Board of Directors

Nelson Abreu, Director, Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA)

Jose Bahena, Senior Vice President, Joseph Abboud Manufacturing

Steven A. Beauregard, Executive Director, New Bedford Housing Authority (NBHA)

Jean Breault, Chief Human Resource Officer, Coastline Elderly Services, Inc.

David A. Cabral, President, Five Star Manufacturing

Rich Canastra, President, New Bedford Seafood Auction

Sara A. Cunha, HR Manager, Precix

Helena DaSilva Hughes, Executive Director, Immigrants Assistance Center (IAC), and At Large Member of our Executive Committee

Lauren De Simon Johnson, SVP & Chief Human Resources Director of SouthCoast Hospitals Group

Dr. Laura Douglas, President, Bristol Community College (BCC)

John Fernandes, Executive Board Representative, The Greater Southeastern Massachusetts Labor Council, At Large Member of our Executive Committee, Member of our Business Development Committee, and Member of our Performance & Oversight Committee

Jeff Glassman, President, Darn It!, Inc.

Rachel Gordon, HR Manager, Precix, Inc.

Margarita E. Graham, VP & General Manager, Reliable Bus Lines, Inc.

Diane Hurley, Manager of Policy & Program Operations, Department of Career Services (DCS)

Deb Jenkins, Director of Human Resources, HTP Comfort Solutions LLC

Bernice Jensen, Manager New Bedford Public Schools  Divivision of Adult/Continuing Education & Summer School

Lisa A. Jochim, Director, UMass Dartmouth Workers’ Education Program

Haskell Kennedy III, Certified General Appraiser, Kennedy Appraisers Inc.

Rick Kidder, Co-CEO, One SouthCoast Chamber, and our Vice Chair and Chair of our Business Development Committee

Pam Kuechler, Executive Director, PACE

Lisa M. Lemieux, President, Greater SE MA Labor Council, and our Board Secretary

Jane McArdle, HR/Office Manager, Trinity Solar

Ron Melbourne, General Manager, Membrane Concepts, and Chair of our Performance & Oversight Committee

Bonnie Mello, President & CEO, Lifestream, Inc.

Stephen Merrill, Area Director, Mass Rehabilitation Commission (MRC)

Jennifer Patnaude, Chief Administrative Officer, Greater NB Community Health Center, our Youth Council Chair, and Member of our Executive Committee

Jeffrey Pelletier, CEO, Junior Achievement,  Member of our Youth Council

Victor Pereira, Business Manager, Construction & General Laborer’s Union Local No. 385(L.I. U.N.A.)

Aaron Polansky, Superintendent-Director, Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School

Charles Quinn, Owner of East Coast Fabrication, President of Quinn Fisheries Inc., and Owner/Partner of Standard Marine Outfitters

Christopher John Rezendes, Founder, Partner, INEX Advisors LLC, and our Youth Council Vice-Chair

Derek Santos, Executive Director, New Bedford Economic Development Council (NBEDC)

Duarte Silva, President,  South Coast Federal Credit Union

Tracy Silvia, HR Business Partner, Ahead USA/Kate Lord, and Member of our Business Development Committee

David N. Slutz, Managing Director, Potentia Holdings, LLC/President, Moby Dick Brewing Co Inc. and our Board Chair

Carl W. Taber, Executive VP & Chief Lending Officer, BayCoast Bank, our Board Treasurer and Member of our Executive Committee

Michael Tavares, General Manager, Horacio’s

Yvonne Tobey, Program Coordinator, Building Pathways South Pre-Apprentice Program

Allie Wainer, Executive Vice President & COO, Sid Wainer & Son’s, and Member of our Business Development Committee

Michael Watson, Superintendant-Elect, Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School

Corinn Williams, Executive Director, Community Economic Development Center of SE, MA (CEDC)