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Dear friends: Welcome to the 27th annual Leading Women Awards. We are honored to be celebrating female leadership with you this morning. For the first time ever, we will be hosting a fireside chat, when you will hear from this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Leading Women, who are exceptional leaders Tricia Tilford in their fields, and Girl Scouts who Board Chair and President stand as role models for girls and young women everywhere. They will discuss the challenges that women face today, and how to embrace courage, confidence, and character to overcome these trials. Now more than ever, it is important for girls and women to find their voice. In Girl Scouts, the preeminent female leadership development organization, girls are able to do just that. While theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re advocating for change in their community, programming robots, or attending overnight camp for the first time, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re developing the courage to speak out, expanding their minds to learn new skills, and believing in themselves to explore and impact the world around them. On behalf of our 30,000 girls, their families, and our 15,000 volunteers, we thank you for your support of the Leading Women Awards. Your generosity allows Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts to provide the supportive space for every girl to empower herself and reach her full potential. Yours in Girl Scouting,

Tricia Tilford Board Chair and President

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Agenda Opening Flag Ceremony Color Guard: Troop 55302, Dorchester

Welcome Nicole Estaphan Reporter and Producer, WCVB Channel 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chronicle

Remarks from the Board Chair and President Tricia Tilford

Introduction of Fireside Chat Nicole Estaphan

Presenting Sponsor Remarks Amy Koch Flynn Head of Trading, Mellon and CEO of xBK, a BNY Mellon Company

Fireside Chat Leading Women Yvonne Garcia, State Street Corporation Diane Hessan, Salient Ventures & C Space Deb Taft, Lois L. Lindauer Searches Fireside Chat Host Amy Koch Flynn, BNY Mellon Girl Scouts Kayla Martin, FaB Factor Community Program Participant, Senior Girl Scout Madison Schofield, Adventure Troop Member, Gold Award Girl Scout, Ambassador Girl Scout Amiya Subramanian, GSEMA Teen Leadership Committee Member, GSEMA Board of Directors Girl Member, Gold Award Girl Scout, Ambassador Girl Scout Kara Young, Travel Troop Member, Ambassador Girl Scout

Supporting Girl Leadership Nicole Estaphan

Leading Women Award Presentations Closing Remarks Nicole Estaphan 4

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EVENT EMCEE Nicole Estaphan Reporter and Producer, WCVB Channel 5’s Chronicle Award-winning journalist Nicole Estaphan is a reporter and producer for WCVB Channel 5’s Chronicle, the nation’s longest running and top rated locally produced news magazine which airs weeknights on WCVB at 7:30 PM. Nicole joined WCVB NewsCenter 5 in January of 2016 as a freelance news reporter. Before joining WCVB, Nicole reported in Utica, New York; Burlington, Vermont; Providence, Rhode Island; and most recently Atlanta, Georgia at WAGA-TV FOX 5. During her time in the south, she conducted the last televised interview with poet Maya Angelou. Her work also included Georgia-based reporting for “On the Record with Greta Van Susteren.” While in Georgia, Nicole received state recognition for her series of reports on a toxic neighborhood with a legacy of military waste dumping. The chemicals left behind were thought to be the cause of a cancer cluster. Though the military never admitted fault, Nicole’s reporting led to immediate mitigation. While at WCVB, Nicole also spent some time over the last two years working on NASA’s North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study (NAAMES) documentary project, including shooting two full months in the North Atlantic. It was the first time a journalist was embedded for that length of time with a NASA mission at sea. She’s also done producing for The Discovery Channel. In addition to her charity work serving as event emcee for The Muscular Dystrophy Association, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, The National Brain Tumor Society, and Girls, Inc., she volunteers at a dog rescue shelter in Dedham, MA. Without a doubt, and above all else, Nicole believes that sharing our stories can be life changing. Of all her work, encouraging younger generations is of utmost importance to her. She is currently working on a program with the Children’s Smile Coalition, to help kids living in poverty find their voice and confidence through public speaking. Nicole graduated from Emerson College in Boston with a master’s degree in journalism. In her spare time, it is a safe bet that you can find her on the water or in the pottery studio.

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Invested in the workforce of the future. At BNY Mellon, we’re committed to building the next generation’s business and technology skills to contribute to society in a digital world. It is our great pleasure to support the Leading Women Awards. We salute the Leading Women honorees and applaud their dedication and commitment to our community.

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2019 Leading Women FIRESIDE CHAT HOSTED BY

Amy Koch Flynn Head of Trading, Mellon and CEO of xBK, a BNY Mellon Company Amy is the Head of Trading for the firm and the CEO of xBK LLC. In these roles, Amy is responsible for overseeing the trading process across all strategies and managing the trading desks currently located in Boston, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, London and Hong Kong. She is also the business manager within fixed income and serves as a voting member on a number of committees. Prior to becoming the CEO of xBK, LLC , Amy was the Chief Administrative Officer for Standish. In this role, she was responsible for oversight of investment risk management, business intelligence and trading. Before becoming the Chief Administrative Officer, she was the Global Head of Fixed Income trading beginning in 2008 and had previously been a senior bond trader. She joined the firm in 2004 from Columbia Management Group where she was an investment grade bond trader.

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2019 Leading Women Yvonne Garcia Chief of Staff to CEO State Street Corporation Yvonne Garcia serves as Chief of Staff to State Street’s CEO, Ron O’Hanley and most recently as their SVP and Global Head of Client Solutions for Investment Manager Services. Prior to State Street, Yvonne served as Director in Marketing and Distribution Strategy for Liberty Mutual and as Vice President for Bank of America’s China Construction Bank Strategic Assistance Program where she created and implemented over five new Wealth Management Centers throughout China which resulted in over 100 centers. As an active leader of local and national communities, Yvonne served as the Chairwoman for the largest Latino Professional Organization in the country, ALPFA. Yvonne is also the co-founding Chair of Milagros para Niños, a board at Children’s Hospital in Boston, which has raised more than $9.2 million in funds for Latino children who cannot afford medical care. In addition, Yvonne was appointed by Governor Charlie Baker to serve on the state’s Latino Advisory Commission Board and most recently was appointed as the Chairwoman for the Greater Boston Chamber’s Women’s Network Advisory Board. Yvonne was also featured in Fortune Magazine as one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Latinas in the United States in business two years in a row and received the NFL Hispanic Leadership Award from the New England Patriots. Most recently, Yvonne was selected as one of the Most 50 Powerful business leaders in Massachusetts by the Boston Business Journal. In addition, Yvonne has run 9 marathons in the past 7 years for various charitable organizations across the country. Yvonne is a Six Sigma Black Belt and holds an MBA from Boston University in Finance and Marketing and a BA from SUNY Albany. She is also a graduate of the ARMY R.O.T.C. program at Siena College in Loudonville, NY and holds a Certificate in Economics and Culture from La Sorbonne in Paris, France.

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2019 Leading Women Diane Hessan CEO, Salient Ventures & Chairman, C Space Diane Hessan is a successful entrepreneur and seasoned board member, with deep experience in go-to-market strategy, digital transformation, and disruptive innovation. She has been part of the founding team of 3 companies, most notably Communispace, where she was CEO, leading the company through 14 years of exponential growth. Communispace was the first company to apply social media to market research, when no one knew what social media was. She led the company’s sale to Omnicom in 2011, and went on to lead several other organizations. A serial entrepreneur, Diane has consolidated all of her investment and advisory work into a new company called Salient Ventures, which will help accelerate the next generation of growth companies in tech. Diane serves on the boards of Eastern Bank, Brightcove (BCOV), Tufts University, Mass Challenge, CoachUp, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and is Special Advisor to Datapoint Capital, a leading early-stage venture firm. She also served on the board of Panera (PNRA) until its sale to JMB in 2016. In 2017, the Boston Globe appointed her to its Editorial Board. She received her M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and her B.A. in Economics from Tufts University. She co-authored the book Customer-Centered Growth: Five Strategies for Building Competitive Advantage, a Business Week best-seller that is published in 11 languages. Over the last 5 years, she has keynoted at over 50 events, focusing on leadership, entrepreneurship, innovation and customer centricity – and has been a frequent guest on national news programs. Diane has received many honors, including the Pinnacle Award from the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Most Admired CEO award and Boston Power 50 awards from the Boston Business Journal, Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year (National Finalist), the Northstar Award from Springboard, the Great Boston Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneur of the Year, and a range of Best Boss citations. In 2014, she was inducted into the Babson Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs and she received the Asper Award for Global Entrepreneurship from Brandeis. C Space also won many major awards – both for innovation, technology and impact -- in the market research arena. In 2018, Diane received honorary doctorates from Bentley University and the New England College of Business. She has 2 grown daughters, and is also founder of The Sound Bytes, an a cappella group that sings about business.

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2019 Leading Women Deb Taft Chief Executive Officer Lois L. Lindauer Searches Deb Taft is Chief Executive Officer of LOIS L LINDAUER SEARCHES, the premier executive search firm dedicated to the nonprofit advancement profession. With more than 20 years’ experience leading for-profits and nonprofits through times of expansion and transition, Deb is an innovative leader in the education, healthcare/academic medicine, youth services, and voluntary sectors. Prior to joining LINDAUER in 2016, Deb served as Senior Executive Vice President and Managing Director for Grenzebach Glier and Associates (GG+A) in Chicago, leading all domestic and global consulting practices. Deb previously served as Chief Development Officer and Interim Chief Strategy Officer for Girl Scouts of the USA in New York. As one of the most senior officers in this iconic leadership organization representing girls in 112 US councils and 94 countries, she played a critical role in transforming organizational talent, culture, and social impact. This included launching the $1 billion ToGetHerThere fundraising campaign, the largest campaign for girls in the world, as well as the global alumnae initiative to engage 59 million former Girl Scouts. Deb’s work at Girl Scouts is representative of the lasting impact she has made on numerous leading non-profits in the education, healthcare, and youth service arenas. Deb has held executive and senior development roles at Simmons University, Tufts Medical Center and Floating Hospital for Children, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund, and Concord Academy. Her work at Simmons included executive leadership of the renowned Simmons Leadership Conference. Deb was one of the founding team members of City Year, which now has 31 youth service teams across the United States, the United Kingdom, and South Africa. As current Chair of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation Board of Directors and a member of two groundbreaking initiatives for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), Deb continues to advance the nonprofit sector through her volunteer leadership. Deb holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and an MBA from Simmons School of Management.

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2019 Girl Scout Participants Kayla Martin Senior Girl Scout My name is Kayla Martin. I am 14 years old and in 9th grade at Cathedral High School. I have been a member of Dorchester Troop 55302 for the last seven years. I am also a part of a womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leadership group at the Freedom House in Dorchester, and a nonprofit track team called the Boston Lions. Girls Scouts has opened many opportunities and experiences for me, such as traveling and meeting new people. Girl Scouts has taught me how to be a leader and believe in myself. It also taught me skills on how to manage money, do business, and carry myself. My favorite experience in Girl Scouts was when I opened the Becoming Michelle Obama book tour at the TD Garden. I was excited and nervous at the same time but I still stood on stage and spoke with confidence to more than 20,000 people. I was able to do this because I learned through Girl Scouts to push past my fears. I am grateful that I am a part of the Girl Scout family. It will always be part of me in whatever I do.

Madison Schofield Ambassador Girl Scout My name is Madison Schofield and I am a member of Girl Scout Troop 74951 and Millis Girl Scout Adventure Troop 62525. I have participated in competitive camp skill competitions such as T.R.E.C. (Teens Reaching Extraordinary Challenges) and Operation Snowflake, a winter camp competition. Through these competitions I have learned knot tying, sewing, and, my favorite, fire building. With my troop I have traveled to the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace in Savannah, GA, backpacked the White Mountains, participated in the annual West Point Military Academy Camporee Invitational in New York, and much more. I have been to many Girl Scout camps, and especially love Camp Favorite in Brewster. It is my home away from home! I have completed counselor training and hope to be a staff member one day. I have earned the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards. To earn the Gold Award, I developed a buddy mentoring program between the local elementary and high school to help students build confidence and social skills. I am graduating from Millis High School in June, and plan to attend George Mason University, majoring in communications and journalism.

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2019 Girl Scout Participants Amiya Subramanian Ambassador Girl Scout My name is Amiya Subramanian, and I am a senior at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School. I am currently part of three Girl Scout circles: my troop, the GSEMA Teen Leadership Committee, and the GSEMA Board of Directors. Girl Scouts provided me with the opportunity to discover my hidden interest in leadership. As a member of the GSEMA Teen Leadership Committee, I started to form my voice through planning the animal advocacy event and attending leadership conferences. To earn the Gold Award, I created STEM-themed leadership workshops for girls with the hope of building prospective female leaders in the STEM field. The workshops included team-building and individual activities that evoked the greater need to end the leadership ambition gap. My greater involvement in Girl Scouts led me to apply and join the GSEMA Board of Directors. From girl board buddy sessions to intricate BOD agendas, being a board member gave me insight into the issues that face GSEMA and the next steps we must take to improve our council. I will be attending Rochester Institute of Technology where I have plans of studying computer engineering, and incorporating my Girl Scout experiences into everything I do.

Kara Young Ambassador Girl Scout My name is Kara James Young. I attend Wareham High School in the afternoon and in the mornings I take part-time classes at Bridgewater State University. I’m currently a member of three Girl Scout troops: my town’s local troop, a camping interest troop, and a travel troop. In Girl Scouts I have learned practical skills such as building a safe campfire and learning to overcome my fears, and have fun while doing so. Camping is my favorite part of Girl Scouts. My camping troop plans to go to Acadia National Park this summer, and we’re talking about going backcountry camping for our final five-day trip in 2020. I’ve been lucky enough to be a part of the GSEMA travel troop for five years. We’ve been to San Francisco, the Grand Canyon, and Las Vegas. Last semester I took an American Sign Language (ASL) course and fell in love with the beautiful language and rich culture. To earn the Gold Award, I’d like to create an ASL club at my local library and teach police officers how to properly communicate with members of the Deaf community. I now have plans to attend Bristol Community College to learn more of the language and then transfer to Framingham State University’s Bachelor of Arts interpreting program.

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