The Springfield Creative City would like to truly give a heartfelt thank you to all who were involved in making our first annual meeting a complete success!

It was beautiful and engaging with local, regional, state, and national creative economic stakeholders focused on system change through creativity.

The theme of the night was, "Sustainable Economic Development Through Creativity." 

Thank you to our electrifying Keynote Speaker Randy Cohen, Vice President of Research Americans for the Arts, and our ALL STAR panel including;

• Michael Bobbit - Executive Director of the Mass Cultural Council 
• Xiomara DeLobato - Vice President and Chief of Staff of the Western Mass Economic Development Council
• Alice Farrell JD, LCSW, MSW - President and Chief Executive Officer of Olive Branch Clinical and Consulting Services
• Emily Ruddock - Executive Director of MASSCreative &
• Rashad Frett - Writer, Director, Cinematographer and Editor

Special thanks to all of our creatives who also brought the event to the next level including Aaron St. Louis, Nadia Sims, Fabeyon, Qwalitaye, Chaunacey Anne, Audira Johanna, Paris, Digital Boombox Network, Chucky Crespo Photography, Aspire to Dream Photography and SCCC Executive Committee Member Evyan Diaz! 

Furthermore, so much love gratitude, and appreciation to SCCC Executive Committee Members Hope Ross Gibaldi - Valley Venture Mentors (VVM), and Jasper McCoy - Love Art Collective for all their hard work that made the night amazing! 

I also want to thank the incredible Karen Finn - Springfield Central Cultural District for all of her leadership and support regarding the logistics and operations of our event! 

Lastly, thank you to the incredible and brilliant Penthouse 650 Weddings & Events team for overseeing the logistics and operations for the event! And of COURSE Mo & Co X The Ratchet Hippie Decor and Event Services! We are so honored to have you as partners in our work! 

Congratulations to us ALL! We did that!!