The BASE, a nonprofit that uses sports to engage youth and provide them with educational and career opportunities, hosted its annual Women’s Leadership Breakfast on March 19. The gathering included a diverse group of female business and civic leaders, along with girls who participate in BASE programs, for a powerful conversation and panel discussion moderated by Linda Dorcena Forry, the co-publisher of The Dorchester Reporter and a former state senator.

Each panelist was paired with and interviewed by a BASE student-athlete and during the discussion they shared insights and lessons taken from their professional journeys. The women also asked questions of the students, exploring their career interests and ways in which playing sports and participating at The BASE have impacted them.

The funds raised by this event will be leveraged to expand The BASE’s girls’ programming, including softball, basketball, health and wellness programs, and more.

Steph Lewis, president & CEO of The BASE, Linda Dorcena Forry, co-publisher of The Dorchester Reporter, and Aixa Beauchamp, managing director at Beauchamp & Associates pose for a photo at the Women’s Leadership Breakfast.