
We are well underway planning the Friday, March 6th, 2026 event @ 5:30 p.m. at the Berkshire Hills Country Club, celebrating International Women’s Day and recognizing exceptional women of Berkshire County.
WE ARE SO PROUD TO SHARE OUR 2026 HONOREES
- Divya Chaturvedi (Elizabeth Freeman Center);
- Lorena Dus (Berkshire Immigrant Center);
- Shela Levante (Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts);
- Brenda Opperman;
- Maria Rundle (Flying Cloud Institute).
2025 Women’s Day Honorees are joined by President Melendez and State Reps Tricia Farley-Bouvier and Leigh Davis.

REMEMBERING OUR EXCEPTIONAL HONOREES of PAST CELEBRATIONS:
| Erica Barreto | 2025 |
| Janice Broderick | 2023 |
| Divya Chateurvedi | 2026 |
| Lindsay Cornwell | 2025 |
| Kate DeWolf | 2025 |
| Lorena Dus | 2026 |
| Linda Duyle | 2024 |
| Shirley Edgerton | 2023 |
| Tricia Farley-Bouvier | 2023 |
| Sharron Frazier McClain | 2025 |
| Sarah Gillooly | 2023 |
| Shela Levante | 2026 |
| Dr. Barbara Malkas | 2024 |
| Kelly Marion | 2024 |
| Roberta McCulloch-Dews | 2024 |
| Rachel Melendez Mabee | 2024 |
| Brenda Opperma | 2026 |
| Maria Rundle | 2026 |
| Erica Shrader | 2025 |
| Daltry Turner | 2024 |
| Kristen Van Ginhoven | 2023 |
| Valarie Williams | 2025 |


