Our Partners
We are a coalition of leaders throughout the City of Lawrence that are dedicated to working together on a shared vision of growing the Lawrence economy. To do this, we are bringing the resources of our organizations to the table, as well as a spirit of collaboration that allows us to achieve goals of a bigger magnitude than any one entity could accomplish alone.
Executive Committee
Board of Directors
Ex-Officio Members
Lori Trahan
U. S. Congresswoman
District 3
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Pavel Payano
State Senator
1st Essex District
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Estela Reyes
State Representative
4th Essex District
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Frank Moran
State Representative
17th Essex District
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Francisco Paulino
State Representative
16th Essex District
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Brian De Peña
Mayor
City of Lawrence
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Jeovanny A. Rodriguez
City Council President
City of Lawrence
Joe Bevilacqua
President and CEO
Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce
Frank Bonet
Executive Director
MassHire Merrimack Valley Workforce Development Board
Jerrard Whitten
Executive Director
Merrimack Valley Planning Commission
John Lavoie
Superintendent
Greater Lawrence Technical School
Carlos Matos
Office of Planning and Development Director
City of Lawrence
Ralph Carrero
Superintendent
Lawrence Public Schools
Leadership Council
Gregory Bialecki
Principal
Redgate
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Barry Finegold
State Senator
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Salvatore Lupoli
President and CEO
Lupoli Companies
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Marianne Paley Nadel
DyeWorks Project Director
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Bob Rivers
Chairman and CEO
Eastern Bank
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Alberto Vasallo III
President and CEO
El Mundo Boston
Lenders' Circle
Jonathan Dowst
CEO
Pentucket Bank
Larry Andrews
President and CEO
Mass Growth Capital Group
Pete Johnston
Senior Vice President & Senior Commercial Banking Officer
The Savings Bank
Ray Wrobel
Vice President
Align Credit Union
​Timothy Burrill
Vice President, CRA Officer
Institution for Savings​
Shruti Miyashiro
President and CEO
DCU - Digital Federal Credit Union