The EDC is governed by a Board of Directors that includes elected representatives of the EDC's membership.
Officers
Kevin Vann
Chair
Kevin Vann
President
The Vann Group
tricia Canavan
Vice Chair
Tricia Canavan
President
United Personnel
Steve Lowell
Treasurer
Steve Lowell
President
Monson Savings
Katie Allan Zobel
Clerk
Katie Allan Zobel
President & CEO
Community Foundation of Western Mass
Board of Directors
George Arwady
George Arwady
President & CEO
The Republican Newspaper
Robert Babcock
Robert Babcock
Marketing President
Central MA - TD Bank
John Baran
Station Manager
Digital Director
WWLP
John Baran
Station Manager
Digital Director
WWLP
Alicia Barton
Alicia Barton
CEO
FirstLight Power, Inc.
Deborah Bitsoli
Deborah Bitsoli
President
Mercy Medical Center & Affiliates
Jia Bo
Vice President
CRRC - MA
Jia Boa
Vice President
CRRC - MA
Daniel Butterfield
Daniel Butterfield
President
US Tsubaki Automotive
Peter Carmichael
Peter Carmichael
Park President
Six Flags New England
David Chase
David Chase
Sr. VP Member Business Services
Freedom Credit Union
Charles Christianson
President & CEO
CMD Technology Group
Charles Christianson
President & CEO
CMD Technology Group
Dr. John Cook
Dr. John Cook
President
STCC
Ellen Cummings
Regional Director
External Affairs
Verizon
Ellen Cummings
Regional Director
External Affairs
Verizon
Charles D'Amour
Charles D'Amour
President & COO
Big Y Foods, Inc.
Stephen Davis
Stephen Davis
President
Ventry Industries, LLC
Francis Dibble
Francis Dibble
Esquire
Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas, LLP
Anthony Dos Santos
Esquire
Crear, Chadwell, Dos Santos & Devlin, P.C.
Anthony Dos Santos
Esquire
Crear, Chadwell, Dos Santos & Devlin, P.C.
Dr. Harry Dumay
Dr. Harry Dumay
President
Elms College
Yves Salomon-Fernandez
Yves Salomon-Fernandez
President
Greenfield Community College
Scott Foster
Scott Foster
Esquire
Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas, LLP
Mark French
Advertising Director
The Republican
Mark French
Advertising Director
The Republican
Daniel Glanville
Daniel Glanville
VP Government Affairs
Comcast CT/West Region
Dena Hall
Executive VP
Chief Marketing Officer
Easthampton Ssavings Bank
Dena Hall
Executive VP
Chief Marketing Officer
Easthampton Ssavings Bank
John Hesslein
Consultant
John Hesslein
Consultant
James Hunt
James Hunt
VP Regulatory Affairs & Community Relations
Eversource
Mark Keroack
Mark Keroack
President & CEO
Baystate Health
Sue Kristjansson
President & CEO
Berkshire Gas
Sue Kristjansson
President & CEO
Berkshire Gas
Paul Lessard
191 Chestnut Street Realty Trust
Paul Lessard
191 Chestnut Street Realty Trust
John Libera
John Libera
Lisa McCarthy
Lisa McCarthy
President
Home Fragrance
Yankee Candle
Shawn Pace
Site Manager
Indian Orchard
Eastman Chemical/Solutia
Shawn Pace
Site Manager
Indian Orchard
Eastman Chemical/Solutia
Barry Roberts
Chair
Amherst BID
Barry Roberts
Chair
Amherst BID
Dr. Christina Royal
Dr. Christina Royal
President
Holyoke Community College
Steven Roberts
Former Owner
FL Roberts & Company
Steven Roberts
Former Owner
FL Roberts & Company
(Retired)
Kay Simpson
President
Springfield Museums
Kay Simpson
President
Springfield Museums
Seth Stratton
VP & General Council
MGM Springfield
Seth Stratton
VP & General Council
MGM Springfield
Kumble Subbaswamy
Kumble Subbaswamy
Chancellor
UMass Amherst
Richard Swift
Richard Swift
President
Health New England
William Wagner
Westfield Bank
William Wagner
Westfield Bank
Eric Weinstein
Eric Weinstein
Lead Government Relations Advisor
MassMutual Financial
Staff
David A. Parke
David A. Parke
EDC Counsel
Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas, LLP
Richard K. Sullivan
Richard K. Sullivan
President & CEO
Economic Development Council of Western MA