Executive Committee
Rose Lopes
CHAIR
Sylvia Group
500 Faunce Corner Road
Building 100, Suite 120
Dartmouth, MA 02747
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 Danahey
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
St. Anne’s Credit Union
286 Oliver Street
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
(508) 673-0320
Doug Glassman
VICE CHAIR, GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
Doug Glassman
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
Waring-Sullivan and Rock Funeral Homes
180 Washington St.
Fairhaven, MA 02719
(508) 676-2454
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, St. Anne’s Hospital
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