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The MSBDC Advisory Council provides general guidance and policy recommendations to the MSBDC state director and dean of the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts (the lead institution) with respect to the following:

  • The direction, priorities and implementation of the strategic plan which the MSBDC should pursue in order to achieve its stated objectives;
  • Ways of attaining a higher level of coordination between the MSBDC and other technical assistance providers;
  • The effectiveness of the MSBDC's activities and possible modifications which would enhance the quality of service rendered to clients.

The Advisory Council is structured to provide an ongoing avenue of input for the MSBDC's most important constituencies. It will consist of a minimum of eight people appointed by the dean of the Isenberg School of Management, including at least four small business people; a representative from the U.S. Small Business Administration; a representative from the Massachusetts Department of Business Development; and the state director of the MSBDC Network. The dean appoints a member to serve as chairperson.

 

Joseph Bevilacqua, President
Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce
264 Essex Street
Lawrence, MA 01840
978-686-0900
www.merrimackvalleychamber.com
Derek Brooks, President/CEO
Inside Cable, Inc.
10 State Street, Suite 41
Woburn, MA 01801
781-932-3800
www.inside-cable.net
Denis Hanks, Executive Director
Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce Plymouth Regional Economic Development Foundation, Inc. 
508-830-1620, 508-747-1620 ext 145
www.plymouthchamber.com 
www.plymouthbusiness.org
Michael Hunter, Undersecretary
Department of Business Development
One Ashburton Place, Room 2101
Boston, MA 02108
617-788-3610
www.mass.gov/dbd
Leslie Ross Lawrence, Senior Vice President
NUVO Bank & Trust Company
1500 Main Street
Springfield, MA 01115
413-787-2703
www.nuvobank.com
Meghan Leahy, Policy Advisor
Senator John Kerry's Office
One Bowdoin Square, 10th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
617-565-8519
kerry.senate.gov 
Robert Nelson, District Director
U.S. Small Business Administration
10 Causeway Street, Room 265
Boston, MA 02222
617-565-5561
www.sba.gov
Georgianna Parkin, State Director
MA Small Business Development Center
University of Massachusetts
23 Tillson Farm Road
Amherst, MA 01003
413-545-6302
www.msbdc.org
Cheryl Rumley, Founder/Owner
Apex Healthcare Services, Inc.
1985 Main Street, Suite 202
Springfield, MA 01103
413-746-4663
www.apexcares.com
Anne Struthers, Executive Director
Massachusetts Office of Business Development
Ten Park Plaza, Suite 3730
Boston, MA 02116
617-973-8600
www.mass.gov/mobd

 


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