31st Annual Benefit Breakfast
Tayari Jones will be the featured speaker at the 31st Annual Benefit Breakfast!
Tayari Jones is the author of An American Marriage, an instant New York Times bestseller, and winner of the 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Her latest novel, Kin, published in 2026, was listed in “One of the Best Books of the Year (So Far)” by The New York Times. She was just named by Time Magazine as one of the “100 Most Influential People of 2026.”
Join us on Friday, November 20, 2026 for an inspiring conversation with Tayari!
Sheraton Boston Hotel
39 Dalton St, Boston, MA 02199
Coffee Hour: 7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Main Event: 8:00 – 9:15 a.m.
For questions about the event or sponsorships, please contact Emily Tabor, Manager of Donor Relations and Events, at etabor@hla-inc.org or 617.275.2881.
Co-Chairs of the 31st Annual Benefit Breakfast
Doug Brown
Manatt
Partner
Steve Tringale
Mass General Brigham Health Plan
President
Rising Attorney Event Committee
Allie Shalom, Chair, Foley & Lardner
Caroline Donahue, UMass Memorial Health Care
Shae Fitzpatrick, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Sharon Jaquez, Ropes & Gray
Rashi Mangalick, Beth Israel Lahey Health
Annabel Rodriguez, Verrill
Jamie Steven, Foley & Lardner
Steve Tringale, WellSense Health Plan
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Thank you to the sponsors of the 31st Annual Benefit Breakfast!
Platinum
Emerald
Thomas & Meredith Lea Sobol
Gold
Phil & Kate Villers
Silver
Steve Tringale
Bronze
Ankner & Levy, P.C.
Association for Behavioral Health
Lori Berry
Michael Blau & Ann Muschett
Douglas Brown & Jennifer Ryan-Brown
Ellen A. Bruce & Richard Segan
CareQuest Institute for Oral Health
Deborah Daccord
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation
Hemenway & Barnes
Justice Resource Institute
Krokidas & Bluestein
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo
Matt Selig & Katie Annas
The Village Bank
Verrill
Vinfen
Partner
Neil Aresty & Estie Rappaport
Samuel & Carlotte Berk
Andrew Cohn & Marcia Leavitt
Dr. Jennifer Daly & Dr. Mark Cohen
Vicker V. DiGravio III & Karen DiGravio
Dr. Norbert Goldfield
Josh Greenberg & Kate Dulit
Katherine Gross
Jamie Katz & Cynthia Piltch
Hon. Patrick King & Sandra Moody
Sarah Kitchell
Frances Marshall & Charles Lare
Alexandra Shalom
Rick & Christine Siegrist
Hon. Mitchell Sikora
Dr. Troyen Brennan & Wendy Warring
Amy Weinstock & Michael Coln
Michael Zak
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