EDC Members

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

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

EDC Members

George Arwady

Publisher & CEO

The Republican Newspaper

Robert Babcock

Marketing President

Western - Central MA

TD Bank

John Baran

Station Manage

Digital Director

WWLP

John Baran

Station Manage

Digital Director

WWLP

Alicia Barton

CEO

FirstLight Power, Inc.

Mayor Thomas Bernard

City of North Adams

Mayor Thomas Bernard

City of North Adams

Deborah Bitsoli

President

Mercy Medical Center & Affiliates

Jia Bo

Vice President

CNR MA

CRRC USA

Jia Boa

Vice President

CNR MA

CRRC USA

Paul Bockelman

Town Manager

Town of Amherst

Paul Bockelman

Town Manager

Town of Amherst

Robert Bolduc

President

Pride Stations & Stores

Robert Bolduc

President

Pride Stations & Stores

Daniel Butterfield

President

US Tsubaki

Jeffery Cady

General Manager

Chicopee Electric Light (CEL)

Jeffery Cady

General Manager

Chicopee Electric Light (CEL)

Kate Campiti

Associate Publisher

BusinessWest

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

Charles Christianson

President & CEO

CMD Technology Group

Tony Contrino

General Manager

Westfield Gas & Electric

Tony Contrino

General Manager

Westfield Gas & Electric

Dr. John Cook

President

STCC

Mary Beth Cooper

President

Springfield College

Mary Beth Cooper

President

Springfield College

Ellen Cummings

Regional Director

Ext Affairs Central & Western MA

Verizon

Ellen Cummings

Regional Director

Ext Affairs Central & Western MA

Verizon

Charles D'Amour

President & COO

Big Y Foods, Inc.

Stephen Davis

President

Ventry Industries, LLC

Kevin Day

President

Florence Bank

Ron DeCurzio

CEO

Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Co

Francis Dibble

Esquire

Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas, LLP

Kevin Dillon

Executive Director

Connecticut Airport Authority

Kevin Dillon

Executive Director

Connecticut Airport Authority

Steve Doerr

VP, General Manager

Western Mass News

Steve Doerr

VP, General Manager

Western Mass News

Sandra Doran

President

Bay Path University

Ann Marie Dowd

President

Tamarack Advisors, LLC

Ann Marie Dowd

President

Tamarack Advisors, LLC

Dr. Harry Dumay

President

Elms College

Yves Salomon-Fernandez

President

Greenfield Community College

Scott Foster

Esquire

Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas, LLP

Herbie Flores

President & CEO

Partners for Community

Herbie Flores

President & CEO

Partners for Community

Mark French

Advertising Director

The Republican

Mark French

Advertising Director

The Republican

Edward Garibian

President

LLumin

Daniel Glanville

VP Government Affairs

Comcast CT/West Region

Todd Goodrich

CEO

Sulco Warehousing & Logistics

Lancer Trans & Logistics

Todd Goodrich

CEO

Sulco Warehousing & Logistics

Lancer Trans & Logistics

Alfred Griggs

James Hagan

President & CEO

Westfield Savings Bank

James Hagan

President & CEO

Westfield Savings Bank

Spiros Hatiras

President & CEO

Holyoke Medical Center

Spiros Hatiras

President & CEO

Holyoke Medical Center

Michael Healy

VP Commercial Lending

Community Bank

Michael Healy

VP Commercial Lending

Community Bank

Jaimye Hebert

Team Leader WMass Commercial Banking

Peoples United Bank

Jaimye Hebert

Team Leader WMass Commercial Banking

Peoples United Bank

John Hesslein

Consultant

John Hesslein

Consultant

John Heussner

VP Manufacturing

Friendly's- Division of Dean Foods

John Heussner

VP Manufacturing

Friendly's- Division of Dean Foods

James Hickson

SVP Commercial Regional President

Berkshire Bank

Brian Houle

Owner

Spherion Staffing

Brian Houle

Owner

Spherion Staffing

Mayor Donald Humason

City of Westfield

Mayor Donald Humason

City of Westfield

James Hunt

VP Regulatory Affairs & Community Relations

Eversource

Tim Ingerson

CFO

Balise Auto

Tim Ingerson

CFO

Balise Auto

Dr. Robert Johnson

President

Western New England University

Timothy Kennedy

President

MassLive

Timothy Kennedy

President

MassLive

Mark Keroack

President & CEO

Baystate Health

Julia Kilelee

Interscape Commercial Environments

Julia Kilelee

Interscape Commercial Environments

Sue Kristjansson

President & CEO

Berkshire Gas

Sue Kristjansson

President & CEO

Berkshire Gas

Mayor Nicole LaChapelle

City of Easthampton

Mayor Nicole LaChapelle

City of Easthampton

James Lavelle

General Manager

Holyoke Gas & Electric

James Lavelle

General Manager

Holyoke Gas & Electric

Paul Lessard

191 Chestnut Street Realty Trust

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

Kathleen McCartney

President

Smith College

Hubert McGovern

President & CEO

OMG, Inc.

Hubert McGovern

President & CEO

OMG, Inc.

Mayor Alex Morse

City of Holyoke

Mayor Alex Morse

City of Holyoke

Mayor David Narkewicz

City of Northampton

Maurice O'Connell

Senior Director

State Relations

CSX

Maurice O'Connell

Senior Director

State Relations

CSX

Shawn Pace

Site Manager

Indian Orchard

Eastman Chemical/Solutia

Shawn Pace

Site Manager

Indian Orchard

Eastman Chemical/Solutia

Joseph Peters

President

Universal Plastics Corp.

Joseph Peters

President

Universal Plastics Corp.

Paul Picknelly

President

Monarch Enterprises

Paul Picknelly

President

Monarch Enterprises

Peter Picknelly Jr.

President

Peter Pan Bus Lines, Inc.

Peter Picknelly Jr.

President

Peter Pan Bus Lines, Inc.

Craig Reed

CFO

All States Materials Group

Craig Reed

CFO

All States Materials Group

Mayor William Reichelt

Town of West Springfield

Mayor William Reichelt

Town of West Springfield

Barry Roberts

Chair

Amherst BID

Barry Roberts

Chair

Amherst BID

Steven Roberts

Former Owner

F.L. Roberts

Steven Roberts

Former Owner

F.L. Roberts (Retired)

Joseph Rossignoli

Director of Business Development

National Grid

Joseph Rossignoli

Director of Business Development

National Grid

Dr. Christina Royal

President

HCC

Dr. Roy Saigo

Interim President

Westfield State University

Mayor William Sapelli

Town of Agawam

Mayor William Sapelli

Town of Agawam

Mayor Domenic Sarno

City of Springfield

Paul Scully

President

Country Bank

Paul Scully

President

Country Bank

Thomas Senecal

President & CEO

Peoples Bank

Thomas Senecal

President & CEO

Peoples Bank

Kay Simpson

President

Springfield Museums

Matthew Sosik

President

Easthampton Savings Bank

Seth Stratton

VP & General Counsel

MGM Springfield

Seth Stratton

VP & General Counsel

MGM Springfield

Sonya Stephens

President

Mt. Holyoke College

Sonya Stephens

President

Mt. Holyoke College

Kumble Subbaswamy

Chancellor

UMass Amherst

Richard Swift

President

Health New England

Thomas Tierney

Business Banking Relationship Manager

Keybank

Thomas Tierney

Business Banking Relationship Manager

Keybank

Tom Tilas

Vice President

AECOM/Tishman

Tom Tilas

Vice President

AECOM/Tishman

Michael Tucker, Esq.

President & CEO

Greenfield Co-Operative Bank

Mayor Linda Tyer

City of Pittsfield

Mayor Linda Tyer

City of Pittsfield

Mayor John Vieau

City of Chicopee

William Wagner

Westfield Bank

William Wagner

Westfield Bank

Mayor Roxann Wedegartner

Town of Greenfield

Eric Weinstein

Lead Government Relations Advisor

MassMutual Financial

Staff

David A. Parke

EDC Counsel

Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas, LLP

Richard K. Sullivan

President & CEO

Economic Development Council of Western MA