Join us at State Street's brand new headquarters to CELEBRATE Leadership Brainery's 5th Anniversary and leaders who embody our mission, CONNECT with our brilliant students and supporters invested in this growing movement, and CATALYZE our capacity to sustain LB's critical work for the future!
CELEBRATING 5 YEARS OF IMPACT

INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTER TICKETS
Additional supporter tickets are available for $150 each and include:
Entry to the Reception, Awards Soiree & 5th Year Celebration Party on Friday, November 3, 2023

KEYNOTE
Dr. Patrick Tutwiler, Ph.D.
Massachusetts Secretary of Education
We are honored to have Secretary Tutwiler join us on this special night. The Supreme Court decision to outlaw race-based admissions has highlighted the significant barriers and the urgent need for further support for underrepresented students in higher education. Secretary Tutwiler is at the forefront of ensuring Massachusetts strengthens its efforts to make higher education accessible for all.
We know that Secretary Tutwiler's insights into the complexities of our education system at this moment will charge us all, and remind us why Change Can’t Wait!
Award Recipients
2023

Deval Patrick, Esq
Former Governor
Massachusetts

Gabriella Mora, MPH
VP of Programs & Strategy
Krupp Family Foundation

Emmanuel Fonseca
LB Ambassador Fellowship Alum & MA Candidate
Columbia University

Catherine Wong, M.Ed
LB Board Chair
Leadership Brainery

Paul Francisco
Senior Vice President - Chief Diversity Officer
State Street

Sydni Britton
LB Ambassador Fellowship Alum & MS Candidate
Boston University

Pamela Everhart, Esq
Senior Vice President, Head of Regional Public Affairs and Community Relations
Fidelity Investments

Mindy Wright, M.Ed.
Founder and Executive Director
The Upward Project
AGENDA
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Undergraduate Schools RepresentedAmherst College Bethune Cookman University Boston University Bowie State University Brandeis University Columbia University Fisk University Florida State University Fordham University The George Washington University Hamilton College Harvard University Hendrix College Long Island University Post Marquette University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Michigan State University Mississippi Valley State University Northeastern University Pomona College Princeton University Rutgers University South Carolina State University Spelman College Stanford University Tougaloo College University of California, Davis University of Connecticut University of Massachusetts, Boston
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LBAs' Areas of StudyAfrican Studies American Studies Arabic Biochemistry Biology Biomedical sciences Business - Marketing Business Administration Business Data Analytics Chemistry Communications Comparative Women's Studies Computer Science Criminal Justice East Asian Studies Economics English Environment & Society Government Health: Science, Society, and Policy Hospitality Management Human Rights International Relations Management Science and Engineering Mechanical Engineering Media Studies Philosophy Political Science Psychology Public Policy Robotics Sociology
THANK YOU TO OUR HOST STATE STREET
One Congress Street
Boston, MA 02114
Thank you to our longstanding partner, State Street, for sponsoring and hosting the 2023 Change Can't Wait Awards Soiree & Graduate School Summit. State Street has been a major supporter of Leadership Brainery since 2019.
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WATCH OUR 5TH YEAR CELEBRATION VIDEO
The impact stories shared by our students in this video would never exist if Leadership Brainery didn’t have the support we currently have from all of you. To continue this necessary and important work, we need a passionate network of education equity advocates from partner schools, partner organizations, and individual donors to continue advocating for the highest levels of education — master’s and doctoral degrees for underrepresented and underserved students. Change Can't Wait!