Events
Explore our upcoming events and join us for networking and community-building opportunities.
Encore to the Massachusetts State House & Embrace Boston*
Academy Class of 2026 Blood Drive
Annual Leadership Celebration
Fall Alumni Breakfast with Current Academy Class
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Over the coming weeks we`ll be using our social media platforms to tell you introduce the members of the Leadership Academy Class of 2026. Please join us in giving them a warm welcome! #leadershipmetrowest #leadershipdevelopment #26of2026
Jessica Lynch Selchan LMW’26 | Hopkinton, MA
Occupation/Community Activities: Positive Psychology Leadership Coach; Leadership committee member for the Positive Health division of IPPA.
Interests: Wellbeing in the age of AI and climate change, employee engagement, optimizing customer experiences, health, parenting, elder caregiving, Red Sox, and dogs.
Favorite thing about your Academy experience: Making new relationships and finding commonalities with my cohort--a melting pot of generations, nationalities, genders, and industry & functional experience.
What you`re looking for now from LMW alumni: Networking support to secure a new role.
Favorite motivational quote: "See the light in others and treat them as if that is all you see." --Wayne Dyer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicalynchselchan/
Thursday night Leadership MetroWest recognized Mary Kate Feeney LMW’23 with the MetroWest Rising Star Award. This honor acknowledges and celebrates a recent alumnus for their commitment to the public good and to community engagement. With the lengthy list of good causes, civic groups, nonprofits, and committees that she leads and serves, and in her role as the District 3 City Councilor for the City of Framingham, MaryKate epitomizes what it is to work in community for community. We are extremely proud to call her an Alum. Congratulations MK!
Photo by Lynne Damianos
Scott Richardson LMW`99, Cofounder and Principal of GRLA Architects, received the Leadership MetroWest Appreciation award from Helen Lemoine LMW`93/ Executive Director Emeritus, Skye Jensen LMW`25, and Leigh Walker LMW`23 on June 11 at the Leadership MetroWest Annual Leadership Celebration.
Congratulations Scott. Thank you for leading with such grace, commitment, steadfastness, humbleness, and compassion. Thank you for modeling civic-minded leadership through your community service and through your investment in the leadership development of the people on your fabulous GRLA team. By encouraging them in turn to step into civic leadership roles, you have created a positive multiplier that enriches the lives of so so many. We are so proud to call you a LMW Alum.
Photo by Lynne Damianos.
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Congratulations to our 3rd Annual Leadership MetroWest Alumni Honorees!
Mary Kate Feeney LMW`23 MetroWest Rising Star Award
Scott Richardson LMW`99 Leadership MetroWest Appreciation Award
Sarah Baldiga LMW`17 Helen Lemoine Community Impact Award
Please join us in celebrating these remarkable people and the graduation of the Academy Class of 2026 on June 11 at Framingham Village Hall on the Common.
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Please join us for a night of community and celebration as recognize the accomplishments of our peers and the graduates of the Academy Class of 2026!
We`ll present the MetroWest Rising Star Award, the Leadership MetroWest Appreciation Award, and the Helen Lemoine Community Impact Award to three well deserving alumni, and graduation certificates to the mighty "26 of 26." It will be a fun night with hors d`ouevres, a cash bar with alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, a raffle with fabulous prizes, and more!
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Thank you to our wonderful sponsors, Middlesex Savings Bank, Avidia Bank, and GRLA | Gorman Richardson Lewis Architects.
Join our LMW alumni for what is sure to be an eye-opening look at the inner workings of the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) on Friday June 5. As a group, we`ll tour this iconic and historic bunker (yes, the one under the big MEMA topiary letters on Rt 9) to learn about the myriad of ways that this agency prevents and mitigates all nature of disasters. We`ll have the opportunity to speak with some of the talented MEMA personnel responsible for providing and coordinating equipment, our federal, state, and local resources, and Mobile Emergency Operations Centers (MEOCs) before, during, and after emergencies. And we`ll gather at Jack`s Abbey afterwards to review what we`ve learned and to enjoy pizza and beverages. Registration takes place here: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/l5-IsN1bxe43J7dtGjPgIw Sign up before June 4 please. See yah at the bunkah!
Thank you to everyone who came out to volunteer, donate, and support the Class of 2026’s blood drive today, it was a wonderful and meaningful day. ❤️
Dear LMW Alumni,
As you know, the Leadership MetroWest Academy Class of 2026 is hosting a community blood drive this coming Monday, May 11, at the Danforth Museum in Framingham as part of their class project. They’re doing this to support our local need for blood donations, and in special honor of their deployed classmate, Ryan Sullivan. As of an hour ago, they had 25 spots to fill on there donation schedule—it will be a tall order to fill them all, but I think we can put a big old dent in them with the can-do attitude of Leadership MetroWest Hence I’m posting here today to request your help getting the word out to local would-be donors, who can be from any organization. If you’re able to, sign yourself up to donate if at this link: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=Danforth You can also post about the Blood Drive on your social media, or in an email to your colleagues, your place or worship, or your community group. All donors will get free access to the Danforth’s incredible collection on a day when the Museum is normally closed, and an Amazon gift card from the Red Cross. Thank you in advance for your support of the Class, and their efforts to get their class project over the finish line. I’ll be rolling up my sleeve at 10am if you wish to join me, and I’d welcome the distraction. Thank you, Trish Wesley Umbrell LMW ‘15
Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of these fabulous humans, their classmates, and our outstanding alumni at Leadership MetroWest’s Celebration of Leadership! It’s Thursday, June 11 at Framingham’s Village Hall on the Common, beginning at 5:30pm. Tickets here: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/_rq87pTdt6O_j8vhEWHyAg #leadershipmetrowest
📣 Nominations are OPEN for the LMW 3rd Annual Community Leadership Awards!
Do you know a Leadership MetroWest alum who`s been showing up, stepping up, and making MetroWest a better place? Now`s your chance to make sure they get the recognition they deserve.
We`re honoring outstanding alumni across three categories:
▪ MetroWest Rising Star Award: For a recent alum (Classes of 2021–2025) whose commitment to community and the public good is already turning heads
▪ Leadership MetroWest Appreciation Award — For a board member, alum, or organization that has gone above and beyond to support LMW`s growth and mission this year
▪ Helen Lemoine Community Impact Award — For a longtime alum (Class of 2020 or prior) making an extraordinary impact by addressing unmet needs and lifting up underserved communities
If someone in your network has led with heart, mobilized people around a cause, or built something meaningful for MetroWest — nominate them.
Applications for the Leadership MetroWest Academy Class of 2027 are officially OPEN.
If you`ve been waiting for your moment to step into your leadership potential — this is it.
The LMW Leadership Academy is a year-long journey designed to equip growth-minded, community-focused professionals with the skills, connections, and mindset to make a real impact in MetroWest.
Here`s what you`re stepping into:
✅ A two-day September retreat to kick things off
✅ Monthly deep dives into public policy and community issues
✅ A Positive Leadership, Equity Anchor & Anti-Racism curriculum
✅ Site visits, community service projects, and real-world experience
✅ A network of 1,000+ alumni who are actively shaping this region
The Academy kicks off in September — but seats fill fast and the application deadline is June 30.
Don`t wait. Apply today. Link in bio.
