Angela Menino is an advocate and philanthropist. The longest serving First Lady in the City of Boston’s history, alongside her late husband, Mayor Thomas M. Menino, she championed causes supporting women, the elderly, youth, the arts, and underserved communities. Together, their work made a lasting impact on the lives of Boston residents. Today, Angela’s efforts continue to focus on community support and honoring her late husband's legacy.

Some of Mayor Menino’s initiatives serving older Bostonians were the SHINE Program, still operating today, that offers free health insurance counseling, health and fitness programs and access to the Mayor’s Neighborhood Pharmacy Plan. A number of consumer protection and safety programs for the elderly were launched after an ambitious door-knocking campaign that surveyed the needs of vulnerable elders in the city.

Angela co-founded the Boston Women's Commission and served on the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women, advocating for policies that addressed gender inequality and women's rights. She was instrumental in the creation of the Boston Women's Memorial, honoring Abigail Adams, Lucy Stone, and Phillis Wheatley. Angela remains a strong advocate for women's rights and services.

Angela’s involvement in community initiatives demonstrates her continued unwavering commitment to the Boston community.

Dale Mitchell served as CEO of Ethos from 1993 to 2019. During those years, the agency grew from its volunteer-based founding to an award-winning nonprofit employing over 200people with an annual budget of $59 million serving thousands of greater Boston’s older citizens and people with disabilities.

As both an out (spoken) gay man and a highly respected leader in aging services, Dale was one of the state’s earliest champions of LGBTQ+ aging issues. Under his leadership,Ethos was a founding member of the LGBT Aging Project and the MA Special Legislative Commission on LGBTQ+ Aging. Dale also appeared in the groundbreaking 2011 documentary on LGBTQ+ aging, Gen Silent.

In recognition of his leadership in the field of LGBTQ+ aging, Dale was named Grand Marshal of Boston Pride 2019. Today, Dale continues his activism through his recently publishedmemoir, Hippie F****t Freak: The Making of a Gay Liberationist, and his work with OutstandingLife, a statewide virtual senior center for LGBTQ+ older adults. Of his many accomplishments, Dale still considers coming out of the closet two years before the Stonewall Rebellion to be among his proudest.

Katherine Gergen Barnett, MD, is the Vice Chair of Primary Care Innovation and Transformation in the Department of Family Medicine at Boston Medical Center (BMC). She is an Associate Professor at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Her primary clinical interests are behavioral health, preventive medicine, nutrition, women’s health, mindfulness-based stress reduction, and group medical care. Dr. Gergen Barnett’s research focuses on innovative models of care to address chronic medical conditions, physician burnout, and engaging community partners in creating feasible solutions to increase health and wellness and to address medical distrust in traditionally marginalized communities. Her academic work has been published in Health Affairs, JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine, and Annals of Family Medicine. Dr. Gergen Barnett is actively involved in local and state health policy addressing health inequities and national policy addressing primary care delivery. She is a regular contributor to The Boston Globe, Boston Public Radio, and various television outlets. She has been nominated for several awards, including Boston Magazine’s Best Family Medicine Doctor.