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

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

Carl Taber, Treasurer; Executive VP & Chief Lending Officer, BayCoast Bank

Duarte Silva, Assistant Treasurer; President of South Coast Federal Credit Union

Lisa M. Lemieux, Secretary; Organizer, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East

Jennifer Patnaude, Youth Council Chair; Chief Administrative Officer, Greater NB Community Health Center

Ron Melbourne, Performance Committee Chair; General Manager, Membrane Concepts

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

Helena DaSilva Hughes, At Large; Executive Director, Immigrants Assistance Center (IAC)

Rick Kidder, Chair; Co-CEO, One SouthCoast Chamber, and our Board Vice Chair

Beth Costa, Operation Manager, MassHire Greater New Bedford Career Center

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

Angela Johnston, Director of Business Solutions and Partnerships at Bristol Community College

Tracy Silvia, HR Business Partner, Ahead USA/Kate Lord

Allie Wainer, Executive Vice President & COO, Sid Wainer & Son’s

Ron Melbourne, Chair; General Manager, Membrane Concepts

John Fernades, Executive Board Representative, The Greater Southeastern Massachusetts Labor Council

Michael Tavares, General Manager, Horacio’s

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

Jennifer Patnaude, Chair; Chief Administrative Officer, Greater NB Community Health Center

Christopher John Rezendes, Vice Chair; Founder, Partner, INEX Advisors LLC

Carl Alves, President, Positive Action Against Chemical Addiction (PAACA)

Denise Barr, Director-Human Resources & Finance, The Women’s Center

Christopher Cummings, Manager of CVTE, New Bedford High School

Gail Fortes, Executive Director YWCA, Southeastern MA

Steven Frechette, Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity/CIS, Bristol Community College

Justin Grota, Lead Case Manager Greater New Bedford Career Center

Zoe Hansen-DiBello, Director of Innovation, NorthStar Learning Centers, Inc.

Isaiah Houtman, Math Department/Academy of Information Technology, New Bedford HS

Renee Ledbetter, Director, New Bedford Shannon Initiative, United Way of Greater New Bedford

Reverend David A. Lima, Pastor & Executive Minister, New Seasons Worship Center & Inter-Church Council of Greater NB

Jim Mathes, President & CEO, Dennison Memorial Community Center

Lisa Mello-Frost, Director, PACE YB Youth Development Center

Robert Mendes, Executive Director/Chair, NB Youth Alliance Boy’s and Girls Club in New Bedford

Mike Watson, Superintendent-Elect, Greater New Bedford Vocational Technical High School

Jeffrey Pelletier, President, Junior Achievement of Southeastern MA

Elizete Perry, Systems Manager, Greater New Bedford Career Center

Pam Pollock, Mayor’s Youth Council Advisor, New Bedford Office of Community Services

Mary Rapoza, Director, Parks, Recreation & Beaches City of New Bedford

Maria Rozario, Executive Director, NorthStar Learning Centers, Inc.

John Vasconcellos, President, Community Foundation of Southeastern MA

Cynthia Wallquist, Director of Community Services, City Hall