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 Network.
- David Bennett, Senior Vice
President
Middlesex Savings Bank
6 Main Street
Natick, MA 01760
508-315-5424
- Michael Bevilacqua,
Vice President
Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce
264 Essex Street
Lawrence, MA 01840
978-686-0900
- Gina Flynn, Vice President/Branch Manager
Eastern Bank
139 Washington Street
Salem, MA 01970
978-740-6230
- Peter Hurst, Jr., President & CEO
Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. (GNEMSDC)
101 Huntington Avenue, 17th Floor
Boston, MA 02199
203-288-9744
- Vince Jackson,
Executive Director
Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce
99 Pleasant Street
Northampton, MA 01060
413-584-1900
- Peter Milano, Director of Strategy
& Business Development
Massachusetts Office of Business Development
136 Blackstone Street, 5th floor
Boston, MA 02109
617-939-4380
- Robert Nelson,
District Director
U.S. Small Business Administration
10 Causeway Street, Room 265
Boston, MA 02222
617-565-5561
- Cliff
Paredes,
State Director
Massachusetts Small Business Development Center
University of Massachusetts
23 Tillson Farm Road
Amherst, MA 01003
413-545-6301
- Jay Pateakos, VP Business Development -
South Region
MassDevelopment
275 Martine Street, Suite 201
Fall River, MA 02723
508-678-0533
- Liora Stone, President
Precision Engineering
29 Industrial Drive, PO Box 546
Uxbridge, MA 01569
508-278-5700