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
Francis Madigan, III
Treasurer
F.W. Madigan Company, Inc.
Vice Chair
Paul Kelly
SVP & Regional President
Berkshire Bank
Treasurer
George W. Tetler III, Esq.
Partner
Bowditch & Dewey Attorneys
Clerk
Demitrios M. Moschos, Esq.
Of Counsel
Seder & Chandler, LLP
Vice President for Finance
Richard F. Powell, CPA
Senior Vice President
Greenberg, Rosenblatt, Kull & Bitsoli P.C.
Assistant Clerk
Michael Mulrain
COO
Polar Beverages
Executive Committee Members
Kathryn Crockett
President
Lamoureux Pagano Associates|Architects
Abraham W. Haddad, D.M.D.
Vice Chairman
Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives
Deborah Penta
President & CEO
PENTA Communications, Inc.
Todd Rodman, Esq.
Partner
Seder & Chandler, LLP
Rita Smith
Director, Business HR
AbbVie
John J. Spillane, Esq.
Partner
Spillane & Spillane, LLP
Eric K. Torkornoo
SVP Business Banking Officer
Fidelity Bank
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kola Akindele, JD
AVP of External Relations & Strategic Partnerships
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Peter Alden
President & CEO
BayState Savings Bank
Michael P. Angelini, Esq.
Chairman
Bowditch & Dewey Attorneys
Stephen Aryitey
Lead Pastor & Founder
Faith Fellowship Ministries International
Joyce Augustus
President
JCassand, Inc.
Janet Birbara
Owner
Beechwood Hotel
Celia J. Blue
President & CEO
Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition
Edward S. Borden
Senior Vice President
People’s United Bank
Roberta L. Brien
VP of Projects
Worcester Business Development Corporation
Scott E. Casper, Ph.D.
President
American Antiquarian Society
Christine Cassidy
Senior Vice President & Chief Communications Officer
Fallon Health
Francesco C. Cesareo, Ph.D.
President
Assumption University
Mel Chacharone
Principal
Chacharone Properties
Chris Coghlin
President & CEO
Columbia Tech
J. Christopher Collins, Esq.
Of Counsel
Mirick O’Connell
Joseph Corazzini
Vice President for Government & Community Affairs
Clark University
Michael Crawford
Senior Vice President
Worcester Market Executive
Rockland Trust
David Crouch
President
ten24 Digital Solutions
Ellen Cummings
Regional Director
Verizon Government Affairs
Andrew Davis
Airport Director
Massachusetts Port Authority
Joanne DeRose
Manager, Community & Customer Management
National Grid
Christine Dominick
Professor of Dental Hygiene and Associate Dean
MCPHS Universty
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
David Fort
Co-Founder, Managing Director, & Director of Healthcare Practice
Fort Strategic
Tim Garvin
President & CEO
United Way of Central Massachusetts
J. Michael Grenon
Vice President & Principal
Grimes & Company
Jennifer Hylton, Psy.D.
Owner & Executive Director
CAC of Worcester
Kurt Isaacson
President & CEO
Spectrum Health Systems, Inc.
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
Cheryl Lapriore
SVP, Chief of Staff, Chief Marketing Officer
UMass Memorial Health
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
Samantha McDonald, Esq.
Partner
Bowditch & Dewey, LLP
Neil D. McDonough
CEO & Chairman
FLEXcon Co. Inc.
Kate McEvoy
Vice President Corporate Relations
UMass Memorial Health
Thomas McGregor
SVP/Chief Commercial Lending Officer
UniBank
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
Timothy P. Murray, Esq.
President & CEO
Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce
Dave Nordman
Executive Editor
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
James D. O’Brien, Jr., Esq.
Of Counsel
SederLaw
Michael V. O’Brien
Executive Vice President
WinnCompanies
Andrew B. O’Donnell, Esq.
Partner
Mirick O’Connell
Deborah Packard
Executive Director
Preservation Worcester
Anthony Pasquale
Regional Vice President
TD Bank
Luis Pedraja, Ph.D.
President
Quinsigamond Community College
Lisa Perrin
President & CEO
Worcester Credit Union
Sherri Pitcher
Senior Director of Marketing and Business Development
Fontaine Brothers, Inc.
Christopher M. Powers
Senior Vice President, Employee Benefits
Risk Strategies Company
John Pranckevicius
Director of Administration & Finance
Massachusetts Port Authority
Stephanie Ramey
President
Worcester Railers
Marcy Reed
Mary Lou Retelle
President
Anna Maria College
Vincent Rougeau
President
College of the Holy Cross
Kimberly A. Rozak
Partner
Mirick O’Connell
Jochen Salfeld
Vice President, Global Biologics
AbbVie
Joseph Salois
President
Atlas Distributing, Inc.
Paul Scully
CEO
Country Bank
J. Robert Seder, Esq.
Seder & Chandler
Troy Siebels
President & CEO
The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts
Jaclyn Skagerlind
Vice President
Interstate Specialty Products
Michael Sleeper
CEO
Imperial Distributors, Inc.
Joshua Lee Smith, Esq.
Partner
Bowditch & Dewey
Peter R. Stanton
Publisher
Worcester Business Journal
Carolyn Stempler
Owner
Carolyn & June Designs
John C. Stowe
President
Lutco, Inc.
Joseph P. Sullivan, Esq.
Intellectual Property Counsel
Saint-Gobain Corporation
Peter Sullivan
Principal
Sullivan Insurance Group, Inc.
Todd Tallman
Chief Executive Officer
Cornerstone Bank
Ann K. Tripp
Chief Investment Officer
The Hanover Insurance Group
Bogdan Vernescu, Ph.D.
Vice Provost of Research
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Jon Weaver
Chief Executive Officer
Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives
Michael Welch
CEO
UniBank