Mica Kanner-Mascolo

mkannermascolo@wbjournal.com

Mica Kanner-Mascolo covers health care and diversity, equity, and inclusion for the Worcester Business Journal. Her freelance writing has been featured in publications including FEMINIST, Byrdie, and Spare Change News. Mica is a graduate of The New School where she studied creative writing. An East Coast native, Mica currently resides in Central Massachusetts.

Covers: Health care and diversity, equity, and inclusion

40 Under Forty alumni: Sonia Sharma, Class of 2019 – decided to be her own boss

Though she has enough professional achievements to healthily pack any resume, Sonia Sharma considers taking control of her career as her single biggest accomplishment since receiving her 40 under Forty award in 2019.

40 Under Forty alumni: Robyn Kennedy, Class of 2020 – Worcester’s newest state senator

Robyn Kennedy assumed her role as a Massachusetts state senator in January 2023, but not before doing some very heavy lifting back at the YWCA.

40 Under Forty 2024: Hayley Haywood, equity entrepreneur

Haywood left the security of her 9-to-5 position in higher education to set out on her own, launching her equity-based consulting firm in April 2023.

40 Under Forty 2024: Jennessa Burks, artist educating the community

Burks has left her mark on Worcester. Literally. She has collaboratively painted more than 20 murals throughout the city and has been commissioned to create more than 45 works of art total to be displayed across 18 states.

Banking & Finance

Fidelity Bank names new two to C-suite

Sendrowski has assumed her new role as executive vice president, chief human resources officer and will serve on the bank’s executive committee. Sendrowski will continue supervising all HR functions, especially in talent strategy, colleague engagement approach, programs, and services.

Economy

The Winchendon School names new executive director

The Winchendon School, a private day and boarding high school with campuses in Winchendon and New York, has promoted longtime employee Sean Duncan to executive director and head.

Banking & Finance

Inc. magazine names 23 Central Mass. companies among fastest-growing in nation

Twenty-three Central Massachusetts businesses made the 2024 Inc. 5000, an annual list of the nation’s 5000 fastest-growing companies compiled by Inc. magazine.

Economy

A year after former president’s resignation, UMass Memorial Medical Center close to hiring new leader

The year-long search for a new leader at Central Massachusetts’ largest hospital may soon be coming to an end.

Economy

CEO of Marlborough, Leominster hospitals resigns from UMass Memorial system

Steve Roach, the president and CEO of two UMass Memorial Health hospitals in Marlborough and Leominster, departed from the Worcester-based healthcare system in June.

Diversity & Inclusion

Longtime leader of Worcester Latino nonprofit to retire

After nearly 20 years as president and CEO of the Worcester-based multicultural health and human services nonprofit CENTRO, Juan Gomez plans to retire come September.

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