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The Women's Lunch Place
Women Who Give Award


Barbara McCann
2015 Women Who Give Award

Barbara is a compelling ambassador for and generous donor to the Women’s Lunch Place.  For nine years, she served on the Board of Directors, the last two years as President during a successful three million dollar capital campaign and major renovation of the shelter.  Her distinguished career at BNY Mellon, advocacy on behalf of our guests, and encouragement of young women to get involved and give back, highlight Barbara as a role model for other women in philanthropy.

Barbara joins past honorees Micho Spring, Angela Menino and Vivien Li as an effective leader in the community for the service and advancement of women. The Women Who Give award exists to honor a woman of the Boston community who has demonstrated in deeds and leadership her commitment to the support and service of other women. We could not be happier to bestow such an award on Barbara McCann.


Past Recipients:
 2014 Vivien Li
 2013 Angela Menino
2012 Micho Spring

The Women Who Give Award is presented at the Women's Lunch Place annual spring luncheon to a woman who has supported WLP on any level (volunteer and/or donor) and who has given back to the community in a selfless manner. Award recipients are women who have distinguished themselves in philanthropy in Boston and who are role models to others in the community.

Vivien Li
2014 Women Who Give Honoree

Vivien Li is president of the Boston Harbor Association, and Public Director at American Institute of Architects. She was Executive Director of the Boston Harbor Association from 1991 to 2011. Prior to that, she worked in the office of Governor Michael Dukakis. She has won many awards for her work. Among her many affiliations, Vivien is Co-Chair of the Advisory Council at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton, on the Board of Directors of the American Institute of Architects, an Overseer at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Chair of MassDevelopment’s Brownfields Advisory Group, a Member of the Boston Conservation Commission, and on the Board of Trustee of Eastern Bank. Vivien has a BA in Environmental Management from Barnard and an MA in Public Affairs and Urban and Regional Planning from Princeton. She was also a Community Fellow at the MIT Department of UrbanStudies and Planning.