An Advisory Board composed of local business people, legislators, community leaders and representatives from the various Chambers of Commerce, including graduated interns, meet once each semester to provide MERC with feedback and guidance on how best to accomplish its mission.
Advisory Board
MERC Advisory Board: FALL 2022
| First Name | Last Name | Title | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyndie | Aga | Business Systems Analyst | Mathworks |
| Kathleen | Bartolini | Business Development Strategies | |
| David | Bennett | Sr. Vice President for Community Banking / MERC Advisory Board Chair | Middlesex Savings Bank |
| Greg | Bunn | Executive Director | MassHire Metro South/West |
| Karen | Chapman | President | Corridor Nine Chamber of Commerce |
| Arthur | Chaves | COO | Coan Heating & Cooling |
| Patricia | Costa | Economic Development Specialist and Planner, Planning and Community Development Division | City of Framingham |
| Jack | Cutone | Member, Board of Directors Quinsigamond Community College Foundation, Inc. | Quinsigamond Community College |
| James | Eldridge | Senator | Massachusetts Senate |
| Danielle | Gregoire | Representative | Mass House of Representatives |
| Kristina | Johnson, AICP | Director of Planning and Community Development | Town of Hudson |
| Amanda | Loomis | Director, Community and Economic Development | Town of Natick |
| David | Magnani | Asst. Vice Chancellor, Corporate & Foundation Relations (retired) | UMass Boston |
| Peter | Matchak | Town Planner | Town of Ashland |
| Michael | McDermott | Director | Moody's Analytics |
| Mark | Melnik | Director of Economic and Public Policy Research | UMass Donahue Institute, University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Michelle | Mercier | President & CEO | Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce |
| Jeffrey | Morse | Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer | Main Street Bank |
| David J | Morticelli | SVP, Retail Banking | Avidia Bank |
| Susan | Nicholl | District & Special Projects Director | Office of Massachusetts Senate President Karen E. Spilka |
| Jason | Palitsch | Executive Director | The 495/MetroWest Partnership |
| Leah | Parker-Moldover | Executive Director | MetroWest Nonprofit Network (MWNN) |
| Chris | Robbins | Member | Southborough Economic Development Committee |
| Reyad | Shah | President & CEO | MetroWest Chamber of Commerce |
| Lecia | Shronce | EHS Administrator | J.F. White Contracting Co. |
| John | Stefanini | Councilor | Framingham Council, District 8 |
| Karen | Spilka | Senate President | Massachusetts Senate |
| Jo-Anne | Thompson | President | Tommy's Taxi |
| Brandon | Ward | Executive Director | Leadership MetroWest |