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.
Officers
Tricia Canavan
Chair
Tricia Canavan
Executive Director
Tech Foundry
Dr. Christina Royal
Vice Chair
Dr. Christina Royal
President
HCC
Lisa McCarthy
Vice Chair
Lisa McCarthy
President
Home Fragrance
Yankee Candle
Steve Lowell
Treasurer
Steve Lowell
President
Monson Savings
Katie Allan Zobel
Clerk
Katie Allan Zobel
President & CEO
Community Foundation of Western Mass
EDC Members
- George Arwady, Publisher & CEO - The Republican Newspaper
- Robert Babcock, Marketing President - Western-Central MA - TD Bank
- Alicia Barton, CEO - FirstLight Power, Inc.
- Deborah Bitsoli, President - Mercy Medical Center & Affiliates
- Jia Bo, Chariman of the Board - CRRC MA
- Paul Bockelman, Town Manager - Town of Amherst
- Robert Bolduc, Founder - The Hope Foundation for Youth and Families
- Daniel Butterfield, President - US Tsubaki
- Kate Campiti, Associate Publisher - BusinessWest
- Kristin Carlson, President - Peerless Precision, Inc.
- Peter Carmichael, Park President - Six Flags New England
- Al Kasper, President & CEO - Savage Arms
- Gene Cassidy, President - Eastern States Exposition
- Kristin Cole, Director of Workforce Training Programs – Greenfield Community College
- David Chase Sr., VP Member Business Services - Freedom Credit Union
- 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
- Kevin Dillon, Executive Director - Connecticut Airport Authority
- Sandra Doran, President - Bay Path University
- Ann Marie Dowd, President - Tamarack Advisors, LLC
- Anthony Dos Santos, Esquire - Clear, Chadwell, Dos Santos & Devlin P.C.
- Dr. Harry Dumay, President - Elms College
- 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
- Dena Hall, Executive VP Chief Marketing Officer – bankESB
- Jaimye Hebert, Team Leader WMass Commercial Banking - Peoples United Bank
- James Hickson, SVP Commercial Regional President - Berkshire Bank
- James Hunt, VP for Regulatory Affairs & Community Relations - Eversource
- Tim Ingerson, CFO - Balise Auto
- Dr. Robert Johnson, President - Western New England University
- Al Kasper, President & CEO –
- James Kelly, President - Polish National Credit Union
- Timothy Kennedy, President - MassLive
- Sue Kristjansson, President & CEO - Berkshire Gas
- The Honorable Nicole LaChapelle, Mayor - City of Easthampton
- James N. Lavelle, General Manager - Holyoke Gas & Electric
- The Honorable Jennifer Macksey – City of North Adams
- Ben Markens, Principal - The Markens Group, Inc.
- Sandi Mauro, Director Human Resources - Cartamundi East Longmeadow
- John Maybury, President - Maybury Material Handling
- The Honorable Michael McCabe, Mayor – City of Westfield
- Kathleen McCartney, President - Smith College
- Hubert McGovern, President & CEO - OMG, Inc.
- Marion McGowan, Executive Vice President & COO - Baystate Health
- Marsha Medina, President – Pride Operating, LLC
- Daniel Moriarty, President – Monson Savings
- Dana Neves, Vice President & General Manager WFSB
- 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
- Barry Roberts, Chair - Amherst BID
- Steven M. Roberts, Former Owner - F.L. Roberts (Retired)
- Cesar Ruiz, President & CEO - Golden Years Home Care Service
- The Honorable William Sapelli, Mayor - Town of Agawam
- The Honorable Domenic Sarno, Mayor - City of Springfield
- 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.
- Kay Simpson, President - Springfield Museums
- Bryan Smithwick, General Manager – Great Horse
- Seth Stratton, Managing Shareholder – Fitzgerald Law
- Kumble Subbaswamy, Chancellor - UMASS - Amherst
- Jeffery Sullivan, President & CEO- New Valley Bank and Trust
- Richard Swift, President - Health New England
- Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, Interim President - Mt. Holyoke College
- Dr. Linda Thompson, President - Westfield State University
- Tom Tilas, Vice President - AECOM/Tishman
- The Honorable Linda Tyer, Mayor - City of Pittsfield
- Kevin Vann, Chairman - The Vann Group
- The Honorable John Vieau, Mayor - City of Chicopee
- The Honorable Roxann Wedegartner, Mayor - Town of Greenfield
- 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