Meet the 2025 Women of Impact

 
SPRINGFIELD — The Women of Impact class of 2025 has been announced by BusinessWest. This year’s honorees are:

• Tara Brewster, Vice President of Business Development and Director of Philanthropy, Greenfield Savings Bank
• Ayanna Crawford, President, AC Consulting and Media Services
• Tracy Friedenberg, Executive Director, Bacon Wilson, P.C.
• Rania Kfuri, Vice President for Philanthropy, Sales, and Marketing, Glenmeadow
• Chelsea Kline, Executive Director, Cancer Connection
• Angelina Ramirez, CEO, Stavros Center for Independent Living
• Amanda Sanderson, Executive Director, Resilience Center of Franklin County
• Sarah Rose Stack, Lecturer of Public Relations, UMass Amherst

 Their stories were featured in the October 27 issue of BusinessWest, published digitally at https://businesswest.com/issues/oct-27-2025/#p=1
 
The Women of Impact awards gala, hosted by BusinessWest, will take place on Tuesday, December 9 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at Twin Hills Country Club in Longmeadow. Tickets cost $95 per person, and tables of 8 are available. They can be purchased at https://businesswest.com/eventcalendar/women-of-impact-2025/
 
The eighth annual Women of Impact program is presented by Country Bank and TommyCar Auto Group and sponsored by Bacon Wilson, P.C.
 
In 2018, BusinessWest created the Women of Impact program to honor women in the region whose lives reflect that title. There are so many different ways to create positive change in the world. The women honored through this program have been successful, inspiring, and, most importantly, impactful.
 
For more information, call Natasha Mercado-Santana, Marketing and Events Manager, at (413) 781-8600, ext. 100, or email mercado@businesswest.com.