

Photo Credit: Javier Rivas, Umass Boston

Save The Date

Friday, April 4, 2025

JFK Library, Columbia Point, Dorchester
starting at 6:00PM
This is FNC’s fifth annual fundraising gala: a beautiful evening to celebrate with friends, support opportunities for families, and imagine a bright future for our community. Come early to visit the museum, then join us for a cocktail hour, dinner, a lively program, and dancing – all to benefit FNC’s programs.
About The Honorees


Dr. J. Keith Motley and Mrs. Angela Motley
Dr. J. Keith Motley and Mrs. Angela Motley are dedicated public servants and longstanding champions of educational equity. Serving as the first African American Chancellor and First Lady of the University of Massachusetts Boston from 2007 to 2017, the Motleys focused on academic excellence, access, and inclusion. The pair have served on boards and volunteered with The Sports Museum, The Boston Foundation, Stonehill College, Eastern Bank, the Freedom House, Cathedral High School, the Martha’s Vineyard African American Heritage Trail, Fruition Scholars, and on diversity and inclusion committees in their hometown of Stoughton. FNC is pleased to honor them for their transformative leadership, their commitment to family, and their active engagement in our Boston community.

Sharon Shay Workman and Wayne Workman
FNC is delighted to present this year’s Phyllis Menken Family Nurturing Award to Sharon Shay Workman and Wayne Workman. Sharon’s doctoral studies and work in community-based child abuse prevention led her to found Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts in 1994, as well as Dorchester CARES, which became part of FNC in 2008. She taught courses on child development at Harvard, Boston University, and Michigan State University. Wayne worked for decades in public finance, including for R.W. Baird and the State of Michigan. Sharon and Wayne reside in Traverse City, Michigan, where they are active in the Rotary Club, the Housing Commission, the Willow Run Arsenal of Democracy, and in the governance and support of several local and international nonprofits.
Gala Host Committee

The gala is also proudly presented by Family Nurturing Center’s Board of Directors.