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
- Kevin B. Vann, President - Dufault, Vann & Carella (Chair)
- Tricia Canavan, President - United Personnel (Vice Chair)
- Steven Lowell, President - Monson Savings (Treasurer)
- Katie Allan Zobel, President & CEO - Community Foundation of Western MA (Clerk)
- George Arwady, Publisher & CEO - The Republican Newspaper
- Robert Babcock, Marketing President - Western-Central MA - TD Bank
- John Baran, Station Manager/Digital Director - WWLP
- Alicia Barton, CEO - FirstLight Power, Inc.
- Thomas Bernard, Mayor - City of North Adams
- Jia Bo, Vice president - CNR MA - CRRC -USA
- Paul Bockelman, Town Manager - Town of Amherst
- Robert Bolduc, President - Pride Stations & Stores
- Daniel Butterfield, President - US Tsubaki
- Jeffery Cady, General Manager - Chicopee Electric Light (CEL)
- Kate Campiti, Associate Publisher - BusinessWest
- Peter Carmichael, Park President - Six Flags New England
- Kristin Carlson, President - Peerless Precision, Inc.
- Gene Cassidy, President - Eastern States Exposition
- David Chase Sr., VP Member Business Services - Freedom Credit Union
- Charles Christianson, President & CEO - CMD Technology Group
- Tony Contrino, General Manager - Westfield Gas & Electric
- Dr. 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.
- Stephen A. Davis, President - Ventry Industries, LLC
- Kevin Day, President - Florence Bank
- Ron DeCurzio, CEO - Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Co
- Francis D. Dibble, Esquire - Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas, LLP
- Kevin Dillon, Executive Director - Connecticut Airport Authority
- Steve Doerr, VP, General Manager - Western Mass News
- Sandra Doran, President - Bay Path University
- Diane Dunkerley, Commercial Banking Officer - Community Bank NA
- Yves Salomon-Fernandez, President - Greenfield Community College
- Scott Foster, Esquire - Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas, LLP
- Herbie Flores, President & CEO - Partners for Community
- Mark French, Advertising Director - The Republican
- Daniel M. Glanville, V. P. of Government Affairs - Comcast Ct/West Region
- Todd Goodrich, CEO - Sulco Warehousing & Logistics/Lancer Trans & Logistics
- Alfred Griggs
- James Hagan, President & CEO - Westfield Savings Bank
- Spiros Hatiras, President & CEO - Holyoke Medical Center
- Jaimye Hebert, Team Leader WMass Commercial Banking - Peoples United Bank
- Jon Heussner, VP Manufacturing - Friendly's - Division of Dean Foods
- James Hickson, SVP Commercial Regional President - Berkshire Bank
- Timothy Hopkins, VP Manufacturing - Friendly's/Division of Dean Foods
- Brian Houle, Owner - Spherion Staffing
- Honorable Donald Humason, Mayor - City of Westfield
- James Hunt, VP for Regulatory Affairs & Community Relations - Eversource
- Dr. Robert Johnson, President - Western New England University
- James Kelly, President - Polish National Credit Union
- Timothy Kennedy, President - MassLive
- Mark Keroack, President & CEO - Baystate Health
- Julia Kilelee, Interscape Commercial Environments
- Honorable Nicole LaChapelle, Mayor - City of Easthampton
- James N. Lavelle, General Manager - Holyoke Gas & Electric
- Paul Lessard - 191 Chestnut Street Realty Trust
- John Libera
- Ben Markens, Principal - The Markens Group, Inc.
- Sandi Mauro, Director Human Resources - Cartamundi East Longmeadow
- John Maybury, President - Maybury Material Handling
- Lisa McCarthy, President - Home Fragrance Yankee Candle
- Kathleen McCartney, President - Smith College
- Hubert McGovern, President & CEO - OMG, Inc.
- Steven Mitus, Executive V.P. & CFO - Balise Motor Sales
- Honorable Alex B. Morse, Mayor - City of Holyoke
- Honorable David Narkewicz, Mayor - City of Northampton
- Maurice O'Connell, Senior Director State Relations - CSX
- Shawn Pace, Site Manager, Indian Orchard - Eastman Chemical/Solutia
- Joseph Peters, President - Universal Plastics Corp.
- Paul C. Picknelly, President - Monarch Enterprises
- Peter A. Picknelly, Jr., President - Peter Pan Bus Lines, Inc.
- Craig Reed, CFO - All States Materials Group
- Honorable William Reichelt, Mayor - Town of West Springfield
- Franklyn Reynolds, President & CEO - Berkshire Bas
- Barry Roberts, Chair - Amherst BID
- Steven M. Roberts
- Joseph Rossignoli, Director of Business Development - National Grid
- Dr. Christina Royal, President - HCC
- Roy Saigo, Interim President - Westfield State University
- Honorable William Sapelli, Mayor - Town of Agawam
- Honorable Domenic Sarno, Mayor - City of Springfield
- Paul Scully, President - Country Bank
- Thomas Senecal, President & CEO - Peoples Bank
- Kay Simpson, President - Springfield Museums
- Matthew S. Sosik, President - Easthampton Savings Bank
- Seth Stratton, VP and General Counsel - MGM Springfield
- Sonya Stephens, President - Mt. Holyoke College
- Kumble Subbaswamy, Chancellor - UMASS - Amherst
- Richard Swift, President - Health New England
- Thomas Tierney, Business Banking Relationship Manager - Keybank
- Tom Tilas, Vice President - AECOM/Tishman
- Michael E. Tucker, Esq., President & CEO - Greenfield Co-Operative Bank
- Linda Tyer, Mayor - City of Pittsfield
- Honorable John Vieau, Mayor - City of Chicopee
- William J. Wagner, President - Westfield Bank
- Honorable Roxann Wedegartner, Mayor - Town of Greenfield
- Eric Weinstein, Lead Government Relations Advisor - MassMutual Financial
- David A. Parke, Esquire, EDC Counsel - Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas, LLP
- Rick Sullivan, President & CEO - Economic Development Council of Western MA