Board of Directors

The Research Bureau is governed by a 100-member Board of Directors, whose members are civic leaders in business, academia, and government. The Board of Directors elects a thirteen-member Executive Committee which meets monthly and sets policy for the organization. The Executive Committee, in collaboration with the Executive Director, sets research priorities and organizational initiatives. Citizens and public officials are encouraged to call, write, or email The Research Bureau with suggestions for topics to be studied.

WRRB Officers, Executive Committee, Staff, and Board of Directors

OFFICERS/EXECUTIVE COMM.

Chair of the Board
Paul Kelly

Vice Chair
Kathryn Crockett
President
Lamoureux Pagano Associates | Architects

Treasurer
George W. Tetler III, Esq.
Partner
Bowditch & Dewey Attorneys

Clerk
Demitrios M. Moschos, Esq.
Partner
Seder & Chandler, LLP

Executive Committee Members

Kola Akindele, JD
AVP of External Relations & Strategic Partnerships
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Melanie Bonsu
Community Relations Manager
Saint-Gobain Abrasives

Roberta L. Brien
VP of Projects
Worcester Business Development Corporation

Abraham W. Haddad, D.M.D.
Vice Chairman
Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives

Francis W. Madigan, III
CFO/Director of Risk Management
F.W. Madigan Company, Inc.

Deborah Penta
President & CEO
PENTA Communications, Inc.

Jochen Salfeld, Ph.D.
Vice President, Global Biologics
AbbVie

Joshua Lee Smith, Esq.
Partner
Bowditch & Dewey

Eric K. Torkornoo
SVP Business Banking Officer
Fidelity Bank

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Michael P. Angelini, Esq.
Chairman
Bowditch & Dewey Attorneys

Stephen Aryitey
Lead Pastor & Founder
Faith Fellowship Ministries International

Joyce Augustus
President
JCassand, Inc.

Katherine Bagdis
Managing Partner
Mountain Dearborn

Janet Birbara
Owner
Beechwood Hotel

Celia J. Blue
President & CEO
Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition

Edward S. Borden
Senior Vice President
M&T Bank

Greg Byrne
Senior Sponsorships & Events Specialist
Point32Health

Scott E. Casper, Ph.D.
President
American Antiquarian Society

Mel Chacharone
Principal
Chacharone Properties

Chris Coghlin
President & CEO
Columbia Tech

J. Christopher Collins, Esq.
Of Counsel
Mirick O’Connell

Brooke Cooper
Senior Vice President/Assistant General Manager
Worcester Red Sox

Joseph Corazzini
VP for Government & Community Affairs
Clark University

Michael Crawford
Senior Vice President
Worcester Market Executive
Rockland Trust

Ellen Cummings
Regional Director
Verizon Government Affairs

Andrew Davis
Airport Director
Massachusetts Port Authority

Jill deSousa
Vice President, Commercial Relationship Officer
Avidia Bank

Boubacar Diemé
Manager, Community & Customer Management
National Grid

Donald Doyle
President/CEO
Webster Five

Justin Dufresne, PE
Principal, Managing Director
VHB

Sandra L. Dunn
General Manager
DCU Center

Patty Eppinger

John Erwin
Vice Chancellor for Government Relations
UMass Chan Medical School

Allen W. Fletcher

Tim Garvin
President & CEO
United Way of Central Massachusetts

Steve Gentilucci
General Manager
Consigli Construction

J. Michael Grenon
Vice President & Principal
Grimes & Company

Kurt Isaacson
President & CEO
Spectrum Health Systems, Inc.

Carolyn Jackson
CEO
Saint Vincent Hospital

Will Kelleher
Principal
Kelleher & Sadowsky

Dennis F. Kerrigan
Executive Vice President & General Counsel
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

Stephen Knox
Chief Operating Officer
Reliant Medical Group

Karen M. Lafond, Esq.
Officer
Fletcher Tilton PC Attorneys at law

Mark Langevin
CEO
Phoenix Communications

David LaPointe
Principal
Beals & Thomas, Inc.

Cheryl Lapriore

Michael Lavoie
Group Manager, SVP
M&T Bank

James Leary
VP, Government & Community Relations
UMass Memorial Health

Meghan Liddy
SVP, Capital Markets
Kelleher & Sadowsky

Karen E. Ludington, Esq.
Executive Director
Worcester Area Mission Society

Barry Maloney
President
Worcester State University

Edward F. Manzi, Jr.
Chairman & CEO
Fidelity Bank

Mary Jo Marión
Assistant VP for Urban Affairs
Worcester State University

Michael McDermott
Executive Editor
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Samantha McDonald, Esq.
Partner
Bowditch & Dewey, LLP

Neil D. McDonough
CEO & Chairman
FLEXcon Co. Inc.

Kate McEvoy
Synergy

Thomas McGregor
EVP/Chief Lending Officer
GFA Federal Credit Union

Joseph McManus
Executive Associate Dean
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University

Satya Mitra, Ph.D.
President & CEO
The Guru Tax & Financial Services

Robert J. Morton
President & CEO
bankHometown

Michael Mulrain
COO
Polar Beverages

Jen Murphy
Regional Property Manager – Commercial
Appleton Corporation

Timothy P. Murray, Esq.
President & CEO
Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce

Dave Nordman
Executive Editor, Office of External Affairs
Northeastern University

James D. O’Brien, Jr., Esq.
SederLaw, Attorneys at law

Michael V. O’Brien
Executive Vice President
WinnCompanies

Andrew B. O’Donnell, Esq.
Mirick O’Connell

Deborah Packard
Executive Director
Preservation Worcester

Anthony Pasquale
Regional Vice President
TD Bank

Robert Paulsen
SVP, Regional Commercial Banking Manager
Middlesex Savings Bank

Luis Pedraja, Ph.D.
President
Quinsigamond Community College

Lisa Perrin
President & CEO
Worcester Credit Union

Sherri Pitcher
Chief Advancement Officer
Notre Dame Academy

Karyn Polito, JD

Richard F. Powell, CPA
Senior Vice President
Greenberg, Rosenblatt, Kull & Bitsoli P.C.

Diane M. Power
Executive Director
Mirick O’Connell

John Pranckevicius
Director of Administration & Finance
Massachusetts Port Authority

Stephanie Ramey
President
Worcester Railers

Mary Lou Retelle
President
Anna Maria College

Todd Rodman, Esq.
Partner
Seder & Chandler, LLP

Vincent D. Rougeau
President
College of the Holy Cross

Kimberly A. Rozak, Esq.
Partner
Mirick O’Connell

Joseph Salois
President
Atlas Distributing, Inc.

Paul Scully
CEO
Country Bank

J. Robert Seder, Esq.
Seder & Chandler

Amie Shei, Ph.D.
President & CEO
The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts

Matt Shwachman
Vice President
First American Realty, Inc.

Troy Siebels
President & CEO
The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts

Jaclyn Skagerlind
Vice President
Interstate Specialty Products

Michael Sleeper
CEO
Imperial Distributors, Inc.

John J. Spillane, Esq.
Partner
Spillane & Spillane, LLP

Peter R. Stanton
Publisher
Worcester Business Journal

Carolyn Stempler
Owner
Carolyn & June Designs

John C. Stowe
President
Lutco, Inc.

Peter Sullivan
Principal
Sullivan Insurance Group, Inc.

Todd Tallman
Chief Executive Officer
Cornerstone Bank

Steve J. Tyler, P.E.
Associate Principal ǀ Senior Civil Engineer ǀ Worcester Office Manager
Howard Stein Hudson

Bogdan Vernescu, Ph.D.
Vice Provost of Research
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Julian Wade
President
Davis Publications

Seth P. Wall
Chief Administrative Officer
MCPHS University

Jon Weaver
Chief Executive Officer
Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives

Greg Weiner, Ph.D.
President
Assumption University

Michael Welch
CEO
UniBank