Make Her Mark
Our Signature Annual Fundraising Event
Make Her Mark 2025: Celebrating Empowering Education
October 22, 2025 at MGM Music Hall in Fenway
Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating the power of girls’ education.
All-girls learning environments allow girls to thrive – free from stereotypes and full of possibility. This special night will spotlight their impact through stories from Women’s Foundation grant recipients. We’ll gather with 400+ of our state’s leading philanthropists and community-minded professionals for a night of cocktails, dinner, and celebration-all dedicated to building confidence and helping girls dream bigger and bolder in pursuit of educational excellence.
You can be part of the most fabulous night of the year for women and girls by contacting Bryanne Bowen (Director of Development) or visiting our event website to join the Host Committee or become a Corporate Sponsor:
- Host Committee members join an incredible group of friends of the Women’s Foundation, offer early support and spread the word about the event, receiving early access to tickets for this sure to sell out event.
- Benefits for corporate sponsors include complimentary tickets, opportunities for meaningful brand placement, social media engagement, and more! Thank you to our:
- Signature Sponsor: Analog Devices, Inc.
- Platinum Sponsors: Fidelity Investments and RBC Wealth Management
- Gold Sponsor: Groma
- and more!
Evening includes:
- Inaugural Economic Empowerment Award presented to Ami Kuan Danoff, Co-Founder of the Women’s Foundation and Founding Partner of Boston Legacy FC, NWSL
- Dara Torres, 5-time Olympian and 12-time Olympic medalist, and new Head Coach of Boston College Swimming and Diving
- Girl speaker from Mother Caroline Academy, a tuition-free, all-girls middle school in Dorchester, showcasing the impact of all-girls learning environments and out-of-school programs in building confidence and opening doors, particularly in STEM
- Emcee Janet Wu, former Bloomberg anchor
Fantastic Host Committee
Co-Chairs:
Susan Littlefield, Chair, Board of Directors
Jill Roberts and Nora Yousif, Co-Chairs, Advisory Council
Committee Members:
Geraldine Acuña-Sunshine* and Gabe Sunshine
Debby and Erik Belt
Sarah Biller and Dean Gekas
Marty and Jeff Blue**
Stefanie Bradie
Cherise Bransfield**
Hillary Burr / Wolf & Company
Chandra Clark** / Corey C Griffin Foundation
Jennifer and Beau Coash
Katherine Collins**
Stephanie* and John Connaughton
Ami Kuan Danoff* and Will Danoff
Laura and Dan Dubin
Valerie and Mark Friedman
Christina* and Mike Gordon
Doug and Toni Gordon
Mary-Laura Greely / Pierce Atwood LLP
Linda* and John Henry
Nancy and Michael Hill
Jamie Jaffee**
Lisa Krakoff
Sarah Lazarus
Nancy** and Ken Leeser
Agustina and Yuchun Lee
Kate Leness
Susan Littlefield* and Martin Roper
Jessica and Josh Lutzker
Linda MacIntosh
Marsha MacLean
Erika and Gary H. Matt
Linda** and Bill McQuillan
Emily O’Connor Kelley and Matt Kelley
Kate Parsons
Donna** and Tom Quirk
Kathryn Quirk
Hari and Jordin Ravichandran
Meg Reynolds*
Jill** and Mitch Roberts
Tamara Elliott Rogers
Patti Satterthwaite*
Liz Serotte and Rich Campbell
Carmel Shields*
Din Shih
Andrea Silbert / Eos Foundation
Bob Small
Jill and Matthew Smith
Jill and Michael Stansky
Dinny Starr and Alan Gordon
Beth Terrana*
Karla Todd Barrett
Cynthia Uek
Karen and Andrew Wang
Sylvia Westphal* / Herringbone & Brass
Marie White and Will McIntire
Sarah* and Mark Williamson
Carolyn and Charles Wood
Tatiana Yglesias**
Mariann* and Andy Youniss
Nora Yousif** / Empower House Financial Group at RBC Wealth Management
Jordan Zaslow** and Nick Jacob
* Board of Directors
** Advisory Council
as of June 10, 2025
Our Make Her Mark 2024: Celebrating Financial Empowerment raised over $2.8 million!
Our fourth annual event recognized the strides made in promoting financial wellness and resilience among women and girls across the Commonwealth. We heard inspiring stories and advanced a more financially inclusive future for the women and girls of our community.
A SPECIAL THANKS TO
Make Her Mark co-chairs Agustina Lee, Jill Roberts, and Donna Quirk, our incredible Host Committee, and generous sponsors for all of their efforts to celebrate the financial empowerment of women and girls in our community.
Photography by Allegra Photography
Our 2023 Make Her Mark event raised over $2.1 million!
Another sold out crowd gathered at Fenway Park to celebrate the powerful impact sports has in strengthening the lifelong confidence and leadership skills of women and girls, while raising funds for the Women’s Foundation of Boston.
A SPECIAL THANKS TO
Make Her Mark chairs Jill Roberts and Donna Quirk, the event volunteers, the Host Committee, and our sponsors for all of their efforts to plan a night to remember!
Make Her Mark 2023 Highlights
Thank You Donors & Sponsors!
Photography by Hannah Latham
WFBoston’s 2022 Make Her Mark
fundraising event raised over $1.1 million!
This sold-out event raised money for STEM programming for underserved women & girls in the Greater Boston area.
A SPECIAL THANKS TO
Make Her Mark chairs Debbie Cutler-Ortiz and Jill Roberts, the event volunteers, the Host Committee, and our sponsors for all of their efforts to plan a night to remember!
The Women’s Foundation of Boston is a registered 501(c)(3), EIN 81-5063201. All donations are tax deductible.
Make Her Mark 2022 Highlights
Photography by Hannah Latham
The Women’s Foundation of Boston is a registered 501(c)(3), EIN 81-5063201. All donations are tax deductible.
Laurie H. Glimcher, MD, was named President and CEO of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in 2016. She is also Director of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center and the Richard and Susan Smith Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Previously, she was the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean and Professor of Medicine of Weill Cornell Medicine and Provost for Medical Affairs of Cornell University. Dr. Glimcher is a distinguished immunologist, widely renowned for her work in one of the most promising areas of cancer research.
Linda Henry is the CEO of the Boston Globe Media Partners. She is a co-founder of HUBweek, a civic collaboration between the Boston Globe, Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, and MIT that explores the future being built at the intersection of art, science and technology. Linda is also an early-stage impact investor, an Emmy-Award winning television producer with two shows currently airing, and a community activist. She serves as a director of the Red Sox Foundation, is a trustee of the Liverpool Football Club Foundation, chair of the Boston Globe Foundation, and chairman of the John W. Henry Family Foundation. In addition, she is a founder of the Boston Public Market, serves on the advisory board of MassChallenge, and is on the board of the Engine at MIT. She earned a BS from Babson College and her MS from MIT.
Bekah Salwasser joined the Red Sox Foundation as the Executive Director in January of 2018. She earned her B.A. in Psychology from Brown University and has extensive experience in philanthropy and both professional and semi-professional sports. After four years working as Community Relations Director for the Boston Celtics, Bekah went on to lead Scholar Athletes as its Executive Director, a program that supports public high school athletes with both their athletic and academic achievements. Earlier in her career, Bekah served as a professional soccer player for the Boston Breakers and as Executive Director of the Charlestown Lacrosse and Learning Center.
Kimberly Fay Boucher is a business executive who has driven high performance organizations in technology, consumer products and social enterprise/nonprofit industries over the past 25 years. She is currently the Technology Commercialization Business Leader for the CTO at Analog Devices, where she is responsible for driving new technologies from incubation stages to successful businesses. Kim is also a Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management, where she teaches Disciplined Entrepreneurship in the Martin Trust Center. She holds a BS in Management Industrial Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She is a NCAA Academic All-American Women’s Basketball player and has been inducted into the WPI Hall of Fame.
Ami Kuan Danoff (Co-Founder and CFO) is a private investor and the trustee of a foundation. She is a Harvard Quantum Founder and a member of the Harvard FAS Dean’s Council. Ami earned a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University in Visual and Environmental Studies and holds a dual master’s degree in Applied Economics and International Finance from the Sloan School of Management at MIT. She was a portfolio manager in global equities at Putnam Investments and co-manager of the Putnam International New Opportunities Fund, and also worked as an international equities analyst at Fidelity Investments.
Christina Heenan Suh holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania in English and Marketing and a master’s from Columbia University. A former management consultant, her work focused on strategy and implementation projects for Fortune 100 clients. She was also an account executive at Hill+Knowlton (WPP) marketing consumer packaged goods. As an Executive Board Member of the Brookline Education Foundation, which funds professional development in the Brookline Public Schools, Christina led their Grant and Oversight Committees. She currently sits on the board of the Brookline Library Foundation and teaches ESL at Rosie’s Place in Boston.
Christina Gordon (Co-Founder and CEO) holds a dual master’s degree in International Finance and Applied Economics from MIT’s Sloan School of Management. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Boston University and also studied for a joint master’s degree in Women’s Studies and Sociology at Brandeis with a focus on women in the workplace. Christina is a former assistant fund manager and technology industry equity analyst at Wellington Management. She also worked as a stock analyst at Fidelity Investments. She is a trustee of a private foundation, a member of Women Moving Millions and currently sits on the board of Rosie’s Place, a sanctuary for poor and homeless women in Boston.