Massachusetts SBDC Advisory Council

  

The Massachusetts SBDC Advisory Council provides insight, guidance and policy recommendations to the state director and stakeholders to ensure that the Massachusetts SBDC's work continues to be informed by the experience and perspectives of leaders from across the Commonwealth and responsive to the evolving needs of small businesses. Advisory Council members provide strategic insight on emerging issues affecting small businesses, identify opportunities for collaboration and new programming, and help shape services and initiatives that maximize economic impact. The perspectives of Advisory Council members help the Massachusetts SBDC to strengthen the effectiveness and relevance of services, deepen engagement within the Commonwealth's business community, and deliver greater value to businesses at every stage of growth.

The Advisory Council is structured to represent a diverse group of the Massachusetts SBDC's most important constituencies, including CEOs, entrepreneurs, professional service providers, economic development partners, government leaders and other stakeholders.
 

	John Anastasi, Partner Lando & Anastasi (Boston)
	Anthony Balladon, Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer Phoenix Tailings (Woburn)
	Brendan Burke, Partner & Co-Chair, Emerging Company & Venture Capital Practice Group Foley Hoag LLP (Boston)
	John Colucci, Managing Director McLane Middleton (Woburn)
	Stephanie Cronin, Executive Director Middlesex 3 Coalition (Billerica)
	Robert Drake, Senior Vice President, Business Banking & Massachusetts Regional Manager M&T Bank (Boston)
	Nancy Duncan, Founder & Director of Audiology Duncan Hearing Health (Fall River)
	Christine Egitto, Director - Innovation Banking Western Alliance Bank (Boston)
	Yuki Honjo, CEO McLane Research Laboratories (East Falmouth)
	Kathleen Kelly, SVP & Managing Director, Government Guaranteed Lending Santander (Boston)
	Benjamin Lamb, Vice President of Economic Development 1Berkshire (Pittsfield)
	ML Mackey, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder Beacon Interactive Systems (Waltham)
	Kathie Mahoney, President Mass Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MassMEP) (Auburn)
	Michael McCarthy, Executive Vice President Northern Essex Community College (Haverhill)
	Paula Murphy, State Director Massachusetts Small Business Development Center (Amherst)
	Roy Nascimento, President & CEO North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce (Fitchburg)
	David Nelson, President Aerodyne Research (Billerica)
	Ekene Ofodile, President Akers Industries (South Easton)
	Lena Phommatham, Owner Pho Saigon Restaurant / SouLao'd Kitchen (Springfield)
	Derek Santos, Executive Director New Bedford Economic Development Council (New Bedford)
	Stephanie Swanson, Executive Vice President, Government Affairs Associated Industries of Massachusetts (Boston)
	Steven Tamasi, CEO Boston Centerless (Woburn)
Stakeholder Representatives
	Peter Milano, Director of Strategy & Business Development Massachusetts Office of Business Development
	Keegan Shepardson, Massachusetts District Director U.S. Small Business Administration