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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