Massachusetts SBDC Advisory Board

The Massachusetts SBDC Advisory Board provides general guidance and policy recommendations to the Massachusetts SBDC 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 Massachusetts SBDC should pursue in order to achieve its stated objectives;
• Ways of attaining a higher level of coordination between the Massachusetts SBDC and other technical assistance providers;
• The effectiveness of the Massachusetts SBDC's activities and possible modifications which would enhance the quality of service rendered to clients.

The Advisory Board is structured to provide an ongoing avenue of input for the Massachusetts SBDC's most important constituencies. The board will consist of a minimum of eight people, including delegates from organizations representing the needs of small business, small business owners, a representative from the U.S. Small Business Administration, a representative from the Massachusetts Office of Business Development, and the state director of the Massachusetts SBDC.

• David Bennett, Senior Vice President
  Middlesex Savings Bank
   
• Michael Bevilacqua, Vice President
  Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce
   
• Gina Flynn, Vice President/Branch Manager
  Eastern Bank
   
• Peter Hurst, Jr., President & CEO
  Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc.
   
• Vince Jackson, Executive Director
  Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce
   
• Peter Milano, Director of Strategy & Business Development
  Massachusetts Office of Business Development
   
• Paula Murphy, State Director
  Massachusetts Small Business Development Center
   
• Jay Pateakos, VP Business Development - South Region
  MassDevelopment
   
• Ili Spahiu, Acting District Director of the Massachusetts District Office
  U.S. Small Business Administration
   
• Liora Stone, President
  Precision Engineering