Portrait by ChiChi Ubiña

YWCA Greenwich will be holding its 8th Annual Women Who Inspire Awards to recognize exceptional women in our community. YWCA Greenwich’s Women Who Inspire Awards was established to recognize and celebrate outstanding women who have excelled in philanthropic, professional, and volunteer pursuits. Importantly, these honorees have enriched the lives of many in our community. This event acknowledges the changes in society that have led to the fluidity of work/life pursuits for women of today.

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Cristin Marandino has spent nearly two decades helping to shape how Greenwich tells its stories. As Editorial Director of Moffly Media and Editor of Greenwich Magazine, she approaches her work with a steady belief that local journalism can strengthen community when it listens carefully and uses storytelling as a powerful tool for connection, compassion and change. Cristin grew up in Greenwich and is a graduate of Boston University’s College of Communication and an alumna of Greenwich Academy.
For 18 years, Cristin has devoted her professional life to elevating the nonprofits, civic initiatives, and individuals who make Greenwich stronger. She oversees Moffly Media’s annual Light a Fire issue each November, recognizing community volunteers and changemakers, and created the annual Teens to Watch issue to honor young people for excellence in academics, sports, arts, and philanthropy. From healthcare and emergency preparedness to education and social services, she helps bring to light critical missions in the community. Under her editorial leadership, Greenwich Magazine has uplifted the missions of organizations such as Greenwich Hospital, the American Red Cross, the Breast Cancer Alliance and YWCA Greenwich and introducing newer non-profits such as Pitch Your Peers, and The Undies Project to Greenwich’s philanthropic community.

Cristin’s commitment to service is also deeply personal. After her mother passed away from Alzheimer’s disease, she co-founded Celebrating Hope in 2012, an annual benefit for the Alzheimer’s Association Connecticut Chapter. Now in its thirteenth year, the event has grown into one of the region’s most impactful benefits, raising over a million dollars annually for Alzheimer’s care and research. After three years as co-chair, she remains an actively involved committee member.

Cristin has been recognized by Connecticut Press Club and the National Federation of Press Women, earning a First Place Award in 2023 and an Honorable Mention in 2024. Cristin strives to make people feel seen and draw out their meaningful stories, to ensure that Greenwich magazine is a reflection of the town at its most generous and engaged. Across both professional and community commitments, it is always her goal to influence with intention.