Newbury Street Women
x = independently organized TED event

Theme: The Winter of Womanhood

August 2, 2025
9:30am - 1:00pm EDT
(UTC -4hrs)
Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts
United States
This event is open to the public.
Tickets are available.

An independently organized community event to discuss common issues toward the end of every woman's lifespan.

Lyric Stage Theater
140 Clarendon Street
Second Floor
Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, 02116
United States
Event type:
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Speakers

Speakers may not be confirmed. Check event website for more information.

Alexandra Wolfe, PA-C

Physician Assistant at Boston Bone & Joint Institute
https://www.bbji.com/pa-np-1/alexandra-wolfe

Anne Umansky

Local Legend
https://agelab.mit.edu/blog/jake-birnbach-anne-umansky-me/

Bianca Mulaney-Topkar, MD, MSc, MPH

Vascular Surgery Resident at Massachusetts General Hospital
https://www.massgeneral.org/surgery/education-and-training/resident-profiles

Dr. Jade Richardson, MBA, MS

CEO of the HAVN Agency, University of Pittsburgh Doctorate Commencement Speaker, Miss Black Pennsylvania USA 2018
thehavnagency.com

Julie Miller, PhD, MSW

Director of Thought Leadership for Financial Resilience at AARP; Former Research Scientist at MIT AgeLab
https://www.aarp.org/pri/experts/julie-miller/

Meredith Havard, Esq.

Attorney at Wilchins, Cosentino & Novins LLP
https://wcnllp.com/wellesley-ma-lawyers/attorney-meredith-havard/

Pamela Woo Williams, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN

Nurse Practitioner at Massachusetts General Hospital; Instructor at MGH Institute
https://www.massgeneral.org/medicine/palliative-care-and-geriatric-medicine/about/staff/pamela-woo-williams

Samantha Brady, PhD

Research Scientist at MIT AgeLab
https://agelab.mit.edu/about-us/people/samantha-brady/

Zehra Abid-Wood

President of Lasell Village, Vice President of Lasell University
Zehra Abid-Wood is President of Lasell Village, a nationally recognized senior living community situated on a university campus and rooted in intergenerational, lifelong learning. With deep experience leading technological, cultural, and organizational transformation, Zehra’s mission is to change how we learn as we age. She has held leadership roles at MIT and AlerisLife, and currently serves on the senior management team of Lasell University, the LeadingAge MA board and the Belmont School Committee. An immigrant and lifelong learner herself, Zehra believes learning isn’t just how we grow our minds—it’s how we continue becoming ourselves.

Organizing team

Kristen
Cray, Esq.

Boston, MA, United States
Organizer