Officers and Directors
Charran Fisher, Chair
CEO, Fisher Contracting
Peter Staiti, Vice Chair
Senior Vice President, Regional Executive for Commercial Banking, Rockland Trust
Alan Osmolowski, Treasurer
Principal, CLA
Eurayshia Williams Reed, Clerk
Owner, Shi Shi’s Lounge
Craig L Blais – President & CEO of Worcester Business Development Corp, Exec. Committee Member
Timothy P Murray – President and CEO, Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce
Kola Akindele – Assistant Vice President for External Affairs and Partnerships, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
Ché Anderson – Vice Chancellor for City and Community Relations, UMass Chan Medical School
Christina Andreoli- Sr. Vice President of Private Banking, Berkshire Bank
Patrick Baliva – Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc.
Harris Berenson – Vice President and Counsel, The Hanover Insurance Group Inc.
Louis Brady – President/CEO, Family Health Center of Worcester, Inc.
Ralph Crowley III – VP of Marketing and Sales Analysis, Polar Beverages
Kathleen Gagne – Executive Director, Mechanics Hall
James Glickman – Principal and Founder, NAI Glickman Kovago & Jacobs
Corey F. Higgins-Attorney, Mirick O’Connell
Carolyn Jackson – Chief Executive Officer, Saint Vincent Hospital
Nadine James – Owner, Unique Café
Karen LaFond- Shareholder, Fletcher Tilton, PC
James B Leary Esq. – Vice President, Government & Community Relations, UMass Memorial Health
Joshua Lee Smith– Partner, Bowditch and Dewey
Meghan Liddy – Senior Vice President, Capital Markets, Kelleher & Sadowsky Assoc
Manny Lopes- President & CEO, Fallon Health
Edward Manzi – Chairman & CEO, Fidelity Bank
Dr. Satya Mitra- Owner, The Guru Tax & Financial Services, Ex-officio Chair
Jessica McGarry – Vice President, Commercial Lending, Country Bank
Hamid Mohaghegh – Owner, Family Grounds, Inc.
Robert J. Morton – President and CEO, bankHometown
Joseph Oros- Director, State Government Affairs, Abbvie
Hayley Palazola-Vice President of Development, GFI Partners
Gloria Paradiso – Vice President, Head of Government Sales, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA
Anthony Pasquale -Regional Vice President, SVP, Central Massachusetts at TD Bank
Dr. Luis Pedraja – President, Quinsigamond Community College
Melissa Prohaska- Retail Market Manager, M&T Bank
Stephanie Ramey– Vice President of Special Projects, Rucker Investments
Dan Rea – GM, Worcester Red Sox
Jon Salois- Vice President of Sales, Atlas Distributing
Todd Tallman– CEO, Cornerstone Bank
Seth Wall– Chief Administrative Officer, MCPHS University
Michael W. Welch – CEO, UniBank
Brian Westerlind-SVP, CFO, & Treasurer, Webster Five
Affiliate Representatives:
Debra Seaman – Affiliate Seat – Auburn
Kevin Hayes – Affiliate Seat -Blackstone Valley
Christina Blackwell – Affiliate Seat – CMS
Lauren Crossman-Nanof – Affiliate Seat – Clinton Area
Elizabeth Cruz – Affiliate Seat – LABO
Johnna Carlson – Affiliate Seat – Wachusett Chamber
Donald Bourque – Affiliate Seat – WDO