Extraordinary women advancing healthcare
Honoring remarkable leaders shaping
healthcare across Massachusetts
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Overview
Extraordinary Women Advancing Healthcare (EWAH) Awards recognize ten outstanding individuals across the Commonwealth for their career achievements, with a focus on how they influence, innovate, and foster diversity through policy, practice and mentorship.
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OVERVIEW
Each year, the Extraordinary Women Advancing Healthcare (EWAH) Awards recognize ten outstanding individuals across the Commonwealth for their career achievements, with a focus on how they influence, innovate, and foster diversity through policy, practice and mentorship.
AWARDS CRITERIA
Impact
- Demonstrates impact advancing healthcare
- Sponsors people and policies to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the industry
- Showcases actions and leadership that result in measurable change and/or success
- Uses influence and organization’s processes to advance healthcare
Inspire
- Inspires and lifts others to strive to improve healthcare
- Mentors others to advance women in healthcare
- Leads in diversity and inclusion improvements within their organization and the community
- Influences others in the larger community by words and actions
Innovate
- Leads to drive changes, improvements, and/or new healthcare services
- Brings new ideas and thinking to enrich healthcare in the community
- Demonstrates a commitment to forward thinking projects and needs that will advance healthcare
EVENT DETAILS
Awards Ceremony
November 15, 2023
5:30 – 8:00 PM
PwC – Boston Seaport
2023 Extraordinary Women Advancing Healthcare in Massachusetts
![Christina Bailey-Hytholt](https://thewomensedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Christina-Bailey-Hytholt.png)
Christina M. Bailey-Hytholt, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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![Mareshia Donald](https://thewomensedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Mareshia-Donald.png)
Mareshia Donald, Ph.D.
Director, Chief of Staff to the Chief Human Resources Officer
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
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![Dallas Ducar](https://thewomensedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Dallas-Ducar.png)
Dallas M. Ducar MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC, CNL, FAAN
CEO
Transhealth
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![Naomi Fried](https://thewomensedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Naomi-Fried.png)
Naomi Fried
Founder and CEO
PharmStars
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![Erin Nahrgang](https://thewomensedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Erin-Nahrgang.png)
Erin Nahrgang, RN, CCM
Senior Director ACO Complex Care Management
Boston Medical Center Health System
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![Kemi Olugemo](https://thewomensedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Kemi-Olugemo.png)
Kemi Olugemo, MD, FAAN
VP, Global Clinical Development
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
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![Kristen Palumbo](https://thewomensedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Kristen-Palumbo.png)
Kristen Palumbo, MHCDS, BSN, RN, NE-BC
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer
Innovive Health
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Viveka Prakash-Zawisza
Senior Associate Medical Director
MassHealth
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![Darlene Rodowicz](https://thewomensedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Darlene-Rodowicz-1.png)
Darlene Rodowicz
President & CEO
Berkshire Health Systems
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![Sylvia Rosas (1)](https://thewomensedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Sylvia-Rosas-1.png)
Sylvia E. Rosas, MD, MSCE
Director, Latino Kidney Clinic
Joslin Diabetes Center
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
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Past Honorees
Learn more about previous receipients of the Extraordinary Women Advancing Healthcare Awards.
2022
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2021
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2020
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Watch Previous Awards Events
Extraordinary Women Advancing Healthcare Awards 2021
Presented on September 30, 2021
Extraordinary Women Advancing Healthcare Awards 2020
Presented on September 24, 2020