Board of Directors 2023
Board of Directors
Private Sector Co-Chair: Dan Feeney, Beals + Thomas Public Sector Co-Chair: Kristen Las, Town of Shrewsbury Private Sector Co-Vice Chair: Matt Durand, Cumberland Farms Public Sector Co-Vice Chair: Paige Duncan, Town of Foxborough Clerk: Peter Martin, Bowditch and Dewey LLP Treasurer: Meredith Harris, Marlborough Economic Development Corporation
Rachel Benson, Town of Wrentham Michael Boynton, Town of Medway Ellen Carlucci, UMass Memorial - Marlborough Hospital Gregg Chalk, Dean College Duncan Chapman, Devens Enterprise Commission Karen Chapman, Corridor 9 Chamber of Commerce George Coutros, Sanofi Marc Draisen, MAPC Charles Dwyer, Middlesex Savings Bank Courtney Eaton, Kleinfelder Northeast Chris Egan, Carruth Capital LLC Alison Field-Juma, OARS Paul Fitzgerald, Dell EMC Dale Hamel, Framingham State University Jamie Hellen, Town of Franklin Michael Herbert, Town of Ashland Stephanie Hirshon, MetroWest Chamber of Commerce Kristina Johnson, Town of Hudson Craig Johnston, R.W. Holmes Realty Norman Khumalo, Town of Hopkinton Don Lowe, Town of Bolton Peter Lowitt, Devens Enterprise Commission John Mangiaratti, Town of Acton Shelby Marshall, Westborough Select Board David McCay, Mirick O'Connell Robert Nagi, VHB Bill Nemser, Town of Maynard Laura O'Callaghan, Tri-County Regional Chamber Athena Pandolf, Natick Center Associates Jonathan Pezzoni, Avison Young Beth Reynolds, Town of Ashland Sarkis Sarkisian, City of Framingham Robert Schlacter, Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce Trish Settles, Central MA Regional Planning Commission Estela Shingleton, Webster First Federal Credit Union Tamara Small, NAIOP Massachusetts Jeremy Solomon, MassBay Community College Emily VanDewoestine, MetroWest Regional Transit Authority Lisa Vernegaard, Sudbury Valley Trustees Beth Wierling, The Kraft Group
Ex-Officio Directors
Kelly Arvidson, MassDevelopment Michele Brooks, TransAction Associates Gregg Bunn, Masshire Metro Southwest Workforce Board Dr. Michael Goodman, UMass Dartmouth Public Policy Center Jonathan Gulliver, MassDOT Highway Administrator Michael Kennealy, Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Erin Lynch, MetroWest Visitors Bureau David Magnani, Former State Senator Joseph Nolan, City Point Partners William Pezzoni, Former Private Sector Co-Chair Karyn E. Polito, Lieutenant Governor Jamey L. Tesler, Secretary of Transportation Kathleen Theoharides, Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Glenn Trindade, Former Public Sector Co-Chair
Advisory Council Members Senate President Karen Spilka Senator James Eldridge Representative F. Jay Barrows
Representative Danielle Gregoire Representative Kate Hogan Representative Hannah Kane Representative David Linsky Becoming a Board Member: Board members are elected to staggered three-year terms which begin with the start of a calendar year. Board membership is balanced among representatives of our various stakeholder communities, including representatives from businesses, municipal governments, planning agencies, environmental organizations, higher education institutions, chambers of commerce, and others. Our Nominating Committee works throughout the year to identify and meet with potential candidates, making recommendations to the Board at its December meeting. If you are interested in becoming a Board member, please complete this Statement of Interest form and email your completed form to Executive Director Jason Palitsch at [email protected].
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