2025 Silver Club High Tea

We welcomed a lovely group of members and guests to the MIT Samberg Center for our Silver Club High Tea on October 15, 2025!

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Photos: Gretchen Ertl

QCC President Yvonne Gittens claps and stands at a podium QCC President Yvonne Gittens A view of attendees sitting and enjoying their tea with a wall of windows looking out to Boston behind them A view of the wonderful attendees Ruth Levitsky plays flute at the front of the room as the crowd watches and takes photos Ruth Levitsky plays flute A group of five people stand and smile in front of large windows showing the Charles River and Boston skyline Gilbert Gagnon, Gloria Lucas, Hank Zeuli, and Terri Coyle with big smiles stand outside in front of a view of Boston's skyline Gilbert Gagnon, Gloria Lucas, Hank Zeuli, and Terri Coyle Lily Liau, Annie Liau, and Roy Wattanasin sit at a round table with elegant drinking glasses and pastries in front of them Lily Liau, Annie Liau, and Roy Wattanasin Charlie and Peggy Udden smile and sit at a table Charlie and Peggy Udden Huy and Loc-Quy Nguyen stand outside on a deck and smile with a view of Boston behind them Huy and Loc-Quy Nguyen Vicky Diadiuk greets two other attendees sitting at a table Vicky Diadiuk and friends Dominick and Pat Piccione smile as they enjoy glasses of red wine Dominick and Pat Piccione Guest with long brown hair and round glasses in a maroon coat smiles next to guest in a blue quarter-zip and glasses as they stand outside, the Charles River and the Boston skyline behind them Annie Liau and Maria Kuffner smile and shake hands Annie Liau and Maria Kuffner Mark Tincknell, Michael Hurley, Cyndi Lavin, and Dave Watkins chat around a table Mark Tincknell, Michael Hurley, Cyndi Lavin, and Dave Watkins Four smiling guests sit at a round table Paulette Wood grins at another guest Paulette Wood Yvonne Gittens and Jill Berry sit at table and take a selfie Yvonne Gittens and Jill Berry Sue Lester smiles and chats Sue Lester Marcia Tench-Mora hugs a friend Marcia Tench-Mora Maureen Howard in the middle of speaking Maureen Howard Smiling attendee in an extravagant headpiece and red lipstick Joel Grimm stands, holding a glass and smiling at another attendee Joel Grimm John Kruszkowski, Brian Fandel, Celeste Paquette, Allison MacDonald, and Renee LaFrance smile and sit around a table John Kruszkowski, Brian Fandel, Celeste Paquette, Allison MacDonald, and Renee LaFrance Maxine Samuels gives a smile to the camera Maxine Samuels Paul Rivenberg sits and speaks to two other guests Paul Rivenberg QCC Vice-President Robin Elices stands and waves a hand to be recognized QCC Vice-President Robin Elices Susan Minai-Azary smiles and greets two friends Susan Minai-Azary and friends Y-Chie Primo, Kristin McCoy, Ximena Forero-Irizarry, Claudia Forero-Sloan, Leslie and Alex McIntosh, and Sandra Ansonia Crawford-Gibbons smile as they sit around a table Y-Chie Primo, Kristin McCoy, Ximena Forero-Irizarry, Claudia Forero-Sloan, Leslie and Alex McIntosh, and Sandra Ansonia Crawford-Gibbons Sarah Hendrick and Robert Dimmick greet Chia-Ying Yang and Greg Bourne Sarah Hendrick and Robert Dimmick greet Chia-Ying Yang and Greg Bourne Board Member Jim Burke stands and waves two arms Board Member Jim Burke Board Member John Russo smiles with one arm up to be recognized Board Member John Russo Anuradha Agarwal smiles at the camera Anuradha Agarwal Board Member Maxine Samuels stands and waves a hand Board Member Maxine Samuels Debbie Levey smiles and waves a hand in the air Debbie Levey A large group sits and smiles around a table Fran Marrone, Y-Chie Primo, Kristin McCoy, Sandra Ansonia Crawford-Gibbons, Esther Estwick, Anuradha Agarwal, Linda Bragman, Alex and Leslie McIntosh, Claudia Forero-Sloan, and Ximena Forero-Irizarry pose around a table Fran Marrone, Y-Chie Primo, Kristin McCoy, Sandra Ansonia Crawford-Gibbons, Esther Estwick, Anuradha Agarwal, Linda Bragman, Alex and Leslie McIntosh, Claudia Forero-Sloan, and Ximena Forero-Irizarry Bara Blender and Jon Surmacz pose on the outside deck with the Charles River behind them Bara Blender and Jon Surmacz Robert Dimmick wears a suit and orange bowtie while chatting with Sarah Hendrick Robert Dimmick and Sarah Hendrick Julius and Holly Zolotarevsky, Grant Grummer, and June Popielarz smile and laugh while sitting at table Julius and Holly Zolotarevsky, Grant Grummer, and June Popielarz Two guests in purple outfits sit closely to one another, smiling and posing Joe and Julie Crowley and Board Member Doug Piercey pose as another attendee takes a photo of them standing outside Joe and Julie Crowley and Board Member Doug Piercey Diana Henderson gives a big smile as she stands outside Diana Henderson Emma Teng and Peter Schulz pose for a photo outside Emma Teng and Peter Schulz Stephen Steadman and Brigitte Steadman-Kruezer stand and smile outside Stephen Steadman and Brigitte Steadman-Kruezer Maggie Sullivan and Lanny Gregg take pose with their arms around one another in front of a view of Boston Maggie Sullivan and Lanny Gregg Maureen Howard, Maxine Samuels, Arlene Wint, and Esther Estwick stand and smile Maureen Howard, Maxine Samuels, Arlene Wint, and Esther Estwick Y-Chie Primo, Jeanne Hillery, Kristin McCoy, and Ximena Forero-Irizarry smile for a selfie Y-Chie Primo, Jeanne Hillery, Kristin McCoy, and Ximena Forero-Irizarry Maggie Sullivan, Fionnuala Coary, SharonLeah Brown, Linda Bragman, and Cathy Bourgeois stand and smile with their arms out in excitement Maggie Sullivan, Fionnuala Coary, SharonLeah Brown, Linda Bragman, and Cathy Bourgeois Yvonne Gittens and Jill Berry smile next to one another Yvonne Gittens and Jill Berry