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
Deborah Penta, President & CEO
PENTA Communications, Inc.
Vice Chair
Francis Madigan, III, Treasurer
F.W. Madigan Company, Inc.
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
Members
Abraham W. Haddad, D.M.D.
Paul Kelly, Regional President
Berkshire Bank
Todd Rodman, Esq., Partner
Seder & Chandler, LLP
John J. Spillane, Esq., Partner
Spillane & Spillane, LLP
Eric K. Torkornoo, VP/Relation Manager
TD Bank
Janice B. Yost, Ed.D., President
The Health Foundation of Central Mass, Inc.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kola Akindele, JD, AVP of External Relations & Partnerships
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Peter Alden, President & CEO
BayState Savings Bank
Michael P. Angelini, Esq., Chairman
Bowditch & Dewey Attorneys
Stephen Aryitey, Lead Pastor
Faith Fellowship Ministries International
Joyce Augustus, President
JCassand, Inc.
Janet Birbara, Owner
Beechwood Hotel
Celia J. Blue, President & CEO
MA Women of Color Coalition
Edward S. Borden, Senior Vice President
People’s United Bank
Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., President
College of the Holy Cross
Roberta 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 College
Chris Coghlin, President & CEO
Columbia Tech
J. Christopher Collins, Esq., Of Counsel
Mirick O’Connell
Michael Crawford, Senior Vice President
Rockland Trust
Nancy P. Crimmin, Ed.D., President
Becker College
Kathryn Crockett, President
Lamoureux Pagano Associates
David Crouch, President
ten24 Digital Solutions
Ellen Cummings, Regional Director
Verizon Government Affairs
James Curran, Senior Vice President
People’s United Bank
Jill Dagilis
Andrew Davis, Airport Director
Massachusetts Port Authority
Christine Dominick
Professor of Dental Hygiene and Associate Dean
MCPHS University
Donald Doyle, President/CEO
Webster Five
Sandra L. Dunn, General Manager
DCU Center
Susan West Engelkemeyer, Ph.D., President
Nichols College
Patty Eppinger
Aleta Fazzone
Director of Community & Customer Management
National Grid
Mitchell Feldman, Senior Vice President
Santander N.A.
Allen W. Fletcher
David Fort, Co-Founder, Managing Director, & Director of Healthcare Practice
Fort Strategic
Michael J. Garand, Senior Vice President
U.S. Trust, Bank of America
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
Richard B. Kennedy
Dennis F. Kerrigan, Executive Vice President & General Counsel
The Hanover Insurance Group
Stephen Knox, Chief Operating Officer
Reliant Medical Group
Geoff Kramer, Project Development Representative
Consigli Construction Co., Inc.
Karen M. Lafond, Esq., Officer
Fletcher Tilton PC Attorneys at law
Ralph Lambalot, VP, Operations Science & Technology for Biologics
AbbVie
Cheryl Lapriore, Senior Vice President, Chief of Staff, Chief Marketing Officer
UMass Memorial Health Care
Sean Lauziere, Community Relations & Economic Development Representative
Eversource
James Leary, VP, Government & Community Relations
UMass Memorial Health Care
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, Executive Director
Latino Education Institute
Samantha McDonald, Esq., Partner
Bowditch & Dewey Attorneys
Neil D. McDonough, CEO & Chairman
FLEXcon Co. Inc.
Kate McEvoy, Vice President Corporate Relations
UMass Memorial Health Care
Thomas McGregor
SVP/Chief Commercial Lending Officer
UniBank
Joseph McManus, Executive Associate Dean
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University
Martin D. McNamara
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
James D. O’Brien, Jr., Esq., Partner
Mountain, Dearborn & Whiting, LLP
Michael V. O’Brien, Executive Vice President
WinnCompanies
Andrew B. O’Donnell, Esq., Partner
Mirick O’Connell
Lisa Olson, Ph.D.
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 Vice President
Fidelity Bank
Christopher M. Powers
Senior Vice President, Employee Benefits
Risk Strategies Company
John Pranckevicius
Director of Administration & Finance
Massachusetts Port Authority
Paul Provost
David Przesiek
Gail E. Radcliffe, Ph.D., President
Radcliffe Consulting
Marcy Reed, MA President & Executive Vice President for US Policy and Social Impact
National Grid
Mary Lou Retelle, President
Anna Maria College
K. Michael Robbins, Chairman & CEO
Cornerstone Bank
Joseph Salois, President
Atlas Distributing, Inc.
Paul Scully, CEO
Country Bank
J. Robert Seder, Esq., Partner
Seder & Chandler
Kate Sharry, Area Vice President
Gallagher Benefits Services, Inc.
Philip O. Shwachman, President
First American Realty, Inc.
Troy Siebels, President & CEO
The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts
Michael Sleeper, CEO
Imperial Distributors, Inc.
Joshua Lee Smith, Esq., Partner
Bowditch & Dewey
Peter R. Stanton, Publisher
Worcester Business Journal
John C. Stowe, President
Lutco, Inc.
Joseph Sullivan, Esq., Intellectual Property Counsel
Saint-Gobain Corporation
Peter Sullivan, Principal
Sullivan Group
Polly A. Tatum, Esq., President and Founder
Mediation Advantage
Ann K. Tripp
Senior Vice President/ 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