Victoria Waterman has made a life-long career of advancing women and girls.
At Girls Inc., she drives the mission to inspire all girls to be strong, smart, and bold with life-changing experiences and real solutions to the unique issues girls face. In 2020, she successfully completed a $5-million, five-year capital campaign, which ended up – among other things – installing a new HVAC system with hospital-grade filters, enabling the nonprofit to still serve 60 girls a day to attend summer programs and remotely attend school from the Girls Inc. learning hub, which enabled their families to stay in the workforce.
At a time when more effort is being given to increasing gender and racial diversity in positions of power, Waterman, who also serves as a corporator at Bay State Savings Bank in Worcester, is preparing the next generation to lead.
What do you think the future holds for Central Mass.? “The future is bright! Worcester truly is unique in its collaborations and relationships that work toward common goals and impact. Central Massachusetts is well positioned for the future leaders with programs that identify and prepare the next generation.”
Leader & author: Waterman is writing a historical fiction novel highlighting her family’s stories in surviving the Armenian Genocide and journey to U.S.
