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
President & CEO
Alfred Bush
Staff 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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Norah Joyce
Communications Associate
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Melody MacLean
Senior Director of 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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Heather Smith
Events and Office Manager
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Kelly Stimson
Vice President of Philanthropic Services
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Jacob Vazquez
Philanthropic Advisor
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Board of Directors
Thomas J. Bartholomew
CHAIR, Bartholomew & Co., Inc., Term expires 2025
Satya Mitra
CHAIR ELECT, Guru Tax & Financial Services, Inc., Term expires 2024
Maria Heskes-Allard
TREASURER, Term expires 2026
Joycelyn Augustus
CLERK, Financial Consultant, Term expires 2025
Kola Akindele
WPI, Term expires 2026
Che Anderson
AT LARGE, UMass Chan Medical School, Term expires 2025
Michael P. Angelini
AT LARGE, Bowditch & Dewey, Term expires 2028
Linda Cammuso
Estate Preservation Law Offices, Term expires 2027
Marybeth Campbell
Worcester Community Action Council, Term expires 2027
Christine Cassidy
Fallon Health, Term expires 2028
Germán Chiriboga
UMass Chan Medical School, Term expires 2026
Dennis F. Kerrigan, Esq.
Hanover Insurance Group, Term expires 2027
Christopher W. McCarthy
Fidelity Bank, Term expires 2027
Lisa McDonough
Community Volunteer, Term expires 2028
Kimberly Salmon
Hanover Insurance Group, Term expires 2025
Naomi Sleeper
Imperial Distribution, Term expires 2027
Eric Torkornoo
Fidelity Bank, Term expires 2028
Ann Tripp
Opus Management (retired), Term expires 2027
Ronald Waddell
Legendary Legacies, Term expires 2026
Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham
Promoting Good LLC, Term expires 2027
Warner S. Fletcher
Fletcher Tilton PC, Board Member Emeritus
Past Board Chairs
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
Lawrence Abramoff
Colleen Abrams
Viviana Abreu-Hernandez
Akosua Agyepong
Kola Akindele
Che Anderson
Jim Andreoli
Michael P. Angelini
Ann Marie Argitis
Joyce Augustus
Ed Augustus Jr.
Alex Bartholomew
Tom Bartholomew
Ken Bates
Eric Batista
Sarah Berry
Mark Bilotta
Moe Boisvert
Elissa Boisvert
Pam Boisvert
Melanie Bonsu
Mark Borenstein
Julie Bowditch
Leah Bradley
Lou Brady
James Broadhurst
Mike Brockelman
Denise Brookhouse
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
Harriette Chandler
Jeffrey Chin
Germán Chiriboga
Lisa Cohen
J. Christopher Collins
Jim Collins
David Connell
Tracy Craig
Kenneth Crater
Ben Craver
Mike Crawford
Rick Crocker
Katie Crockett
Joshua Croke
Geoff Dancey
Jennifer Davis Carey
Dan de la Torre
Ross Dik
James Donahue
Jim Donnelly
Don Doyle
Ellen Dunlap
Sandy Dunn
Peter Dunn
Grace Elton
Patty Eppinger
John Esler
Jeanne Esler
Allen Falke
Maria Fernandes-Dominique
Anne Fine
David Fithian
Allen Fletcher
Warner Fletcher
Mary Fletcher
Mario Florez
Jack Foley
David Fontaine
Paul Fontaine
Heather Forkey
Mark Fuller
Peter Gardner
Gerry Gates
Jared Gentilucci
Lisa Gibbs
Eve Gilmore
Martha Grace
David Grenon
Mike Grenon
Abe Haddad
Gloria Hall
Liz Hamilton
Jock Herron
Maria Heskes-Allard
Honee Hess
Jamie Hoag
Emily Holdstein
Jason Homer
Lauren Howe
Debora Jackson
Tim Jarry
Parlee Jones
Steve Joseph
Kevin Kearney
Sara Kelleher
Dennis F. Kerrigan, Esq.
Steve Kerrigan
William J. Kerrissey, Jr.
Judi Kirk
Dick Lavey
Robert Layne
Thuha Le
Patricia Leary
Diane Leclair
Linda Looft
Stacy Lord
Monica Lowell
Jim Madigan
Susan Mailman
Barry Maloney
Warren Manigault
Edward Manzi
Laura Marotta
Michael Martin
Heather Maykel
Christopher McCarthy
Todd McDonald
Samantha McDonald
Lisa McDonough
Kate McEvoy
Nadia McGourthy
Tom McGregor
Tom McKenney
Bob McLaren
Jean McMurray
Chris Mehne
Kathie Metzger
John Mirick
Satya Mitra
Ann Molloy
Jessica Morris
Bill Muller
Tim Murray
Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies
Aivi Nguyen
David Nicholson
Kevin O'Brien
Andy O'Donnell
David Ojerholm
Vince Osterman
Martha Pappas
Sonia Paulino
Thoru Pederson
Luis Pedraja
Karen Pelletier
Deborah Penta
Jose Perez
Neil Petersen
Paul Pezzella
Sherri Pitcher
Gina Plata-Nino
Christine Proffitt
Marla Pyle
Ray Quinlan
Dan Rea
Mary Jane Rein
Mary Lou Retelle
Mary Ritter
Shelley Rodman
Eric Roldan
Emily Rosenbaum
Laurie Ross
Scott Rossiter
Paul Rossley
Steve Rothschild
Kent Russell
Kimberly Salmon
Jamie Salois
Joe Salois
Jacob Sanders
Kwasi Sarpong
Anh Vu Sawyer
Sean Scanlon
Paul Scully
Carol Seager
Jay Sherwin
John Shoro
Troy Siebels
Marvin Silver
Michael Sleeper
Naomi Sleeper
Audrey Smolkin
Jeffrey Solomon
Jay Soto
Mark Spuria
Peter Stanton
Carolyn Stempler
Joe Stolberg
Alan Stoll
Clyde Talley
George Tetler
Monica Thomas-Bonnick
Troy Thompson
Liz Thompson
Tony Tilton
Eric Torkornoo
Tuyet Tran
Ann Tripp
Michael Urban
Wayne Ushman
Ron Waddell
Julian Wade
Jeanette Wade
Bill Wallace
Matt Wally
Liz Wambui
Matthias Waschek
Victoria Waterman
Jon Weaver
Chick Weiss
Jim Welu
Mark Wetzel
Todd Wetzel
David White
Harry Whitin
Tom Wickstrom
Elizabeth Wickstrom Morse
Stephanie Williams
Helene Winn
David Woodbury
Kelsa Zereski
Tina Zlody
Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham