Board of Directors

CHAIR
Juan Yepez, Chief Executive Officer
Mainstream Global

VICE CHAIR & PLANNING CHAIR
Ann Marie Borgesi, Senior VP/Chief Administrative & HR Officer
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center

TREASURER
Robert Westcott, President
Copilabs

CLERK & NOMINATING CHAIR
Jeff Linehan, President
DBS Industries

YOUTH COMMITTEE CHAIR
Calvin C. Williams, Director Development
United Way Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley

Edward Bartkiewicz, Manager
Quality Assurance Unit, MassHire Department of Career Services

Joseph J. Bevilacqua, President
Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce

Christian Brennan, Representative
Painters & Allied Trades DC 35

John Bruno, Representative
IBEW Local #1505

Ron Contrado, Chief Executive Officer
Homisco

Mr. Marko Duffy, President
Marathon Mfg. Solutions

Cynthia Faulkner, Executive Director
Notre Dame Education Center

Evelyn Friedman, Executive Director
Greater Lawrence Community Action Council, Inc.

Dr. Lane A. Glenn, President
Northern Essex Community College

Andrew Herlihy, Director of Community Development
City of Haverhill

Robin Hynds, Vice President Care Continuum & Network Dev.
Lawrence General Hospital

Superintendent John Lavoie
Greater Lawrence Technical School

Superintendent Maureen Lynch
Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School

Joselyn Marte, Counselor
Adult Learning Center

Rosa Muñoz, Human Resource Director
MultiGrains Bakeries

John Person, Area Director
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission

Carol Riemer, HR Director
Magellan Aerospace

Fred Shaheen, President
Shaheen Bros., Inc.

Ellen Weinhold, Program Coordinator
Methuen Housing Authority

Ex Officio Members – Local Elected Officials

Honorable Kendrys Vasquez
Mayor of Lawrence & Chief Elected Official

Honorable James J. Fiorentini
Mayor of Haverhill

Honorable Kassandra Gove
Mayor of Amesbury

Honorable Neil Perry
Mayor of Methuen

Honorable Donna Holaday
Mayor of Newburyport

Updated 9.1.2021

CHAIR
Calvin C. Williams, Director Development
United Way Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley

Ed Warnshuis, Manager Lawrence
Dropout Prevention Prog. LHS

Beverly Desalvo, Vocational Coordinator
Whittier Reg. Tech. HS

Tom Raiche, AFL-CIO Community
Services Liaison, United Way of Mass Bay & MV

Irene Chalek, Executive Director
Ctr. For Adult Ed. Programs, Northern Essex Comm. College

Ellen Weinhold, Program Coordinator
Methuen Housing Authority

April Lyskowsky, Executive Director
YouthBuild Lawrence

Brad Howell, Executive Director
Career Resources, Inc.

Michael Bevilacqua, Asst. VP
MV Chamber of Commerce

David Tagliaferri  
Mass. Dept. of Mental Health

Sonia Morales, District Manager
DYS Lawrence Re-entry

Howard Allen
Youth Program Consultant

Ann Marie Borgesi, Senior VP/Chief Administrative & HR Officer
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center

Ron Contrado, Chief Executive Officer
Homisco

Carol Riemer, Human Resources Director
Magellan Aerospace

Andrew Herlihy, Director of Community Development
City of Haverhill

Robert Westcott, President
Copilabs