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1 2 // this issue // on my r adar photography by michael blanchard (four seasons, party in the park); Jodi grundig (swan boats); hair by louise rusk/ann sousa, mizu; makeup by tavi de la rosa Follow me on Facebook at facebook.com/boston-common and on bostoncommon-magazine.com. lisa pier pont 1. Party in the Park When I dust off my lemon-yellow wide-brimmed hat, I know we have offcially hit high spring and the elegant Party in the Park. This year marks the 12th anniversary of the lun- cheon, which benefts the Justine Mee Liff Fund. It's quite the grand affair. 2. The Swan Boats You will fnd me on opening day with all of the tourists, standing in line for a seat on one of the Swan Boats. It's classic Boston, and the ducks are really hungry. I like feeding them. Celebrating the reopening of the Four Seasons lounge The Bristol with its new general manager, Kim Lambrechts. I'm a bIg belIever that true leadershIp is untethered to gender or age. Male, female, black, white, young, old—if you were born with or devel- oped a set of leadership skills, nobody can take those away. That's not to say that you will be spared challenges (who is?), but the ability to continue with conviction and confidence does not go unnoticed, especially if you inspire those around you to reach for the stars. The 10 women showcased in our Women of Inf luence issue have all that and more. Some have hit the pinnacles of their careers; some are on their way. In each case, the mentor and mentee roles could almost be interchanged, as both hold a valuable depth of wisdom and experience. If one of the litmus tests of a good leader is to create and befriend new ones, these ladies pass with f lying colors. Speaking of colors, "colorful" is the only way to aptly describe Shaggy's perfor- mance, along with the Goo Goo Dolls, at the House of Blues for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay. R-rated words, which I shall not repeat, were spo- ken—no, yelled—from the stage, all in good spirits. The positive vibes continued at the Revere Hotel, where I modeled Bloomingdale's fashions for the Big Sister fashion show, and at the Boston Bruins Foundation fashion show at Copley Place, where I played spectator. But without a doubt, the biggest highlight this spring has been celebrating my partner in crime, publisher Glen Kelley, and his 10 spectacular years with Niche Media. We surprised him with a party at the Ritz-Carlton Boston Common and a specia l present. His g ift to us was a not her fabulous decade, which we gladly accepted. After all, what would Boston Common be without Glen Kelley? 24 bostoncommon-magazine.com Letter from the editor-in-Chief