THANK YOU!
Thank you for celebrating with us and making this year’s Bostonians for Youth Gala a night to remember! We invite you to relive the evening via the video and slide show below and be inspired by the stories of current and past Youth Development and Leadership program participants. There’s still time to help us meet our fundraising goal.
Please consider a gift to power our Youth Development and Leadership programs today!
2025 Host Committee
Jeannette Fiala, Co-Chair
Mass General Brigham
Dennis Tyrell, Co-Chair
Ashmont Counseling Associates
The Reverend Morgan S. & Missy Allen
Trinity Church in the City of Boston
Michael Curry
Mass League of Community Health Centers
Eric Esteves
Boston Main Streets Foundation
Dr. Rufus Faulk
Roxbury Community College
The MIX Boston
State Representative Brandy Fluker-Reid
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
House of Representatives, 12th District
Annissa Essaibi George
Big Sister Association of Greater Boston
Charles George
Compass
Gabriel Gladstone
Fisher Phillips
Imari Paris Jeffries
Embrace Boston
Danielle Johnson
Spark FM Online
Debbie Johnson
GlaxoSmithKline
Judith & Mark King
Trinity Church Parishioners
Dr. Aisha Miller
Related Beal
Tamara & Brandon Odom
Converse
The Fessenden School
Mike Parker
Flagship Energy Partners
Louise Burnham Packard
Dr. M. Lee Pelton
The Boston Foundation
Monica Roberts
Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts
Nancy Rachel Rousseau
Black Economic Council of Massachusetts
Christopher Smart & Shari Loessberg
The Arbroath Group
MIT Sloan
Chris Smith
Boston After School & Beyond
Judy & Bill Steul
Trinity Church Parishioners
Adrian Walker
The Boston Globe
Sandy Zamor Calixte
Monica Zeno-Martin
Parenting Journey
Thank You to Our 2025 Sponsors
* denotes Trinity Boston Connects, Board of Director
Presenting Sponsors
$25,000
Anonymous
Leading Sponsors
$10,000
Robert Ellis Alan
Judith and Mark King
Louise Burnham Packard and Murray Metcalfe
Martha and Mike* Parker
Jeanne and Dan* Ross
Shari Loessberg and Christopher* Smart
Judy and Bill Steul
State Street Corporation
TJX Companies
Pam Warren and Peter* Lawrence
Resiliency Sponsors
$5,000
Anonymous
Boston Medical Center
Margret Cooke* and David Crowley
Allison and David* Donelan
Barbara and Amos Hostetter
Justice Resource Institute
Laura McTaggart and Tom Nolan
Margaret and Al Mulley
Rodman for Kids
Elizabeth* and Robert Smith
Empowerment Sponsors
$3,000
Anonymous
Marty Childs
Nicolle and Matt* Diver
Eastern Bank
Jeannette* and Josh Fiala
Charles L. George*
Prime Buchholz, LLC
Roslindale Baptist Church
Shelby Smither*
Trinity Church in the City of Boston
Pam and Peter Voss
Mentoring Sponsors
$1,000
AAFCPAs
Anonymous
Susan C. Ayers
Ronald Akie and David Mooney
Tim Clackson
Leslie Coburn
Robert and Martha Cowden
Cummings Foundation
Kathy and David Dahl
Paul Finnegan
Macdonald Gardner
Susan M. Halby
Connie Coburn and James Houghton
Charlene and Charles Hyle
Debbie* and Christopher Johnson
Peter Kelly and Ruth Morris
Elizabeth and Keith Morgan
Lonsdale and Torin Koester
Nina and Marshall Moriarty
Ebi D. Okara* and Barbara Dortch-Okara
Dr. and Mrs. Chuks C. Okoli
Sheila and John Peterson
Martin R. Pierre, Ph.D.
Tricia and Chris Schade
Jean Ann Schulte
Lynn and Peter Smiledge
Margot and Olie Thorp
Dennis Tyrell* & Peach Dore-Tyrell
Christopher & Marchelle Yarde
Institutional Sponsors
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