Thursday, April 21, 2022, at 6:00 p.m.
This event, hosted by D. Brenton Simons and Ryan J. Woods, will be our first in-person Annual Gala in two years. We will honor Massachusetts Governor Charles D. Baker. Enjoy Boston in the springtime, catch up with old friends and make new ones, and learn about the many accomplishments of American Ancestors and American Ancestors over the past year, as well as our ambitious plans for the future.
Our Honored Guests...
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient . . .
Governor Charles D. Baker
Charles D. Baker has served as the 72nd Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts since January 8, 2015. Throughout his term in office, Governor Baker has assembled a diverse team and put forth a “get stuff done” approach to build a state government that is as thrifty, hard-working, and creative as the people of Massachusetts. Nonpartisan polls consistently list him as one of the most popular governors in the country.
Over the course of his career, Governor Baker has been a highly successful leader of complex business and government organizations. As a cabinet secretary under Governors William Weld and Paul Cellucci, he helped lead efforts to reform and modernize state government, turn a billion-dollar deficit into a surplus, create a half million jobs, and enact an ambitious education reform agenda.
Raised in Needham, Governor Baker attended Massachusetts public schools and is a graduate of Harvard College. He went on to earn a master of business administration from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, where he met his wife, Lauren. The Bakers reside in Swampscott, have been heavily involved in numerous civic and charitable endeavors, and are the proud parents of their three children, Charlie, AJ, and Caroline.
Preservation and History Award Recipients . . .
Linda Coombs, author, and historian of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
Thomas Bailey Hagen, Chairman of Erie Insurance Group and preservationist
Peter Lynch, American investor, mutual fund manager, and author
Paula Peters, journalist, educator, and activist for the Wampanoag tribe
Venue
Four Seasons Hotel Boston
200 Boylston Street Boston, MA
For more information on parking and directions visit https://www.fourseasons.com/boston/getting-here/
Valet is available at the cost of the guest
MOBILE NAVIGATION NOTE
There are two Boylston Street locations in the city of Boston. To ensure a seamless arrival, please be sure to include the zip code 02116. If your GPS does not allow for zip code entry, please enter "Hadassah Way, Boston," as your final destination. Hadassah Way is the small street that runs perpendicular to Four Seasons Hotel Boston.
Black Tie Optional
Event Benefactors
Gold Benefactors:
Mark Nichols and Lowell Massey
Betsey and Michael Vitton
SIT Investment Associates
Silver Benefactors:
Sumner E. Anderson
Susan and Gary Carlson
Thomas Bailey Hagen
Gerry and MaryLee Halpin
Nancy S. Maulsby
M. David and Mary Alice Sherrill
Nancy and John W. Webster
Eastern Bank Foundation
Welch & Forbes LLC
