunkin Donuts – Megan Pesce
Berkshire Bank – Maria Montgomery
Big Skinny Corp – Catherine Alexandrov
Black Sheep Bagel Café – Shoshanah Ramirez
Blackbird Doughnuts – Rebecca Roth Gullo
Blue Heron – Kathleen Brittan
Bluestone Lane – Meagan Hackett
Boathouse 400 – Danielle DiBenedetto
Bob Slate Stationer – Laura Donohue
Bodhi Leaf – Sonam Doma
Bon Me – Alison Fong
Boston Calling Events – Kristen Franks
Boston History Company – Georgia Lyman
Brattle Film Foundation – Ivy Moylan
Breathe Cambridge – Shelley Cates
Bridge Homeward (formerly Cambridge Family & Children’s Service) – YoYo Yau
Bridge Over Troubled Waters – Elisabeth Jackson
Bryn Mawr Bookstore – Melissa Vaughn
Burdick’s Chocolates/J&M Chocolate Conf. – Cathleen Watson
Cambridge Artists Cooperative Gallery – Ann Szerlip
Cambridge Carnival International – Nicola Williams
Cambridge Carnival International – Natalie Syrion
Cambridge Center for Adult Education – Linda Burton
Cambridge Community Television (CCTV) – Jessica Smyser
Cambridge Community Television (CCTV) – Ellen Daoust
Cambridge Community Television (CCTV) – Maritza Grooms
Cambridge Forum – Mary Stack
Cambridge Office for Tourism – Robyn Culbertson
Cambridge Printing Company – Liane Giampa
Cambridge Savings Bank – Kathleen Darcy
Cambridge Savings Bank – Jeri Foutter
Cambridge Savings Bank – Carol Sexton
Cambridge School Volunteers – Meg Ramsdell
Cambridge Skating Club – Robin Bonner
Cambridge Streets for All – Sharon Cerny
Cambridge Trust – Elaine Virzi
Cambridge Youth Dance Company – Deborah Mason
Capital One Café – Monica Scott
Capital One Café – Andrea Castruita
Channing Real Estate – Catherine Luther
Chestnut Hill Realty – Cathie Morat
Chestnut Hill Realty – Lauren Zuker Siff
Christ Church Cambridge – Rev. Katherine Ekrem
Christian Science Reading Room – Lenore Parker
City of Cambridge, Public Library – Maria McCauley
CNG Consulting – Carolyn Goff
Coldwell Banker Real Estate – Gail Roberts
Commonwealth Wine School – Jessica Sculley
Community Charter School of Cambridge – Becki Norris
Compass – Bonny Lamb
Comprehensive Insurance Providers – Debbie McSweeny
Crimson Galeria LP – Rachna Balakrisha
Eastern Bank – Ruthy Dottin
Eastern Bank – Thalia Gekas
Eastern Bank – Salome Maloney
Eastern Bank – Stephanie Monaghan
Edward Jones Office of Tom Crowley – Janet Lopez
El Jefe’s Taqueria – Monica Vicente
First Cambridge Capital LLC – Lilith Chen
First Cambridge Capital LLC – Janet Jiang
First Church Congregational – Rev. Kate Layzer
First Church Of Christ, Scientist – Mary Gottschalk
First Parish in Cambridge – Carol Lewis
Flour Bakery & Café – Joanne Chang
FOLK New England – Betsy Siggins
Forty Winks – Rachel Wentworth
Forty Winks – Meredith Amenkhienan
Friends of Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (FoCRLS) – Tracy Jean-Chronberg
Friends of the Longfellow House – Emily Levine
Furnishing Hope of Massachusetts, Inc. – Suzy Palitz
Gazit Horizons – Amy Tetreault
Gazit Horizons – Avery Bush
German International School Of Boston – Marion Goodwin
German International School Of Boston – Megan Wells
Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty – Colleen Barry
Giulia – Pam Ralston
Good Vibrations – Sharon Lee
Grendel’s Den Restaurant and Bar – Kari Kuelzer
Grolier Poetry Book Shop, Inc. – Carol Menkiti
HarborOne Bank – Heather Nelson
HarborOne Bank – Kim Norng
Harvard Art Museums – Fogg, Busch-Reisinger, & Arthur M. Sackler – Martha Tedeschi
Harvard Art Museums – Fogg, Busch-Reisinger, & Arthur M. Sackler – Rebecca Torres
Harvard Book Store – Linda Seamonson
Harvard Common Spaces – Julie Crites
Harvard Common Spaces – Lara E. Adams
Harvard Coop – Karen Porter
Harvard Department of Athletics – Sue Byrne
Harvard Magazine – Abby Shepard
Harvard Square Homeless Shelter – Julie Wilson
Harvard Square Hotel – Niamh Dywer
Harvard Square Researcher – Cat Turco
Harvard University, Office of the Executive Vice President – Meredith Weenick
Harvard University, Campus Services – Lara Adams
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church – Rev. Barbara Lemmel
Herbwell Cannabis – Sareena Halani
Hillside Cleaners – Linda Leccacorvi
History Cambridge – Marieke Van Damme
Hubba Hubba – Megan Pullins
Inner Space Meditation Center and Gallery – Rita Cleary
Intercontinental Management Corp. – Brianna Tramontozzi
Intercontinental Management Corp. – Anna Cristofori
International School of Boston – Caroline Marland
Irving House – Briana Pearson
Isenberg Projects – Emily Isenberg
J.P. Licks – Adele Traub
JP Morgan Chase – Roxanne Cox
Janet Cahaly Inc – Janet Cahaly
Joanne Barrett Public Relations / JBPR – Joanne Barrett
JVT Realty – Pam Toulopoulos
Law Offices of Angela M. Sullivan – Angela Sullivan
Le Macaron French Pastries Cambridge – Karine Ernest
Le Petit Salon Curl Concept – Teo Sorce
Le’s – Duyen Le
Lesley University – Janet Steinmayer
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy – Shirlynn Jones
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy – Whitney Wright
Living Harmony, LLC – Erika Salloux
Longfellow House- Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site – Emily Levine
Longy School of Music of Bard College – Karen Zorn
Lunette Optic – Kristin Roth
Lunette Optic – Rosie Burgher
Market Square Optical – Christina Benton
Market Square Optical – Illana Phillips
Meet Boston – Martha Sheridan
Migrant Wind Prints – Harvard Sq. Holiday Fair – Leslie Gray
Migrant Wind Prints – Harvard Sq. Holiday Fair – Connie Barbour
Miller-Havens Fine Arts Studio – Susan Miller-Havens
Mint Julep LLC. – Brooke Garber
Mint Julep LLC. – Stephanie Nist
Monet Uva – Monet Uva
Moonbox Productions – Sharman Altshuler
Mother Juice – Ellen Fitzgerald
Mother Juice – Lizzy Sutherland
Motto – Kim Teirlynck
Mount Auburn Hospital – Katherine Rafferty
National Charter Bus Boston – Hala Faruqi
New England School of English – Anna Shine
New School of Music – Anne Riesenfeld
Newbury Comics – Valerie Forgione
Nine Tastes – Nancy Teug
Nomad – Deb Colburn
Off The Beaten Path Food Tours and Experiences – Lizzie Bell
One in a Billion Productions, Inc. – Mable Chan
One in a Billion Productions, Inc. – Sara Zou
One Ramen and Sushi – Yan Lin
Origins – Elisabeth MacDonnell
Orinoco – Martha Garcia
The Red House – Molly Lindbergh (Overgaag)
Paddy’s – Ruth Ryan Allen
Paine Senior Services – Elizabeth Aguilo
Passim – Abby Altman
Patricia Mazza Real Estate – Patricia Mazza
Prellwitz / Chilinski Associates – Wendy Prellwitz
Radiant Laser MD – Alba Cestari
Ray-Ban – Jennifer Walker
Rebekah Brooks Jewelry – Rebekah Brooks
Regency Centers – Michelle Szeneitas
Revels – Diane Kennedy
Revels – Jen Sur
Revels – Debra Wise
Ross Miller Studio – Yolanda He Yang
Rotary Club of Cambridge – Karen Saltiel
Saloniki Greek – Jody Adams
Scullers Jazz Club – Annmarie Blythe
SEE inc – Lauren Histed
Shay’s – Rosaline Kovacs
Solutions at Work – Alice Kidder
Spare Change / Homeless Empowerment – Abby DeRigo
St. Paul’s Choir School – Dianne Flaherty
Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts – Nicola Williams
Suzanna Krmzian Realtor (Lamacchia Realty, Inc.) – Suzanna Krmzian
Summer Shack / Lyons Group – Vanessa Bitton
Swiss Watchmaker – Susan Lelyveld
Tasty Burger – Amelia Sutton
The Attic Cambridge – Jenna Cea-Curry
The Banker Company – Diane Tobio
The Friendly Toast – Madelyn Dignam
The Gap – Julia Torra
The Little Morocco Bazaar – Madiha Aaddi
The Painted Burro – Kim Winters
The Painted Burro – Trish Ellis
The Red House – Molly Lindergh
The Sea Hag – Kari Kuelzer
The Shade Store – Kelsey London-Kopel
The Shade Store – Kristine Langevin
Thomas Hadley Trust – Jean D. Knapp
Trilogy Law LLC – Sarah Like Rhatigan
Trinity Property Management / Harvard Square Parking Garage – Susan Leite-Bowers
Tutoring Plus of Cambridge – Diane Carson
University Lutheran Church – Pastor Carrie Ballenger
Verizon – Cathleen Finn
Vico Style – Cecilia Hermawan
VPNE Parking Solutions / University Place Parking Garage – Jessica Fronduto
WHRB-95.3FM – Harvard Radio Broadcasting, Inc. – Emma Greaves
Wilks Productions Consultancy – Yvette Wilks
Y2Y – Ndaziona Ndafooka
Yamba Boutique – Leah Samura
Youville House – Assisted Living – Yanira Motto
Youville House – Assisted Living – Nicole Breslin
Zinnia Jewelry and Gifts – Jennifer Kurani
City of Cambridge – Political Leaders
Cambridge Mayor E. Denise Simmons
Cambridge City Councillor Patricia Nolan
Cambridge City Councillor Joan Pickett
Cambridge City Councillor Sumbul Siddiqui
Cambridge City Councillor Ayesha Wilson
Cambridge School Committee – Caroline Hunter
Cambridge School Committee – Elizabeth Hudson
Cambridge School Committee – Rachel B. Weinstein
Cambridge School Committee – Jeanne Alailima
City of Cambridge – Legislative Leaders
Congresswoman Katherine Clark
State Representative Marjorie Decker
State Senator Lydia Edwards
State Senator Patricia Jehlen
US Senator Elizabeth Warren
US Representative Ayanna Pressley
City of Cambridge – Public Safety & Judicial Leaders
District Attorney, Middlesex County – Marian Ryan
Director of Emergency Communications – Christina Giacobbe
Police Commissioner – Christine Elow
Police Superintendent – Pauline Wells
City of Cambridge – Civic Leaders
Assistant City Manager for Community Development – Iram Farooq
Assistant City Manager for Human Services – Ellen Semonoff
Commissioner, Public Works – Kathy Watkins
Cambridge Public Library Director – Maria McCauley
Chair of License Commission – Nicole Murati Ferrer
Director of Environmental and Transportation Planning – Susanne Rasmussen
Chief of Equity and Inclusion – Deidre Travis Brown
Director of Economic Opportunity and Development – Pardis Saffari
Senior Economic Development Manager – Allyson Allen
Election Commissioner – Tanya Ford-Crump
Executive Director, Cambridge Commission on the Status of Women – Kimberly Sansoucy
Executive Director, Human Rights Commission – Nancy Schlacter
Purchasing Agent – Elizabeth Unger
Acting City Solicitor – Meghan Bayer
City Clerk – Diane LeBlanc
Director of Assessment – Gayle Willett
Assistant City Manager for Fiscal Affairs and Public Investments – Claire Spinner
Transportation Commissioner – Brooke McKenna
Community Relations Manager – Kate Riley
Director of Community Planning – Melissa Peters
Supervising Engineer – Melissa Miguel
City of Cambridge – Business and Neighborhood Association Leaders
Cambridge Local First – Theodora Skeadas
Senior Director of Government and Community Relations, Cambridge Chamber of Commerce – Nancy Donahue
Harvard Square Neighborhood Association – Suzanne Blier
Kendall Square Business Association – Beth O’Neill Maloney
Porter Square Neighbors Association – Ruth Ryals