Police Commissioner Christine Elow

Christine Elow is the first woman police commissioner of color in the city of Cambridge Massachusetts.

Christine Elow was raised in Cambridge, MA. “After high school, I wasn’t quite ready for college, so I went on to the military, spent 4 years in the United States Navy, came out and took the civil service exam; got a job ...

Tracey Solomon-White is a fashion, entertainment and tech industry insider who is happiest working and playing in her hometown of Boston.  With that said, pre-Covid-19, she used her passport at least twice a year to explore countries in Africa, Europe, the Caribbean islands, and Central America.  Tracey was elected to SpeakOut’s Board of Directors in ...

In 2018 Ms. Best was named Chief Performance and Strategy Officer at Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center. She began her public health career at HSNHC as the Program Director of Project IMPACT (Infant Mortality Prevention through Activating Community Teams), a maternal and child health program. Since leaving HSNHC, Ms. Best continued her work focusing on maternal and child health. She has over 20 years of service to the Federal Government with the ...

Celesta Shropshire is super excited to be a part of Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center. She brings 20+ years of experience in the non-profit sector and 10+ years in the Human Resource Field. Celesta’s advantageous journey began in non-profit while an intern studying Human Development at Boston College. Her then internship sparked her love for serving her community (Dorchester/Roxbury) which she has faithfully contributed (Katrina Relief project, mentor to several pre-teen ...

Gail joined the Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center as its first Chief Development and Communications Officer to lead fundraising, communications, government relations and external affairs. Since joining Harvard Street, first as a consultant, she helped launch a marketing and re-branding campaign, produced its 50th Anniversary gala, and in 2020-2021, with Board and CEO, will launch a capital campaign to raise money for a new state-of-the art Harvard Street health center to ...

Alexis is a dynamic learning and development leader skilled in designing learning strategies that are aligned to business imperatives, support corporate and professional goals and boost performance levels. I have delivered end-to-end learning services throughout North America and globally in the areas of management, leadership, sales, professional development, technology, diversity and compliance. I have also worked for small, medium and ...

Nationwide — These days, being able to work from home is an asset. With the current global events, it is crucial that individuals and businesses adopt alternative and innovative ways to provide services, reach their clients, spread their messages, learn and earn income. For this reason, licensed social worker and entrepreneur Jessyca Marshall has launched the Microloc Mastery Online Training and Certification program, an ...

Nationwide — Meet Zhe Scott, founder of the SEO Queen, who recently won a major contract from the state of California to design, develop and launch the state’s official web site for their Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE). The web site, found online at CaliforniaCore.org, can be used as a guide on how to obtain vouchers for low and no emission off road equipment. 

Analogous to the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP), the new ...

Nationwide  — In Physicians Rise Up, leadership coach, best-selling author and family physician, Dr. Lisa Herbert provides other doctors with tips and insights to becoming a healthcare leader. In her new book, she utilizes the experience and training she gained while making her own successful comeback from burnout after 20 years of practice. 

According to Dr. Herbert, the healthcare industry is rapidly transforming, and effective healthcare leadership is crucial. Yet, most physicians who are propelled into leadership lack the proper guidance ...

The Girl Who Acted Before Rosa Parks

          by Elissa Blattman   |   February 17th

Every American child learns about Rosa Parks in school. On December 1, 1955, she, a black woman, was arrested for refusing to give her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus to a white man. Her arrest led to a boycott of the city’s public transportation that lasted 381 days and ignited the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Nine months ...