Proposed CEDS Committee

Merrimack Valley CEDS Committee

The Merrimack Valley CEDS Committee is responsible for guiding the development of our region’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). Economic development strategy meetings are held periodically, focused on identifying responsible parties for the implementation of shared goals and objectives. Through this process, a number of collaborative efforts for both ongoing and potential projects are identified. In addition, key economic development themes critical to enhancement of the regional economy are examined.

Community Development Departments

Amesbury

-William Scott, Community & Economic Development Director

-Nipun Jain, Planner

Andover

-Paul Materazzo, Director of Planning

- Lisa Schwarz, Senior Planner

Boxford

-Ross Povenmire, Director of Conservation

Georgetown

-Howard Snyder, Town Planner

Haverhill

-William Pillsbury, Economic and Community Development Director

-Andrew Herlihy,

Lawrence

-Abel Vargas, Economic Development Director

-James Barnes, Community Development Director

Theresa Park, Planning Director

-Mark J. Ianello, Finance Manager

-Frank O’Connor

-Dan McCarthy

Methuen

-William Buckley, Community & Economic Development Director

Newbury

-Martha Taylor

Newburyport

-Andrew Port, Director of Planning

North Andover

-Eric Kfoury, Community Development Director

Jean Enright, Asst. Community Development Director

Rowley

Kirk Baker, Town Planner

Salisbury

-Lisa Pearson, Planning Director

West Newbury

-Leah Zambernardi, Planning Administrator

Colleges

NECC

-Lane Glenn, President, NECC

-Wendy Shaffer

-Martha Leavitt

-Cheryl Goodwin

Cambridge College

-Linda Richelson, Center Director

Deborah C. Jackson, President

Merrimack College

-Jon Lyon

Christopher E. Hopey, Ph.D., President

Libby Johnson, Executive Assistant to the President [contact for President Hopey]

Felipe Schwarz, Asst. VP for External Affairs

UMass Lowell

-David Turcotte, Senior Program Manager, Center for Family, Work, and Community

Chambers of Commerce

-Joe Bevilacqua, Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce

-Ann Ormond, President, Newburyport Chamber of Commerce

Stacey Bruzzese, President, Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce

Beverly Donovan, Director of Economic Development, Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce

-Ron Trombley, Greater Haverhill Foundation, Inc.

-Kassandra Kasey, Executive Director Amesbury Chamber of Commerce

Development Organizations

-Rafael Abislaiman, Executive Director, Merrimack Valley Workforce Investment Board

-Susan Almono

- Barbara Zeimetz, Deputy Director

-David A. Tibbetts, President, Merrimack Valley Economic Development Council

-Steve St. Arnault, Economic Development Consultant

-Beecher Grogan, Interise

-Lori Krebs, Salem State's Center for Economic Development and Sustainability

- Cheryl Amey,

-Susanne Ferrara, President and Executive Director, Merrimack Valley Venture Forum

Noah Koratz

TDI Fellow for Haverhill/Mass Development

Community Groups

-Brad Buschur, Project Director

-Heather McMann, Executive Director, Groundwork Lawrence

-Jessica Andors, Co-Executive Director, Lawrence CommunityWorks

-Juan Bonilla,

-Jennifer Hilton

-Annie Harris, Executive Director, Essex National Heritage Commission

Bill Steelman

Legislators

-Representative Marcos A. Devers

-Lenny Mirra

Congressman Seth Moulton

-Jason Dennoncourt, Ec Development Director

Senator Warren’s Office

Congressman Nikki Tsongas Office

Russell Pandres

The State

-Peter Milano, Regional Director, Mass. Office of Business Development

-Ken Goode, MassDevelopment

-Tania Hartford, MassDevelopment

Victor Negrete, Permitting Office, EOHED

at Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development

Banks, Realtors, and Other Private Sector Representatives

-Dennis Ingram, Lawrence General Hospital

-John Michitson

-North East Builder's Association of Massachusetts

-Matthias Bohler

Geri-Lynn Darcy, VP Of Real Estate, Lupoli Companies

(978) 490-0905

-Mark Guay,

Ellen Keller, VP of Real Estate, Ozzy Properties

-Bob O’Brien

-Lisa Fitzpatrick, Burgess Business Center in Haverhill

-Steve DeSisto

-Sandy Brown

-Ray Wrobel, NMTW Community Credit Union

-Scott Cote, Pentucket Bank

-Tom O'Donnell, Merrimack Valley Sandbox representative

-Lou Minicucci, President, Minco Corp