2021
W I N N E R S
David Zamarin
Founder & CEO
DetraPel, Framingham
What is your favorite Central Mass. restaurant?
Oga's Japanese Cuisine in Natick or Bourbon's Kitchen &
Cocktails in Framingham
Jessika Zequeira
Community education specialist
Shine Initiative, Worcester
What's the nicest thing anyone has done for you?
When I was 16 years old, I lost my best friend to suicide and had no idea
how to deal with the unique grief accompanying such a loss. We had shared
an English class together, and that teacher recognized the struggle I was
having. For every assignment she gave the class that year, she allowed me
to write whatever I needed to work through my pain, anger and confusion.
That loss is a driving force in the work that I do, and her response was
instrumental in the beginning of my healing process.
