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Love Local, Newburyport: Amy Burke

By Caroline O'Donnell | May 13, 2024

On the day of my diagnosis, I remember having to call all of my family members separately. When I called each of them, I remember telling them two words that I held onto when the doctor first broke the news to me, “It’s treatable and curable!”

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Michelle Usitalo: Partner, BakerHostetler

By Katy Hylton | May 1, 2024

Michelle Usitalo is a Partner at BakerHostetler where she has worked since 2011. She is a commercial litigator and a member of the firm’s Global Fraud and International Asset Tracing and Recovery team, focusing on multijurisdictional proceedings and complex business matters, bankruptcy litigation, and cases involving international corporations. Michelle grew up in Massachusetts attending Nashoba Brooks (where she first met Olivia at age 9!) and Middlesex School in Concord, before attending Emory University and Brooklyn Law School. She now lives in Dobbs Ferry, New York with her husband, Eric, and two elementary school-aged boys.  Michelle has loved watching Runway grow…

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Sara Weiss: Clinical Consultant

By Katy Hylton | May 1, 2024

Sara Weiss is a three-time cancer survivor, an active leader and volunteer for cancer organizations, and a clinical trial expert who has dedicated her life to making a difference in oncology. She was first diagnosed with breast cancer at age 30, and again at age 48. She was diagnosed with head and neck cancer at age 53. After multiple surgeries, chemotherapy, and radiation, she is grateful to be healthy and active. Professionally, Sara has focused her career on cancer clinical testing and has developed a strong foundation for evaluating research and clinical trials on a scientific basis. For 25 years she…

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Ingrid Tucker: Deputy Director, Madison Park Development Corporation

By Katy Hylton | May 1, 2024

Dr. Ingrid Tucker is the Deputy Director at Madison Park Development Corporation (MPDC) in Roxbury, Massachusetts. She joined MPDC in July 2021 after serving 30 years in education. Dr. Tucker is responsible for leading the Programs at Madison Park. In addition to the programs, she works closely with a dynamic team from the Dewitt Center, Hibernian Hall, and Program Directors who are leading the way for youth and residents in and beyond Roxbury. Prior to joining MPDC, Dr. Tucker was the Head of Cambridge Montessori School in Cambridge (CMS), Massachusetts. Prior to joining the Cambridge Montessori community, Dr. Tucker served…

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Erica Tremblay: Dell Technologies, APEX Transformation Leader

By Katy Hylton | May 1, 2024

Erica has been part of the leadership team at Dell Technologies for 16 years. She is currently the head of APEX Transformation, an organization that partners with senior executives to build new capabilities and drive the large-scale change needed to enable Dell’s APEX aaS / Cloud business. Erica’s career prior to Dell/EMC was in management consulting focused primarily on the technology and telecommunication sectors. She has her BA in Economics from Smith College and her MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. Having helped close family members navigate cancer diagnoses—her mother who fought stage 2 breast and stage…

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