The EDC is governed by a Board of Directors that includes the mayor of each of the region's municipalities, C-level representatives of major corporations and the chancellors/presidents of area colleges and universities.

Board members and subcommittees meet regularly to guide every facet of the Economic Development Council in its mission.

Officers

Chairman Peter F. Straley

Vice Chairman Peter Clarke

Secretary Dr. Robert C. Holub

Treasurer Kevin B. Vann

President/CEO Allan Blair

Past Chair Alfred L. Griggs

Directors

Ronald J. Abdow, President
Abdow Corporation

George Arwady, Publisher & CEO                                                                                            The Republican Newspaper

The Honorable Michael Bissonnette
Mayor of the City of Chicopee

Dr. William Bithoney, Interim CEO & COO                                                                             Sisters of Providence Health Systems

Robert Bolduc, President
Pride Stations & Stores

Douglas A. Bowen, President/CEO                                                                                        Peoples Bank

Charles Bowles, President                                                                                                      Northampton BID

William Burke III, Interim President                                                                                        Lenox/American Saw

George Burtch, VP Global Integration                                                                                      Hasbro, Inc

Thomas Burton, President
Hampden Bank

Anthony S. Caprio, President
Western New England College

Fran Cataldo, Jr., President                                                                                                      C&W Realty Co.

John Chandler, Sr. V.P. & Chief Mkt. Officer                                                                             MassMutual Financial Group

Gregory Chiecko, Sales Manager
Eastern States Exposition

Carol T. Christ, President
Smith College

The Honorable Richard Cohen                                                                                                 Mayor of the Town of Agawam

Richard Collins, President
United Bank

Thomas Creed, Senior Vice President Regional Executive                                                      Berkshire Bank

Joanne V. Creighton, President
Mount Holyoke College

Ellen Cummings, Regional Director                                                                                          External Affairs, Central & Western MA, Verizon

Charles D'Amour, President & COO                                                                                         Big Y Foods, Inc

Stephen Davis, President
Ventry Industries, LLC

John DeBarge, President
Arrow Security

Roland G. Desrochers, President/CEO
Monson Savings Bank

Francis Dibble, Esq.                                                                                                                Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas

Dr. Evan Dobelle, President                                                                                                    Westfield State College

Paul S. Doherty, Esq.
Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury & Murphy

Raymond Evans, Retired - TD Banknorth, N.A.

Richard B. Flynn, President
Springfield College

Jason Freeman, Park President                                                                                                Six Flags New England

John Gallup, Former Senior Vice President
Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield

The Honorable Edward J. Gibson
Mayor of the Town of West Springfield

Daniel M. Glanville, Vice President Government Affairs                                                        Comcast CT/ West Region

David W. Glidden, Regional Director
TD Banknorth

Andreas Gottzmann, President/CEO
Suddekor LLC

Thomas Hazen, Retired - Hazen Paper

John Heaps, President/CEO
Florence Savings Bank                                                                                                             

The Honorable Mary Clare Higgins
Mayor of the City of Northampton

William Hogan, President/CEO
Easthampton Savings Bank

Dale Janes, CEO                                                                                                                   NUVO Bank

Aaron Julien, Publisher
Daily Hampshire Gazette

The Honorable Daniel M. Knapik                                                                                            Mayor of the City of Westfield

Marie Laflamme, Owner
Centennial Insurance Agency

David Lahr, Plant Manager                                                                                                      Solutia, Inc.

James LaVelle, General Manager                                                                                             Holyoke Gas & Electric

Carol A. Leary, President
Bay Path College

John Libera,

Ned Lidvall, President & CEO                                                                                                   Friendly's Ice Cream Corporation

The Honorable William Martin                                                                                                 Mayor of the Town of Greenfield

John Maybury, President
Maybury Material Handling

William F. Messner, President
Holyoke Community College

Steven Mitus, Executive VP & CFO
Balise Motor Sales

Paul Nicolai, Attorney
Nicolai Law Group

Keith Parent, CEO
Court Square Group, Inc.

Paul C. Picknelly, President
Monarch Enterprises

Peter A. Picknelly, Jr., President
Peter Pan Bus Lines, Inc.

The Honorable Elaine A. Pluta                                                                                                Mayor of the City of Holyoke

Hank J. Porten, President
Holyoke Medical Center

Dan Prestegaard, Executive Vice President & COO                                                                  Financial Partners, Inc. (FPI)

Robert L. Pura, President
Greenfield Community College

Arlene Putnam, Vice President & General Manager
Eastfield Associates, LLC

W. Lowell Putnam, President
Video Communications, Inc.

John Reed, President
Mestek, Inc.

Jeffrey W. Roberts, Esq.
Robinson, Donovan

Steven M. Roberts, President
F.L. Roberts & Co., Inc.

Ira Rubenzahl, President
Springfield Technical Community College

Craig Rydin, Chairman & CEO                                                                                                   Yankee Candle, Inc.

The Honorable Domenic Sarno                                                                                                Mayor of the City of Springfield

Mary Ellen Scott, President
United Personnel Services

Paul Scully, President
Country Bank

Larry Shaffer, Town Manager
Town of Amherst

Joseph P. Shaw, First Vice President                                                                                      NewAlliance Bank

David Shrair, Esq.                                                                                                                    Cooley, Shrair, P.C.

David Southworth, President/CEO                                                                                           Southworth Paper Company

Jeffrey Sullivan, Executive Vice President
United Bank

The Honorable Michael A. Tautznik
Mayor of the City of Easthampton

Mark R. Tolosky, President/CEO
Baystate Health

Michael E. Tucker, President/CEO
Greenfield Co-Operative Bank

William J. Wagner, President
Chicopee Savings Bank

Donald Williams, President/CEO
Westfield Bank

EDC Counsel
David A. Parke
Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas, LLP