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ANDREA
AIELLO
Associate Dean
School of Business
Clark University
MARLINA
DUNCAN
Vice Chancellor For
Diversity & Inclusion,
UMass
Chan Medical
School
ROBYN
KENNEDY
Senator,
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts (First
Worcester District)
CYNTHIA
GRAY
Founder & Owner
Gray's Analysis
CILSY HARRIS
Former Senior Vice
President and Chief
Information Officer,
Hanover Insurance
Group
KATHLEEN
JORDAN
President and CEO,
Seven Hills Foundation
and Affiliates
AIMEE
PEACOCK
President & CEO
Flexcon Global
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