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 Brealt, Chief Human Resource Officer, Coastline Elderly Services, Inc.

David A. Cabral, President, Five Star Manufacturing

Rich Canastra, President, New Bedford Seafood Auction

Paul F. Correia, Sr. Vice President, LifeStream, Inc., and Member of our Performance & Oversight Committee

James Daniels, Career Center Director, MassHire Greater New Bedford Career Center, and Member of our Business Development Committee

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

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.

Michael Hiltner, HR Director, Acushnet Company

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

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

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 Board Secretary and Chair of our Business Development Committee

Pam Kuechler, Executive Director, PACE

Lisa M. Lemieux, Organizer, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, and our Board Assistant Secretary

David R. Maher, Project Engineering Manager, Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training

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

Stephen Merrill, Area Director, Mass Rehabilitation Commission

James L. O’Brien, Superintendent-Director, GNB Vocational Technical High School

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, Field Rep, Construction & General Laborer’s Union Local No. 385(L.I. U.N.A.)

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)

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, our Board Vice Chair and Member of our Performance & Oversight Committee

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

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

Mitch Zahn, Regional Director,  Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC)