BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHAIR
Juan Yepez, Chief Executive Officer
Mainstream Global
VICE CHAIR
Vacant
TREASURER
Vacant
CLERK & NOMINATING CHAIR
Billy Lang, Business Representative/Organizer
Painters & Allied Trades DC 35
PLANNING COMMITTEE CHAIR
Frank Surillo, Business & Economic Development Director
Department of Planning and Development, City of Lawrence
YOUTH COMMITTEE CHAIR
Calvin C. Williams, Sr. Director, Corporate/Labor Partnerships
United Way Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley
Frank Amato, Business Agent
Plumbers & Gasfitters Local 12
Dawn Beati, Manager of Field Operations
MassHire Department of Career Services
Joseph J. Bevilacqua, President
Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce
John Bruno, Representative
IBEW Local #1505
Wilson DeLos Santos, President
Potross Financial Services LLC
Kemelin Domenech, Area Director
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
Dr. Lane A. Glenn, President
Northern Essex Community College
Conor Helfrich, Vice President of Business Operations
Helfrich Brothers Boiler Works, Inc.
Andrew Herlihy, Director of Community Development
City of Haverhill
Superintendent John Lavoie
Greater Lawrence Technical School
Superintendent Maureen Lynch
Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School
Vilma Martinez-Dominguez, CEO/Executive Director
Greater Lawrence Community Action Council
Eric Nyandat, Director of Operations
Life Care Ambulance LLC
Carol Riemer, HR Director
Magellan Aerospace
Nardy Vega, Advisor
Adult Learning Center
Ellen Weinhold, Program Coordinator
North Andover Housing Authority
Ex Officio Members – Local Elected Officials
Honorable Brian De Peña
Mayor of Lawrence & Chief Elected Official
Honorable Melinda Barrett
Mayor of Haverhill
Honorable Kassandra Gove
Mayor of Amesbury
Honorable David P. “D.J.” Beauregard, Jr.
Mayor of Methuen
Honorable Sean Reardon
Mayor of Newburyport
Updated 4.22.25
YOUTH COMMITTEE MEMBERS
CHAIR
Calvin C. Williams, Sr. Director Development/Community Relations
United Way Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley
Brad Howell, President & CEO
Fidelity House/CRC
James Henderson, Executive Director
MassHire MV Career Center
Tom Raiche, Labor Liaison
AFL-CIO Community
MV Central Labor Council
Ellen Weinhold, Program Coordinator
North Andover Housing Authority
Michael Bevilacqua, Asst. VP
MV Chamber of Commerce
David Tagliaferri, Adult/TAY CM Supv
Mass. Dept. of Mental Health
Linda Soucy, Grant Writer/Founder
Methuen Arlington Neighborhood, Inc.
Tia Gerber, Director of Community Partnerships
Whittier Reg. Tech. HS
Lauren Jones, Director of Career and Technical Ed
Greater Lawrence Technical School
Roberto Duran, Work-Based Learning Manager
Lawrence High School
Fermin Peralta, District Manager
Department of Youth Services, NE Region
Jeurys Santiago, Founder, CEO
Minds With Purpose
Updated 6.2024
PLANNING/CAREER CENTER COMMITTEE
CHAIR
Frank Surillo, Business & Economic Development Director
Office of Planning and Development, City of Lawrence
Frank Amato, Business Agent
Plumbers & Gasfitters Local 12
Andrew Herlihy, Director of Community Development
City of Haverhill
Carol Riemer, Human Resources Director
Magellan Aerospace