Mica Kanner-Mascolo

mkannermascolo@wbjournal.com

Mica Kanner-Mascolo covers health care and diversity, equity, and inclusion for the Worcester Business Journal. Her freelance writing has been featured in publications including FEMINIST, Byrdie, and Spare Change News. Mica is a graduate of The New School where she studied creative writing. An East Coast native, Mica currently resides in Central Massachusetts.

Covers: Health care and diversity, equity, and inclusion

Diversity & Inclusion

Central Mass. students gain access to $25M for behavioral health education

Students at five Central Massachusetts colleges and universities now have access to $25 million to support their behavioral health educations as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts enters into the second year of its Behavioral Health Workforce Scholarship Program.

Diversity & Inclusion

🔒Former Worcester City Councilor candidate founds organization to address systemic oppressions

The launch of The Reframe Institute was announced Sunday by Jessica Pepple.

Movers & Shakers

🔒Movers & Shakers for Dec. 1, 2025

Professionals at All One Credit Union, Hoey Wealth Management, and ERA Key Realty Services are taking steps forward in their careers.

Champions of Health Care: Dixon listens to older adults to provide equitable support

Since taking over the helm of Senior Connection six years ago, Dixon has led the organization through a time of enormous revenue growth.

Champions of Health Care: Walsh elevates community voices to trauma-response mental health care

Walsh oversees 27 clinicians, managing five directly, as the vice president of clinical services & director of the Center for Behavioral Health at RFK Community Alliance in Lancaster.

Champions of Health Care: Penney’s dedication, honesty, and transparency led Heywood out of bankruptcy

Penney joined the Gardner-based hospital system in 2019 as its chief certified registered nurse anesthetist, and in just four years time, she had become its CEO.

Banking & Finance

🔒Webster First names former WHA executive as inaugural chief human resources officer

Worcester-based Webster First Federal Credit Union has named its inaugural chief human resources officer, promoting employee Erin Jansky to the executive role of one of the largest credit unions in Central Massachusetts.

Real Estate

Apple to leave Solomon Pond Mall, open new storefront in Millbury

Apple is mall-hopping in Central Massachusetts as the global tech company is moving its retail store from Marlborough’s Solomon Pond Mall to The Shops at Blackstone Valley in Millbury.

Energy

🔒ConnectM continues expansion post-Nasdaq delisting, launches smart car manufacturer

Green tech company ConnectM Technology Solutions has continued to expand its presence into India with the creation of a new manufacturing hub, as the Marlborough-based firm attempts to rebound from being delisted from the Nasdaq stock market earlier this year.

Banking & Finance

🔒Fundraising at Milford Regional’s annual gala dropped 43% this year

For the first time in four years, Milford Regional Healthcare Foundation’s Mélange 2025 Gala and Live Auction failed to raise at least $1 million, generating $560,000 less than it did last year.

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