Joseph Bednar

A Passion for Service Yvette Frisby always wanted to live a life of both impact and service, and she traces some of that desire to her parents. “I was […]

More Than a Safe Space It began with a simple goal: to give people diagnosed with cancer — people facing perhaps the most difficult challenge of their life — […]

Council Director, Girls on the Run Western Massachusetts She’s Helping Girls Become More Joyful, Healthy, and Confident As someone with almost 20 years of experience in the fields of psychology […]

Executive Director, Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity She Helps Families Achieve Life-changing Stability, One House at a Time “Timing is everything.” That’s how Megan McDonough described the circumstances that saw […]

Chief Business Educator, Monroe Naylor Consulting, LLC; President and CEO, Parent Villages She Has a Passion and Purpose for Helping Others Find Their Own Mission-rich and Profit-powered. That’s the […]

Nephrologist, Artist, and Filmmaker In More Than One Way, She Draws on History to Help People Heal “When a patient walks into my room, they expect to have a […]

Meeting Them Where They Are Charles DiRosa knows all about the challenges of substance-use recovery. And looking back on 11 years of sobriety, he also knows how the treatment […]

’Tis the Season Mick Corduff has been in the restaurant business long enough to know what brings customers in. In many cases, it’s a simple change in the weather. “It […]

A Hand Up, Not a Handout Springfield Rescue Mission has long helped its homeless clients find jobs. Sabra Ramsdell was concerned about how often those jobs didn’t stick. “What is […]

Parts of the Whole Sadiq Elias knows precision manufacturing is a challenging business. “It’s long hours. It’s the type of industry where it’s not always a 9-to-5 job,” Elias, […]