QCC Foundation Treasurer (and former QCC Trustee) Linda Cavaioli was recognized as one of the 2025 Katharine F. Erskine Award recipients. The Katharine F. Erskine Award is given by YWCA Central Massachusetts and recognizes women who have demonstrated leadership and reached exemplary levels of achievement in their professions and communities.
Cavaioli was Executive Director of the YWCA Central Massachusetts for 30 years and retired in 2021. An active member of the community, Cavaioli serves on the Board and as President for 2Gether We Eat Hydroponic Farming agency dedicated to food justice in Worcester, serves on the Board and member of Finance and Development Committees for Notre Dame Academy, and serves a member of the President’s Advisory Committee for Mass. Women of Color Coalition, Co-chair of the Mechanics Hall Portraits Project, a member Emeritus of the Community Board of DCF Worcester West Area Office, Commissioner Emeritus of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women and a member Emeritus of the United Way Women’s Initiative.