Best of Boston

At a moment when many leaders are stepping back from diversity initiatives, Colette Phillips continues to lean in all the way. Her social-impact venture has spent 17 years making Boston’s power corridors more inclusive—through prestigious lists of people of color and DEI allies, along with events spotlighting the city’s top ethnic restaurants and more. When Governor Maura Healey was honored at the organization’s anniversary celebration earlier this year (pictured), it affirmed what savvy locals already know: Get Konnected! isn’t just a networking arm—it’s a reconfiguration of who gets seen in Boston.