The EDC Membership includes the mayor of each of the region's municipalities, representatives of major corporations and the chancellors/presidents of area colleges and universities.
EDC Members
- George Arwady, Publisher & CEO - The Republican Newspaper
- Paul Belsito, Executive Director - The Davis Foundation
- Hurbert Benitez, DDS, PhD-President - American International College (AIC)
- Erin Bissonnette, Sr. Energy Account Rep. - Secure Energy (ERC5 President)
- Deborah Bitsoli, President - Mercy Medical Center & Affiliates
- Paul Bockelman, Town Manager - Town of Amherst
- Robert Bolduc, Founder - The Hope Foundation for Youth and Families
- Elle Bonnevie, Group Controller Engine Systems - Tell Tool-Cadence Aerospace
- Andy Brydges, Director, Community Relations - FirstLight Power
- Megan Burke, President & CEO - Community Foundation of Western Mass
- Daniel Butterfield, President - US Tsubaki
- Kate Campiti, Associate Publisher - BusinessWest
- Tricia Canavan, President - The Tech Foundry (EDC Past Chair)
- Kristin Carlson, President - Peerless Precision, Inc.
- Peter Carmichael, Park President - Six Flags New England
- Steve Cary, President - Focus Springfield (Focus Springfield Chair)
- Gene Cassidy, President - Eastern States Exposition (GSCVB Chair)
- David Chase, VP Member Business Services - Freedom Credit Union
- John Ciolek, V.P. of Sales, Finance & Administration - Associated Builders Inc.
- John Cook, President - STCC
- Mary Beth Cooper, President - Springfield College
- Ellen Cummings, Regional Director, Ext. Affairs - Central & Western MA - Verizon
- Charles D'Amour, President & COO - Big Y Foods, Inc.
- Ron DeCurzio, CEO - Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Co
- The Honorable Virginia "Ginny" Desorgher, Mayor - City of Greenfield
- Matthew Garrity, President - Florence Bank
- Kevin Dillon, Executive Director - Connecticut Airport Authority
- Elizabeth Dineen, CEO - YWCA of Western Massachusetts
- Dianne Fuller Doherty, Entrepreneurship/Capacity Building - Social Entrepreneurship
- Sandra Doran, President - Bay Path University
- Ann Marie Dowd, President - Tamarack Advisors, LLC
- Harry Dumay, President - Elms College
- Keith Fairey, President - Wayfinders
- Daniel Finnegan, Partner - Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas, LLP
- Tom Flaherty, General Manager - Westfield Gas & Electric
- Herbie Flores, President & CEO - Partners for Community
- The Honorable Joshua Garcia, Mayor – City of Holyoke
- Edward Garibian, President - LLumin
- Daniel M. Glanville, V. P. of Government Affairs - Comcast Ct/West Region
- Philip Goncalves, Senior Vice President - Westfield Bank
- Todd Goodrich, CEO - Sulco Warehousing & Logistics/Lancer Trans & Logistics
- Alfred Griggs - Al Griggs Industries, Inc.
- Sam Hallemeier, Director, State Affairs - Pharmaceutical Care Management Assoc. (PCMA)
- Patience Hettrick, General Manager - Western Mass News/Gray Television
- James Hickson, SVP Commercial Regional President - Berkshire Bank (SBID Chair)
- Danielle Holley, President - Mount Holyoke College
- James Hunt, VP for Regulatory Affairs & Community Relations - Eversource
- Tim Ingerson, CFO - Balise Auto
- The Honorable Christopher Johnson, Mayor - Town of Agawam
- Robert Johnson, President - Western New England University
- Al Kasper, President & CEO – Savage Arms
- Daniel Keenan, Regional Vice President Advocacy & Government Relations - Trinity Health Of New England (SRC)
- James Kelly, President - Polish National Credit Union
- Timothy Kennedy, President - MassLive
- Mark Keroack, President & CEO - Baystate Health Inc.
- Sue Kristjansson, President & CEO - Berkshire Gas
- The Honorable Nicole LaChapelle, Mayor - City of Easthampton
- James N. Lavelle, General Manager - Holyoke Gas & Electric
- Sarah Willie-LeBreton, President - Smith College
- John Libera - (Westover Metropolitan Development Corp. (WMDC) Chair)
- Ben Markens, Principal - The Markens Group, Inc.
- John Maybury, President - Maybury Material Handling
- The Honorable Michael McCabe, Mayor – City of Westfield
- Hubert McGovern, President & CEO - OMG, Inc.
- Daniel Moriarty, President – Monson Savings
- Maurice O'Connell, Senior Director State Relations - CSX
- Kevin O’Shea, Director of Government Affairs – National Grid
- Shawn Pace, Site Manager, Indian Orchard - Eastman Chemical/Solutia
- Paul C. Picknelly, President - Monarch Enterprises
- Peter A. Picknelly, Jr., President - Peter Pan Bus Lines, Inc.
- Craig Reed, CFO - All States Materials Group
- The Honorable William Reichelt, Mayor - Town of West Springfield
- Javier Reyes, Chancellor - UMASS-Amherst
- Barry Roberts, Chair - Amherst BID (Amherst BID Chair)
- Steven M. Roberts, Former Owner - F.L. Roberts (Retired)
- The Honorable Domenic Sarno, Mayor - City of Springfield
- Michelle Schutt, President - Greenfield Community College (GCC)
- The Honorable Gina-Louise Sciarra – City of Northampton
- Paul Scully, President - Country Bank
- Thomas Senecal, President & CEO - Peoples Bank
- Robert Simone, Vice President & General Manager – WWLP-22 News & The CW Spfld.
- Seth Stratton, Managing Shareholder – Fitzgerald Law
- Jeffery Sullivan, President & CEO- New Valley Bank and Trust
- Richard Swift, President - Health New England
- Nate Tassinari, Regional Vice President Western Mass - TD Bank
- Linda Thompson, President - Westfield State University
- Tom Tilas, Vice President - AECOM/Tishman
- George Timmons, President - Holyoke Community College (HCC)
- Gary Turku, Senior Vice President - BankESB
- Kevin Vann, Past Chair - The Vann Group
- The Honorable John Vieau, Mayor - City of Chicopee
- Zhaofu Wang, President - CRRCMA
- Eric Weinstein, Lead Government Relations Advisor - MassMutual Financial
- Anthony Worden, President & CEO - Greenfield Co-Operative Bank
- David A. Parke, Esquire, EDC Counsel - Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas, LLP
- Rick Sullivan, President & CEO - Economic Development Council of Western MA