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2025 Centennial Celebration

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    Join the Celebration on October 20, 2025

    The New England Council—the nation’s oldest regional business association—will  celebrate the 100th anniversary of our founding at our 2025 Centennial Celebration on the evening of October 20, 2025 at the Encore Boston Harbor in Everett, MA.  Gather with over 1,800 New England business, academic, non-profit, and government leaders to celebrate 100 years of connections and collaboration.

    Honor Remarkable New Englanders

    The highlight of the Centennial Celebration will be the presentation of several awards recognizing several remarkable New Englanders.  The Centennial Award will be presented to several prominent leaders in recognition of their leadership and contributions to New England’s economic well-being and quality of life.  The Rising Star Award will be presented to several individuals who represent the next generation of leadership in our region. Stay tuned for announcements of additional honorees in the coming weeks!

    Sponsor New England’s Premier Business Event

    Don’t miss your opportunity to be among the dozens of well-known and respected business and organizations sponsoring the Centennial Celebration.  A variety of sponsorship opportunities are available—follow the link above to learn more.  If you are interested in sponsoring the event, please contact Larry Zabar at (617) 723-4009 or lzabar@newenglandcouncil.com.

    Sponsorship Opportunities

    For more on sponsorship opportunities, please contact Larry Zabar at 617-723-4009 or lzabar@newenglandcouncil.com.

     

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    Past Honorees

    Learn more about the remarkable individuals who have been honored as New Englander of the Year in the past.

    Past New Englanders of the Year

    2025 Centennial Award Honoree

    Sandy M. Edgerley

    Co-Founder, The 'Quin House

    Sandy Edgerley is Co-Founder of The ‘Quin House, a social club in Boston where she and her husband Paul have created a place intended to expand the lives of members and create a community of impact. As part of this mission, she helped launch The ‘Quin Impact Fund, the club’s philanthropic arm, which has awarded over $3 million in grants to local nonprofits. She is also the Founder & President of Hexagon Properties, a leading luxury real estate development firm headquartered in Boston. Known for her deep commitment to the city, Edgerley has served as Chair of the Boston Foundation and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston, and held leadership roles with the United Way of Massachusetts Bay, Horizons for Homeless Children, City Year National Board, Harvard College Fund, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Mass General Hospital President’s Council. She earned her undergraduate degree from Harvard College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

    2025 Rising Star Award Honorees

    The Honorable Gabe Amo

    U.S. House of Representatives, Rhode Island

    U.S. Representative Gabe Amo was elected to Congress in 2023, representing Rhode Island’s First Congressional District. He has dedicated his career to public service, serving previously as Director of Public Engagement and Community Affairs for former Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, and later as Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs for President Joe Biden.  In Congress, he serves as Vice Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Ranking Member of the Environment Subcommittee of the Science, Space and Technology Committee, and the House Budget Committee. Since taking office, Rep. Amo has focused on representing all of the diverse communities in his district and fighting for federal policies that elevate economic opportunities and support job creation. The son of West African immigrants, Rep. Amo is the first person of color to represent the Ocean State in Congress.  He is a graduate of Wheaton College, and studied at the University of Oxford as a Marshall Scholar.

     

    The Honorable Jake Auchincloss

    U.S. Representative, Massachusetts

    U.S. Representative Jake Auchincloss was first elected to Congress in 2020, and is currently serving his third term representing Massachusetts’ Fourth Congressional District.  Shortly after graduating from Harvard University, the Congressman joined the U.S. Marine Corps, where he commanded infantry in Afghanistan, and special operations in Panama, rising to the rank of Major.  Following his military service, the Congressman served on the Newton City Council, and earned an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.   He also worked at a cybersecurity and at Liberty Mutual in its innovation arm, Solaria Labs.  After previous stints on the House Financial Services Committee and the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, in the 118th Congress, Rep. Auchincloss was named to the influential House Energy & Commerce Committee. Throughout his time in congress, he has been a champion for policies that expand access to healthcare, invest in clean energy resources, and foster research and innovation.

    The Honorable Maggie Goodlander

    U.S. Representative, New Hampshire

    Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander is currently serving her first term in the United States Congress representing New Hampshire’s Second Congressional District.  The Congresswoman has dedicated her life to public service and began her career working as a foreign policy advisor in the U.S. Senate to Senators Joe Lieberman and John McCain. She later served as an intelligence officer in the United States Navy Reserve for over a decade. Following law school, she was a clerk at the U.S. Supreme Court to Justice Stephen Breyer and later taught constitutional law at the University of New Hampshire and Dartmouth College.  More recently, she served as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice, and as a senior advisor at the White House, where she led the Unity Agenda for the Nation.  In Congress, she draws on her military service as a member of the House Armed Services Committee, and advocates for New Hampshire’s small businesses on the House Small Business Committee.  Congresswoman Goodlander was born and raised in Nashua, N.H., the city that her family has called home for more than 100 years, where she learned the values of community, citizenship, and service that drive her work to this day.

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