Save the Date:
Thursday, November 13, 2025
6:00 p.m.
The David Rubenstein Treehouse
at Harvard University
Save the Date:
Thursday, November 13
6:00 p.m.
The David Rubenstein Treehouse
at Harvard University
Join us as we celebrate a decade of impact, growth, and community. The Wily Network’s 10th Anniversary Celebration is a moment to reflect on our journey alongside Scholars, partners, and supporters—and to imagine the future we are building together. The fundraiser will feature powerful stories, heartfelt connections, and a bold vision for what comes next.
Join us as we celebrate a decade of impact, growth, and community. The Wily Network’s 10th Anniversary Celebration is a moment to reflect on our journey alongside Scholars, partners, and supporters—and to imagine the future we are building together. The fundraiser will feature powerful stories, heartfelt connections, and a bold vision for what comes next.
Sponsored by
We are so grateful to the Ilene Beal Charitable Foundation for sponsoring Wily’s 10th Anniversary Celebration. For the past six years, the Ilene Beal Charitable Foundation has supported
The Wily Network with a generous grant and event sponsorships.
The foundation honors Ilene’s legacy by supporting healthcare access, mentorship of women in underrepresented fields, and uplifting impactful community organizations across Boston.
Read more about Ilene's life
Ilene Beal was a female pioneer who achieved great professional success and had a major impact in the Boston banking world beginning in 1970 through 1999. She spent the bulk of her professional career with BayBanks, rising through the ranks to become Executive Vice President and the right hand to founder and chairman Bill Crozier.
She was a dedicated and meticulous professional with a big heart who did everything she could to support, mentor, and encourage other women to follow their dreams and passions and never feel limited by concerns about other peoples’ views about the proper role and place for women. She often said that women could and should do whatever they wanted professionally: “I was raised to believe I could do anything. If I broke a toy I learned how to fix it,” she was fond of saying.
Ilene died at age 69 on August 1st, 2015 after a long and valiant battle against cancer. Her legacy continues to thrive through her friends and colleagues, and the work and generosity of her foundation.
Wily is honored to be among the first events to be hosted at this exciting new space.
Wily is honored to be among the first events to be hosted at this exciting new space.
Hosted by Steve Pemberton
Steve Pemberton is a visionary leader, best-selling author, and champion for human dignity whose life and work inspire hope, resilience, and purpose. From overcoming a traumatic childhood in foster care to becoming a trailblazer in human capital strategy, Steve has dedicated his career to building inclusive, people-first workplaces.
His acclaimed memoir, A Chance in the World, recounts his harrowing yet hopeful story of surviving extraordinary hardship and adversity in the foster care system. A Chance in the World has moved audiences nationwide, spawning a film adaptation and educational curriculum. His second book, The Lighthouse Effect: How Ordinary People Can Have an Extraordinary Impact in the World, challenges us to become “human lighthouses”—people who use their trials to light the way for others.
Through leadership, service, and storytelling, he continues to light the way for individuals and organizations striving for equity, compassion, and impact. With humility and grace, Steve Pemberton continues to be a force for good in the world—living proof that no beginning has to be a life sentence, and that each of us can be the lighthouse for those in need.
Event Committee
Joy Denomme, Co-chair
Mary Beth Lisman, Co-chair
Danyel Barnard
Terrie Hallal
Cara Maxwell
Annie Montesano
Amy Mueller
Hilary Steinert
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Sponsor this Event
Event Sponsorship Opportunities:
$15,000 – Graduate Sponsor
- 2 tables of 8 at event (16 tickets)
- Tribute/ad in event slideshow (shown 3x per cycle)
- Recognition as Graduate Sponsor on website and in event program
- Logo included in digital listing of Corporate Sponsors at event
- Access to VIP reception before event
$10,000 – Senior Sponsor
- 1 table of 10 at event (10 tickets)
- Tribute/ad in event slideshow (shown 2x per cycle)
- Recognition as Senior Sponsor on website and in event program
- Logo included in digital listing of Corporate Sponsors at event
- Access to VIP reception before event
$5,000 – Junior Sponsor
- 1 table of 8 at event (8 tickets)
- Tribute/ad in event slideshow
- Recognition as Junior Sponsor on website and in event program
- Logo included in digital listing of Corporate Sponsors at event
$2,500 – Sophomore Sponsor
- 6 tickets
- Tribute/ad in event slideshow
- Recognition as Sophomore Sponsor on website and in event program
$1,000 – Freshman Sponsor
- 4 tickets
- Tribute/ad in event slideshow
- Recognition as Freshman Sponsor on website and in event program
Individual Tickets – $125
Tribute/Ad – $250
- Short message for digital display at the event.
- Can include Corporate Logos.
- Please include your name(s) as you would like them displayed.
All tickets/sponsorships are tax deductible to the maximum extent allowable by law, minus cost of goods and services
All donations will be used for general operating purposes and will not be earmarked for a specific Scholar.
The Wily Network is a 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are tax deductible.
Tax ID: 47-2434992
ARE YOU LOOKING TO SPONSOR THIS EVENT? Thank you so much for your generosity! If processing fees through our online form are higher than you expect, we offer other methods for you to make your gift:
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189 Wells Avenue, Suite 301
Newton, MA 02459
Gifts of Securities
Gifts of securities are welcome. To learn more about transfer of stock and planned giving, contact Solomon Rosenberg, Senior Director of Advancement.
Paypal Giving Fund
Donate through the Paypal Giving Fund
I am unable to attend Wily’s 10th Anniversary Celebration,
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Wily's 10th Anniversary Celebration?
Ashley Linell (she/her)
Director of Development and Communications
Interested in learning more about Wily's 10th Anniversary Celebration?
Ashley Linell (she/her)
Director of Development and Communications
