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

Jacki Byerley, Town Planner

Boxford

-Ross Povenmire, Director of Conservation


Georgetown

Vacant

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, Project Officer, Office of Economic Development

-Dan McCarthy, Land Use Planner

Methuen

-William Buckley, Community & Economic Development Director

Newbury

-Martha Taylor, Town Planner

Newburyport

-Andrew Port, Director of Planning

North Andover

-Eric Kfoury, Community Development Director

Jean Enright, Asst. Community Development Director

Rebecca Oldham, Staff Planner

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

Dan Halloran, Business & Industry Partnerships, NECC Riverwalk Campu

Cambridge College

Deborah C. Jackson, President

Robyn Carroll, Executive Assistant to the President

Melissa Sue Frasca, Director of Admissions

Melissa Sue Frasca |
617-873-0474

Rose Pierre, Student & Academic Services


617-873-0484

Merrimack College

Christopher E. Hopey, Ph.D., President

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

Felipe Schwarz, Asst. VP for External Affairs

-Jon Lyon, Professor & Chair, Biology Dept.

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.

-Sally O’Rorke, Greater Haverhill Foundation Inc.

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-Kassandra Kasey, Executive Director Amesbury Chamber of Commerce

Development Organizations

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

-Susan Almono, Merrimack Valley Workforce Investment Board

- 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

Derek Mitchell, Executive Director, Lawrence Partnership

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, CEO, Essex National Heritage

Legislators

-Representative Marcos A. Devers

-Lenny Mirra

Congressman Nikki Tsongas Office

Russell Pandres

June Black

District Director

Office of Congresswoman Niki Tsongas

Congressman Seth Moulton

-Jason Dennoncourt, Ec Development Director

Senator Warren’s Office

Senator Markey’s Office

Kate Machet, Regional Coordinator

The State

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

-Ken Goode, MassDevelopment

-Tania Hartford, MassDevelopment

Erica Kreuter, Permitting Office, EOHED

-Juan Vega, Assistant Secretary, EOHED

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

Mark Goldstein, President & CEO, Anna Jacques hospital

[Executive Asst. to President]

-Lou Minicucci, President, Minco Corp

Marianne Paley Nadel, Everett Mills Real Estate LLC

Lisa Fitzpatrick