Speakers
| Speaker | Date | Topic |
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| Anne Lee, Director, Lexington Historical Society | May 20, 2024 |
The Depot Transformation: A New Center for Lexington's History
 April 19, 2025, marks the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and the first shots of a revolution that changed us forever. Lexington Historical Society is in a unique position to present the story of the birth of our nation through its three historic house museums, all significant in this early history. Now, we also have an opportunity to share all of the rich and diverse arc of Lexington’s history with a new initiative, the Depot Transformation. Interim Executive Director Anne Lee will present an illustrated talk, outlining the Historical Society's story, with a focus on the exciting changes ahead for our fourth building, the 1846 railroad Depot in the center of town.
Anne Lee was born and raised in Switzerland, studied art history and languages in the U.S., and settled in Lexington in 1994 where she and her husband raised two sons. Anne developed the volunteer program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; managed public programs at Historic New England; and was research director at Vose Galleries of Boston. As a free-lance art historian, she conducted appraisals and research of private collections, taught classes at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, and most recently co-authored four contemporary art books and wrote a number of articles for arts magazines. Giving back to the Lexington community is important to her: she has been a long-time member of the Garden Club and former co-president; organized silent auctions for the Lexington Education Foundation; developed an artist-in-residence program at Cary Library; and served as President and Program Committee Chair of the Lexington Historical Society. She is currently its Interim Executive Director.
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| Col. Taona A. Enriquez, Hanscom AFB | Jun 03, 2024 12:15 PM |
Hanscom Air Force Base Update
 Colonel Taona A. Enriquez is Commander, 66th Air Base Group, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. The group supports the Air Force acquisition mission, providing base, regional and readiness support for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, three Program Executive Offices, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, a variety of other tenant organizations and a joint-service military housing community. The group also provides direct support to approximately 200 geographically separated units and approximately 130,000 retired military personnel, annuitants and spouses living in the six-state New England and New York area. Col. Enriquez entered the Air Force in 2001 as a graduate of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Prior to her current position, Col. Enriquez was the Deputy Director of Contracting, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom Air Force Base. In this position, she led a 500 person mission-focused contracting workforce that provided the resources and environment to deliver innovative and agile solutions for the warfighter. She supported Program Executive Officers on more than 300 programs valued at $4 billion |