Big in Boston honors Deb Re’s 16 years of LEADERSHIP

On October 27, 2022, we joined in community with more than 300 friends to celebrate the end of an era of Deb Re’s leadership as President & CEO and looked to the future of Big Sister Boston! Big in Boston: Her Big Future, held at The Grand in Boston served not only as our annual fundraising gala, but as an opportunity to toast Deb as she retired after 16 years at the helm of Big Sister.

Featured during the evening were remarks from Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, herself a Big Sister alumna, and Governor Charlie Baker and First Lady Lauren Baker – all long-time supporters of Big Sister Boston. Emcee, Lisa Hughes of WBZ-TV/CBS Boston read heartfelt letters of appreciation to Deb from U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh and Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter Chelsea.

During the program, Little Sisters and teen members of our Junior Advisory Board, whose stories were shared via video and on stage, told us why they are the future. Teen Big Sister Jasmine, said:

The evening culminated in a roast and toast of Deb, and the presentation to her of the Deborah Re Believe in Girls award in honor of her 16 years of service to our organization.

It was a night to remember! A special thank you to all our Big in Boston guests and those who gave to the Her Big Future Fund campaign for showing up for Greater Boston’s girls and women: they are the future.