Gala Videos of Our Keynote and Awardees

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April 24, 2019  |  The Westin Copley Place, Boston  | NEWIEE GALA

MARIA TIKOFF VARGAS

Gala Keynote

Maria Vargas shares the four things she knows to be true: (1) How important partnership and leadership are. (2) Persist. (3) The importance of working with people you respect and can learn from. (4) Individuals matter. “In short, the world needs us. The world needs you.” Video >

COMMISSIONER CHERYL A. LAFLEUR

Special NEWIEE Board Recognition

Commissionar LaFleur narrates her career trajectory in song: “Boston, My Home Town” by Freddy Cannon, “She Works Hard for the Money” by Donna Summer, “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” by Neil Sedaka, “My Shot” from Hamilton, and “When I’m 64” and “With a Little Help from My Friends” by the Beatles. Video >

EMILY LUKSHA

Rising Star Awardee

Emily Luksha highlights the importance of mentorship in bringing the next generation of energy and environment leadership to the table. Video >

KAREN L. COYNE

Leadership Awardee

Karen Coyne shares why she is an optimist: (1) “We as individuals and companies cannot address these issues alone.” (2) “We need to do this by collaboration, partnership, and new ways of doing business.” (3) “We need to be positive catalysts for change.” Video >

COMMISSIONER JUNE TIERNEY

Leadership Awardee

Commissioner Tierney explains why we need a broader consensus to get where we need to get environmentally. “Hope in this room is not enough. Coal miners in West Virginia need hope too.” Video >

LISA FRANTZIS

Leadership Awardee

“Urgently grab hold of the moment.” Lisa Frantzis emphasizes the importance of going outside one’s comfort zone and of collaboration as the key to progress. Video >

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