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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Officers

Rose Lopes
CHAIR

Sylvia Group
500 Faunce Corner Road
Building 100, Suite 120
Dartmouth, MA 02747
Ph:Ph: (508) 742-9230

Matthew Schondek
TREASURER

Fall River Municipal Credit Union
333 Milliken Boulevard
Fall River, MA 027721
Ph: (508) 678-9028

Executive Committee

Eileen Migliozzi
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

St. Anne’s Credit Union
286 Oliver Street
Suite 101
Fall River, MA 02724
Ph: (877) 782-6637

Paul Chasse
VICE CHAIR, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Paul Chasse, REALTOR® Association of Southeastern Massachusetts
651 Orchard Street
Suite 101
New Bedford, MA 02744
(508) 993-4386

Gail Fortes
VICE CHAIR, DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION COMMITTEE

YWCA SEMA
20 South 6th Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Ph: (508) 999-3255

Carl Sawejko
VICE CHAIR, ONE SOUTHCOAST CHAMBER FOUNDATION

Sawejko Communications
61 Alden Place
Somerset, MA 02725
Ph:(508) 673-0320

Doug Glassman
VICE CHAIR, GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

1476 Purchase Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Ph: (508) 999-2380

Curtis Nelson
VICE CHAIR, SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE

Nelson Insurance & Financial Services
155 N Main Street
Fall River, MA 02720
Ph: (508) 672-3096

Williams Burns
AT LARGE

Southcoast Health
Ph: (508) 997-1515

Kim Perry
AT LARGE

Fairlawn, Dartmouth & Rock Funeral Homes
Ph: (508) 676-2454

Catherine Dillon
AT LARGE
Bank Five 79 North Main Street Fall River, MA 02720 Ph: (774) 888-6100

Members of the Board of Directors:

Terms to Expire in December 2024:

Nathan Araujo, Advance Career Services
Kevin Carando, Acushnet Company
Barbara Casagrande, AHEAD
Ronald Ellis, Edward Jones
Rose Lopes, Sylvia Group
Lynne Mastera, Precix
Douglas Rodrigues, D. E. Rodrigues & Company, Inc.
Carl Sawejko, Sawejko Communications
Matthew Schondek, Fall River Municipal Credit Union
Bernadette Souza, Youth Opportunites Unlimited
Michael Tavares, Horacio’s, Inc.

Terms to Expire in December 2025:

Dugan Becker, SouthCoast Wind
Paul Chasse, REALTOR® Association of Southeastern Massachusetts
Jenifer Cullen, Vineyard Wind
Peter Daley, People Incorporated
Eileen Danahey, Saint Anne’s Credit Union
Dr. Laura Douglas, Bristol Community College
Monte Ferris, Ferris Development
Gail Fortes, YWCA of Southeastern Massachusetts
Doug Glassman, SERVPRO of Dartmouth/New Bedford & Marion / Middleboro
Gary P. Howayeck, Esq.
Anthony Medeiros, Mechanics Cooperative Bank
Curtis Nelson, Nelson Insurance & Financial Services
Arti Pacheco, New York Life
Kim Perry, Waring-Sullivan Funeral Home

Terms to Expire in December 2026:

William Burns, Southcoast Health System
Mike Bushell, Southcoast Health System
Marie Pellegrino, BayCoast Bank
Stephen W. Connulty, Paul & Dixon Insurance
Catherine Dillon, BankFive
Charlie Fellows, Lafrance Hospitality
Jeffrey Glassman, Darn It, Inc.
Jeff Pagliuca, Bristol County Savings Bank
Derek Santos, New Bedford Economic Development Council
Matt Zenni, Liberty Utilities