YWCA of Central Massachusetts Inc.

The Power 100 edition is an annual report on how power is shared and expended in Central Massachusetts each year, as told through the 100 people who are most effectively wielding their influence, with a special focus on those creating change and bringing new ideas to the forefront.

In February, WBJ asked the 400+ people who have ever been on a WBJ power list (Power 100, Power 50, Power Players) to vote for the professionals they believed are the most influential in the region. Nearly 600 votes were cast

Deborah Hall, executive director of Worcester nonprofit YWCA Central Massachusetts, has been named as one of 18 inaugural members of the state’s Cultural Economy Advisory Council, serving as the council’s sole member from the region.

People are on the move at Milford Regional Medical Center, Mirick O'Connell, and MutualOne Bank.

YWCA Central Mass. made it its mission to eliminate racism and empower women. It can now count not only State Sen. Robyn Kennedy but members of the Worcester's school committee and city council as former board members.

YWCA Central Massachusetts in Worcester has elected Christienne Bik of Shrewsbury to serve as president of the organization’s board of directors.

Robyn Kennedy, chief operating officer of YWCA Central Massachusetts in Worcester, will step down from her position at the organization to focus on her election run for the 1st Worcester District state senate seat.

The goal of this effort is to better the health of community members in 11 communities: Ashby, Ayer, Bolton, Groton, Harvard, Lancaster, Littleton, Lunenburg, Pepperell, Shirley, and Townsend.

On July 1, Debbie Hall took over leadership of YWCA Central Massachusetts, succeeding Linda Cavaioli, who retired after leading the nonprofit and being an outsized voice in the Central Massachusetts community for 30 years. Hall was promoted from within, as she most recently was YWCA’s director of domestic violence services.

The YWCA Central Massachusetts announced on Tuesday it has completed a $24-million renovation of its Salem Square facility in Worcester, lauding both the work itself and the diversity of and wages paid to the crews who saw the project through.