Dress for Success Boston is marking a quarter-century of helping women land jobs and rebuild their lives with a milestone gala at the Mandarin Oriental, Boston, and the nonprofit has tapped a familiar local face to host it. WCVB Chronicle co-anchor Shayna Seymour will emcee the event, which celebrates 25 years of the organization's work empowering women across Greater Boston.
The announcement comes from WCVB, which reports Seymour will take the mic for the 25th anniversary celebration. Seymour has anchored WCVB's long-running newsmagazine Chronicle since joining the station in 2006, according to her WCVB biography. It is not her first turn supporting the organization's events, either — back in 2019, she walked the runway as a model at a Dress for Success Boston fashion show fundraiser, also held at the Mandarin Oriental, as reported at the time by The Boston Globe.
A Night of Dinner, Entertainment and a Literary Fireside Chat
According to the event listing on Dress for Success Boston's website, the gala will bring together community leaders, supporters and champions of the organization's mission for an evening that includes a cocktail reception, live entertainment and a seated multi-course dinner. The program will also feature a special segment highlighting 25 years of empowering women across Greater Boston, the nonprofit says.
Centerpiece of that program is an intimate fireside chat with bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand, who will discuss career, life and empowerment. The conversation will be moderated by Board Chair Kristen Daly, per the nonprofit's event page. Individual tickets for the gala are priced at $250 per person.
Two Decades of Helping Women Toward Independence
Dress for Success Boston says its work over the past 25 years has helped more than 20,000 women achieve economic independence by providing professional attire, career development resources and a supportive network. The organization describes its broader mission in similar terms on other event pages, framing its services as a combination of support networks, professional clothing and development tools meant to help women move toward stable careers.
The Mandarin Oriental has hosted the nonprofit's events before. Its third annual fashion event was scheduled there for March 3, 2020, running from 6 to 8 p.m., with all proceeds from that evening designated to support the organization's mission. More recently, the group held its first in-person gathering since 2020 on April 6, 2022, a sold-out event with more than 100 attendees that featured light bites, cocktails and interviews with women from Boston's community.
