March 2021

Just Launched! MWF Member Cady Coleman’s new podcast, Mission: Interplanetary — boldly goes where few space podcasts have gone before as they look at the Big Questions –– the challenges, opportunities, and mysteries facing us as we seek to build positive futures on Earth and beyond.

Cady Coleman is co-host, along with physicist and author Andrew Maynard. The conversations that we have together with our guests –  everyone from science fiction writers and artists to engineers and rocket scientists — have been just….stellar!

Welcome, New Member: Maura Markus, Independent Board Member!

Maura has more than 25 years of experience leading operations, sales, and marketing initiatives in the U.S. and Europe, helping build both Bank of the West and Citibank in senior executive and board roles. Ms. Markus has been named one of American Banker’s Most Powerful Women in Banking multiple times.

Welcome, New Member: Margaret Low, CEO and GM, WBUR!

At WBUR, she leads one of public radio’s premier stations, with the biggest newsroom in the system. In addition to its rich local reporting, WBUR produces a slate of national programs, on air and online, that reach millions of people.

Welcome, New Member: Rebecca Lee, Member, Chair of RE Development Practice, Mintz Levin!

Rebecca is a preeminent commercial real estate lawyer who skillfully steers developers, lenders, companies and nonprofit organizations through a wide array of real estate transactions and matters. She has particular expertise in land use law and development permitting in the Greater Boston area, and she frequently draws upon her earlier experience as chief of staff / special counsel to the director of the Boston Redevelopment Authority — now known as the Boston Planning & Development Agency.

Welcome, New Member: Amy Latimer, President, TD Boston!

As President, Latimer is responsible for all day-to-day operating functions of the arena, one of the most active, highly regarded and successful sports and entertainment venues in North America. For six seasons as Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Latimer was responsible for developing and leading all sales and marketing strategies for the Boston Bruins and TD Garden.

Welcome, New Member: Christina Ferzli, Head of Public Affairs & Communications, WeWork!

Christina recently began a new role as Head of Public Affairs & Communications at WeWork. In her prior position as Director of Global Corporate Affairs at Ocean Spray, she connected farms to families for a better life and shared Ocean Spray’s unique story across the globe.

Welcome, New Member: Tracey Zhen, President, Zipcar!

As president of Zipcar, Tracey is focused on innovation and leveraging technology to grow Zipcar’s position as a key player in the mobility industry.  Tracey has 20 years of experience in leadership roles at consumer technology companies, including senior management roles at TripAdvisor and Expedia where she oversaw business strategy, finance, operations, product development, and marketing.

In 2020, MWF accepted many new members! Each day, we will be highlighting one. Please join us in welcoming, Kimberly Sherman Stamler, President, Related Beal.

Kimberly is the President of Related Beal, the Boston office of Related Companies, where she is responsible for the overall management of the firm.  Ms. Sherman Stamler leads the company in its pursuit of new development and opportunities and in all financing activities across the Boston business units.  Related Beal is active in the residential, life science, office, hotel, retail, public realm and mixed-use sectors.

In 2020, MWF accepted many new members! Each day, we will be highlighting one. Please join us in welcoming, Robin Chase, Co-Founder, ZipCar, Veniam.

Robin Chase is a transportation entrepreneur. She is co-founder and former CEO of Zipcar, the largest carsharing company in the world; as well as co-founder of Veniam, a network company that moves terabytes of data between vehicles and the cloud. Her recent book is Peers Inc: How People and Platforms are Inventing the Collaborative Economy and Reinventing Capitalism. Her current passion is working with cities to maximize the transformation possible with the introduction of self driving cars.