Diversity & Inclusion

The Worcester Education Collaborative received a three-year $900,000 commitment from Quincy nonprofit the Nellie Mae Education Foundation to support work between the collaborative’s Education Equity Roundtable and the Worcester Public Schools.

In the wake of the high-profile resignation of the City of Worcester’s chief diversity officer last year, the city government is looking to give more power to its Executive Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Samantha McDonald has risen to partner at Bowditch following an untraditional career path.

In the wake of a scandal, Worcester’s largest brewer needed someone to show it how to be a great company. Kimberly Golinski answered the call.

The landscape for women’s business leadership at the highest level in Central Mass. has taken a hit, but for women professionals in the region, it is yet another motivator to empower one another in traditional and non-traditional ways.

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.

When Kathleen Jordan took a job at her university’s advancement office, she could not have predicted it would be the beginning of a decades-long career in fundraising.

Acoustic Java has sold its original Main Street location to Zaida Melendez of Belen Casa de Pan, a Salvadoran panaderia. Acoustic Java will continue to operate its Brussels Street flagship location.

The Greater Worcester Community Foundation in Worcester has granted $2.2 million total to 120 local nonprofit organizations to aid in operations and fund new projects.

Worcester Assistant City Manager Nicole Valentine will step down from her position on Feb. 8.