About Us
They say an organization is only as good as the people who are involved with it. Our Staff, Board members, volunteers, and professional counsel not only possess intelligence and integrity but also a deep sense of empathy and commitment to making the world a better place. They are vital to our continued good governance, regional growth and meaningful community impact.
Staff
Alfred Bush
Senior Accountant
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Jonathan Cohen
Vice President of Community Impact
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Sandy Flynn
Vice President, Finance and Administration
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Amaris Gonzalez
Program Officer for Youth and Families
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Sam Harvey
Technology & Administration Coordinator
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Norah Joyce
Communications Associate
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Megan Kelleher
Philanthropic Services Manager
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Melody MacLean
Vice President, Communications
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Elaine Nedder
Grants and Program Manager
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Kaela Schmaus
Manager, Executive Operations
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Sarah Shugrue
Director of Grantmaking and Capacity Building
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Kelly Stimson
Vice President of Philanthropic Services
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Jacob Vazquez
Philanthropic Advisor
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Natalie Wang
Office Administrator
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Board of Directors
Joycelyn Augustus
CHAIR, Financial Consultant, Term expires 2027
Maria Heskes-Allard
CHAIR-ELECT, Fidelity Bank, Term expires 2027
Thomas J. Bartholomew
TREASURER, Bartholomew & Co., Inc., Term expires 2027
Dennis F. Kerrigan, Esq.
CLERK, Hanover Insurance Group, Term expires 2027
Ché Anderson
AT LARGE, UMass Chan Medical School, Term expires 2029
Michael P. Angelini
AT LARGE, Prince Lobel, Term expires 2028
Linda Cammuso
Estate Preservation Law Offices, Term expires 2027
Marybeth Campbell
Worcester Community Action Council, Term expires 2027
Christine Cassidy
Community Volunteer, Term expires 2028
Germán Chiriboga
UMass Chan Medical School, Term expires 2030
Ross Dik
Knight-Dik Insurance Agency, Term expires 2029
Charran Fisher
Fisher Construction, Term expires 2029
Matt Fletcher
Moneta, Term expires 2030
Lauren Howe
empHowered PR, Term expires 2030
Naomi Sleeper
Imperial Distribution, Term expires 2027
Eric Torkornoo
Fidelity Bank, Term expires 2028
Ann K. Tripp
Opus Management (retired), Term expires 2027
Julian Davis Wade
Davis Publications, Term expires 2029
Elizabeth Wambui
Fontaine Bros, Inc., Term expires 2029
Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham
Promoting Good LLC, Term expires 2027
Warner S. Fletcher
Fletcher Tilton PC, Board Member Emeritus
Past Board Chairs
Thomas J. Bartholomew
2023-2025
J. Christopher Collins
2021-2023
Carolyn Stempler
2019-2021
Gerald M. Gates
2016-2019
Gerald L. Gaudette III
2013-2016
R. Joseph Salois
2009-2013
Peter H. Levine, MD
2008-2009
Ross K. Dik
2005-2008
Michael D. Brockelman
2002-2005
Sarah G. Berry
1998-2002
Sumner B. Tilton, Jr.
1994-1998
John Nelson
1990-1994
Michael P. Angelini
1988-1990
Robert H. Wetzel
1983-1988
John Adam, Jr.
1980-1983
Robert Cushman
1975-1980
Corporators
Michael P. Duffy
Lawrence Abramoff
Colleen Abrams
Viviana Abreu-Hernandez
Maria Adamo
Akosua Agyepong
Kola Akindele
Ché Anderson
James A. Andreoli
Michael P. Angelini
Ann Marie Argitis
Joycelyn Augustus
Edward M. Augustus Jr.
Kristin Bafaro
Thomas J. Bartholomew
Alexander C. Bartholomew
Kenneth J. Bates
Eric D. Batista
Sarah G. Berry
Mark P. Bilotta
Maurice J. Boisvert
Pamela K. Boisvert
Melanie Bonsu
Mark A. Borenstein
Julie Bowditch
Leah Bradley
Louis Brady
James B. Broadhurst
Michael D. Brockelman
Denise H. Brookhouse
James R. Buonomo
Richard Burke
Eric Busenburg
Frank R. Callahan
Linda T. Cammuso, Esq.
Marybeth Campbell
Jennifer Davis Carey
Kirk A. Carter
Deborah D. Cary
Scott Casper
Christine Cassidy
Dr. Matilde Castiel
Raquel Castro-Corazzini
Linda A. Cavaioli
Harriette Chandler
Jeffrey Chin
Germán Chiriboga
Lisa Cohen
James E. Collins
J. Christopher Collins
David Connell
Tracy A. Craig
Kenneth C. Crater
Benjamin A. Craver
Michael J. Crawford
Frederick G. Crocker Jr.
Joshua Croke
James W. Cushman
Geoffrey K. Dancey
Daniel de la Torre
Ross K. Dik
James E. Donahue
James C. Donnelly
Nina T. Dow
Donald F. Doyle
Anthony Dragga
Ellen S. Dunlap
Peter Dunn
Sandy Dunn
Grace Elton
Patricia Eppinger
Jeanne Esler
John Esler
Allen J. Falke
Anne Fine
Adrien Finlay
Charran Fisher
David Fithian
Mary F. Fletcher
Matt Fletcher
Justin L. Fletcher
Allen W. Fletcher
Warner S. Fletcher
Mario J. Flórez
John Lawrence Foley
David Fontaine Jr.
Paul A. Fontaine
Dr. Heather C. Forkey
Mark W. Fuller
Peter Gardner
Gerald Gates
Gerald L. Gaudette III
Jared Gentilucci
Eve Gilmore
Ivan Green
Gregg Grenier
David Grenon
J. Michael Grenon
Dr. Abraham W. Haddad
Gloria Hall
Deborah Hall
Elizabeth Hamilton
John Herron Jr.
Maria Heskes-Allard
Honee A. Hess
Emily G. Holdstein
Jason Homer
Lauren Howe
Isabelle Jenkins
Noreen Johnson Smith
Parlee Jones
Steve G. Joseph
Kevin R. Kearney
Dennis F. Kerrigan, Esq.
Steve Kerrigan
William J. Kerrissey, Jr.
Richard W. Lavey
Robert E. Layne
Thuha T. Le
Patricia Leary
Linda C. Looft
James E. Madigan
Susan M. Mailman
Barry M. Maloney
Warren Manigault III
Edward F. Manzi Jr.
Michael J. Martin
Justin Matsen
Paul F. Matthews
Heather A. Maykel
Christopher W. McCarthy
Todd C. McDonald
Samantha P. McDonald
Lisa McDonough
Catheryn McEvoy
Nadia T. McGourthy
Thomas McKenney
Robert H. McLaren
Jean G. McMurray
Christopher G. Mehne
Kerri Melley
Katherine H. Metzger
John O. Mirick
Christopher R. Mitchell
Ann K. Molloy
Jessica Morris
William G. Muller
Timothy P. Murray
Rae Negron
Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies
Aivi Nguyen
David A. Nicholson
Kevin M. O'Brien
Andrew B. O'Donnell
Nickalas Oates
David R. Ojerholm
Vincent J. Osterman
Martha R. Pappas
Sonia Paulino
Thoru Pederson
Luis G. Pedraja
Karen L. Pelletier
Deborah A. Penta
Jose Perez
R. Norman Peters
Neil F. Petersen Jr.
Paul M. Pezzella
William Pieczynski
Gina Plata-Nino
Kendall M. Pomeroy
Christine M. Proffitt
Raymond L. Quinlan
Daniel Rea
Mary Jane Rein
Mary C. Ritter
Shelley F. Rodman
Eric Roldan
Emily Rosenbaum
Laurie B. Ross
Scott Rossiter
Paul R. Rossley
Steven Rothschild
Kya Roumimper Ascani
Kent Russell
Kimberly M. Salmon
James M. Salois
R. Joseph Salois
Kerrie Carnes Salwa
Jacob Sanders
Kwasi Sarpong
Sean Scanlon
Paul F. Scully
Carol L. Seager
Alan Seiffert
Jay S. Sherwin
John F. Shoro
Troy Siebels
Marvin S. Silver
Naomi Sleeper
Michael D. Sleeper
Jeffrey S. Solomon
Hamilton Soriano
Jay Soto Jr.
Peter R. Stanton
Carolyn J. Stempler
Joseph N. Stolberg
Lauren Szumita
Clyde Talley
George W. Tetler III
Monica Thomas-Bonnick
Troy B. Thompson
Elizabeth J. Thompson
Sumner B. Tilton, Jr.
Eric Torkornoo
Tuyet Tran
Ann Tripp
Michael Urban
Wayne M. Ushman
Ronald B. Waddell Jr.
Jeanette Wade
Julian Davis Wade
William D. Wallace
Matthew Wally
Elizabet Wambui
Matthias Waschek
Victoria Waterman
Jon Weaver
Charles S. Weiss
James A. Welu
Todd H. Wetzel
Mark R. Wetzel
David H. White
Harry Whitin III
Tom Wickstrom
Elizabeth Wickstrom Morse
Stephanie A. Williams
Helene F. Winn
David K. Woodbury
Kelsa L. Zereski
Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham, JD