Commonwealth Heroines

Each year the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women (MCSW) partners with state legislators to identify women who make outstanding contributions to their organizations and communities. Each legislator is encouraged to submit one woman from their constituency as a means of recognizing their invaluable community efforts.

Dyan Blewett is one of the recipients of the 2022 Commonwealth Heroine Awards for her untiring efforts at the Somerville Museum, Somerville Garden Club and more.

Recommended by Rep. Erika Uyterhoeven

For the past ten years, Dyan has contributed her talents and skills to serving the Somerville Museum as Treasurer and member of the Board of Trustees. Dyan oversees the Museum's accounts, runs payroll, pays Museum bills, compiles materials for the IRS and nonprofit statements, oversees grant and donor income and disbursements, tracks all sales of books, Museum apparel and more, as the Museum requires. Dyan is also a Massachusetts Master Gardener and a founding member of the Somerville Garden Club, organiz- ing the plant sale and helping improve gardens around the city for the benefit of all. She served as the Treasurer of the Somerville Garden Club from 1994 to 2008. She served as Treasurer of Historic Somer- ville from 2011 to 2020 and continues to manage these funds for the Somerville Museum. Dyan does all this as a volunteer while managing a demanding full-time job.

More information at Commonwealth Heroines