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.
Leaders In and
Around Lawrence
Executive Committee
Chair
Wendy Estrella, Owner/Partner
Vice Chair
Socrates De La Cruz, Founding Partner
Interim Treasurer
Chet Szablak, Executive Director, Chief Sales, Community and Customer Relationship Officer
Enterprise Bank
(Enterprise Bancorp)
Clerk
Evan Silverio, President/CEO
Jessica Andors, Executive Director
Joan Hatem-Roy, CEO
Jonathan Isaacson, CEO
The Gem Group
Julieann Thurlow, President/CEO
Lane A. Glenn, President
Board of Directors
Alberto Nunez, Owner/Developer
Syramad Properties, Inc
Antoinette (Toni) Hays, President
Brenna Schneider, Founder and CEO
Craig Jesiolowski, President/CEO
Chris Sullivan, President
Deb Wilson, President
Dennis Conlin, Owner
Conlin's Pharmacy
Guy Fish, President/CEO
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center
Jadihel Taveras, Head of School
Jeanne Leydon, President/CEO
Mary Immaculate Health Services
John Croce, President/CEO
John Howard, President/CEO
Jose De La Rosa, Founder & President/CEO
Maria Gonzalez-Moeller, CEO
The Community Group
Mark Cochran, President
Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union
Markus Fischer, Executive Director
Matthew Bonavita, Global Director - Internal Audit
Ramon Quezada, Director of Business Development
Labor on Site
Tracey Rauh, Top Editor
North of Boston Media Group (Eagle Tribune)
Walkiria Manzueta, Business Development/Talent Acquisition
Zoila Gomez, Managing Partner
Ex-officio Members
Brian De Peña, Mayor
City of Lawrence
Estela Reyes, State Representative
4th Essex District
Francisco Paulino, State Representative
Frank Bonet, Executive Director
MassHire Merrimack Valley Workforce Development Board
Frank Moran, State Representative
17th Essex District
Greater Lawrence Technical School
Joseph Bevilacqua, President/CEO
Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce
Juan P. Rodriguez, Interim Superintendent
Lori Trahan, U.S. Congresswoman
3rd Congressional District
Marc Laplante, President
Pavel Payano, State Senator
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Leadership Council
Alberto Vasallo III, President/CEO
Barry Finegold, State Senator
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bob Rivers, Chairman/CEO
Eastern Bank
Greg Bialecki, Principal
Marianne Paley Nadel, Project Director
Lawrence CommunityWorks, Inc
Salvatore Lupoli, President/CEO
Lenders Circle
Jonathan Dowst, President/CEO
Pentucket Bank
Pete Johnston, Senior Vice President & Senior Commercial Banking Officer
The Savings Bank
Ray Wrobel, Vice President
Timothy Burrill, Vice President, CRA Officer
Shruti Miyashiro, President/CEO
DCU - Digital Federal Credit Union