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.
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Staff

Tim Johnstone
Interim CEO

Diane Allain
Vice President, Finance & Administration
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Jonathan Cohen
Vice President for Programs & Strategy
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Isabella Corazzini
Program Associate
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Elaine Nedder
Special Projects Officer
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Nathan Rearick
Staff Accountant
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Kaela Schmaus
Executive Assistant to the President & CEO
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Sarah Shugrue
Senior Program Officer
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Kelly Stimson
Vice President of Donor Services and Relations
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Jacob Vazquez
Philanthropy Officer, Scholarship
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Jaqueline Williams
Administrative Assistant
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Board of Directors

J. Christopher Collins
CHAIR, Mirick O'Connell, Term Expires 2022
Michael P. Angelini
VICE CHAIR, Bowditch & Dewey, Term expires 2024

Thomas J. Bartholomew
TREASURER, Bartholomew & Co., Inc., Term expires 2023

Joycelyn Augustus
CLERK, Financial Consultant, Term expires 2023
Kola Akindele
WPI, Term expires 2026

Che Anderson
UMass Chan Medical School, Term expires 2025

Germán Chiriboga
UMass Chan Medical School, Term expires 2026

Jennifer David Carey
Worcester Education Collaborative, Term expires 2024

Warner S. Fletcher
Fletcher Tilton PC, Board Member Emeritus

Jack L. Foley
Clark University, retired, Term expires 2023

Maria Heskes-Allard
Bay State Savings Bank, Term expires 2026

Linda Carre Looft
At-Large, WPI, retired, Term expires 2023

Christopher W. McCarthy
Fidelity Bank, Term expires 2023

Nadia T. McGourthy
Dresser & McGourthy, LLP, Term expires 2023

Satya Mitra
Guru Tax & Financial Services, Inc., Term expires 2024

Sonia Paulino
Worcester Public Schools, Term expires 2024

Gina Plata-Nino
Mass Law Reform, Term expires 2026

Kimberly Salmon
Hanover Insurance Group

Eric Torkornoo
Fidelity Bank, Term expires 2024

Ronald Waddell
Legendary Legacies, Term expires 2026
Corporators
Lawrence Abramoff
Colleen Abrams
Viviana Abreu-Hernandez
Robb Ahlquist
Jim Andreoli
Roy Angel
Ann Marie Argitis
Alex Bartholomew
Ken Bates
Eric Batista
Paul Belsito
Sarah Berry
Mark Bilotta
Maureen Binienda
Moe Boisvert
Elissa Boisvert
Pam Boisvert
Geof Booth
Mark Borenstein
Julie Bowditch
Sally Bowditch
Leah Bradley
Lou Brady
James Broadhurst
Mike Brockelman
Denise Brookhouse
John Budd
Jim Buonomo
Richard Burke
Eric Busenburg
Frank Callahan
Linda Cammuso
Marybeth Campbell
Kirk Carter
Debbie Cary
Scott Casper
Christine Cassidy
Mattie Castiel
Raquel Castro-Corazzini
Linda Cavaioli
Francesco Cesareo
Harriette Chandler
Jeffrey Chin
Chris Collins
Jim Collins
David Connell
Ashish Cowlagi
Tracy Craig
Kenneth Crater
Ben Craver
Mike Crawford
Nancy Crimmin
Rick Crocker
Katie Crockett
Joshua Croke
Larry Curtis
Geoff Dancey
Laurie Davis
Micki Davis
Dan de la Torre
Eileen deCastro
Harry Dewey
Morgan Dewey
Ross Dik
Jim Donnelly
Don Doyle
Ellen Dunlap
Sandy Dunn
Patty Eppinger
John Esler
Jeanne Esler
Allen Falke
Saul Feingold
Maria Fernandes-Dominique
David Fithian
Allen Fletcher
Warner Fletcher
Mary Fletcher
David Fontaine
Paul Fontaine
Heather Forkey
Mark Fuller
Peter Gardner
Gerry Gates
Lee Gaudette
Jared Gentilucci
Lisa Gibbs
Eve Gilmore
Dennis Gorman
Martha Grace
David Grenon
Mike Grenon
Abe Haddad
Lucy Hale
Gloria Hall
Jock Herron
Honee Hess
Jamie Hoag
Emily Holdstein
Jason Homer
Debora Jackson
Howard Jacobson
Tim Jarry
Parlee Jones
Pat Jones
Steve Joseph
Kevin Kearney
Sara Kelleher
Paul Kelly
Bob Kennedy
Robyn Kennedy
Priscilla Kerr
Dennis Kerrigan
Steve Kerrigan
Judi Kirk
Cheryl Lapriore
Dick Lavey
Robert Layne
Thuha Le
Patricia Leary
Diane Leclair
Patsy Lewis
Joseph Lian
Robert Lian
Stacy Lord
Monica Lowell
Tamara Lundi
Jim Madigan
Susan Mailman
Barry Maloney
Warren Manigault
Edward Manzi
Laura Marotta
Michael Martin
Heather Maykel
Chris McCarthy
Todd McDonald
Samantha McDonald
Lisa McDonough
Kate McEvoy
Nadia McGourthy
Tom McGregor
Tom McKenney
Bob McLaren
Jean McMurray
Chris Mehne
Jake Messier
Kathie Metzger
Dusty Miller
John Mirick
Ann Molloy
Charlie Monahan
Paul Morano
Jessica Morris
Jim Moynihan
Bill Muller
Tim Murray
Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies
Aivi Nguyen
David Nicholson
Kevin O'Brien
Andy O'Donnell
David Ojerholm
Vince Osterman
Martha Pappas
Sahdev Passey
Sonia Paulino
Thoru Pederson
Luis Pedraja
Deborah Penta
Jose Perez
Neil Petersen
Paul Pezzella
Cindy Pitcher
Sherri Pitcher
Christine Proffitt
Marla Pyle
Ray Quinlan
Dan Rea
Mary Jane Rein
Mary Lou Retelle
Dennis Rice
Mary Ritter
Sarai Rivera
Shelley Rodman
Eric Roldan
Emily Rosenbaum
Laurie Ross
Paul Rossley
Steve Rothschild
Kent Russell
Frank Saba
Jamie Salois
Joe Salois
Kwasi Sarpong
Paul Scully
Carol Seager
Kate Sharry
Jay Sherwin
John Shoro
Troy Siebels
Asima Silva
Marvin Silver
Ed Simsarian
Michael Sleeper
Audrey Smolkin
Jeffrey Solomon
Imrana Soofi
Jay Soto
Mark Spuria
Peter Stanton
Carolyn Stempler
Joe Stolberg
Alan Stoll
Clyde Talley
George Tetler
Monica Thomas-Bonnick
Troy Thompson
Tony Tilton
David Tinsley
Tuyet Tran
Ann Tripp
Liz Tripp
Jayna Turchek
Michael Urban
Wayne Ushman
Cesar Vega
Wyatt Wade
Bill Wallace
Matt Wally
Matthias Waschek
Victoria Waterman
Jon Weaver
Chick Weiss
Jim Welu
Mark Wetzel
Todd Wetzel
David White
Harry Whitin
Tom Wickstrom
Stephanie Williams
Helene Winn
David Woodbury
Alex Zequeira
Jessika Zequeira
Kelsa Zereski
Tina Zlody
Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham