Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | August 20, 2018 | Worcester Business Journal 31 4 0 U N D E R F O R T Y F O C U S 800.581.5363 fidelitybankonline.com Congrats Jenn on your 40 under 40 recogni on! Living our Values Thank you Jenn for supporting our culture and living our values every day! At Fidelity Bank we believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to grow, improve, and realize their hopes and dreams. We do this through LifeDesign, our unique way of doing business and the promise we make to be caring, trusted friends to help our clients, community members, and our employees, get where they want to be. Kennedy CHC congratulates Courtney Pelley on her "Forty Under 40" recognition. You make us proud! Gentilucci had a hand in designing hundreds of buildings and developments in the state, and dozens in Worcester, with more than 30 of those projects at higher education facilities, including the $49-million Foisie Innovation Studio & Residence Hall at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, the $53-million Athletics Wellness Center at Worcester State University and the $92-million Performing Arts Center at College of the Holy Cross. Last year, he was promoted to project manager, becoming one of the youngest at Nitsch to ever hold that position. Earlier this year, he became one of 24 shareholders in the company, again one of the youngest. Gentilucci approaches engineering from the sustainability perspective, focusing on environmental responsibility. He's the co-chair of the Central Massachusetts Committee for the U.S. Green Building Council. In 2015, he played an integral role in the opening of the firm's Worcester office, today housing 15 employees in the Mercantile Center. He volunteers as a judge for WPI's Annual Sustainability Competition and during Reading Day and Career Day at Paxton Center School, where his wife is a teacher. – Z.C. From judge Milka Njoroge: "Jared's work shows dedication to improving the community by creating sustainable and accessible spaces as a way to promote diversity." Were you a straight-A student? From my first day in school I was a straight-A student, because education and hard work are very important to me. What is the best advice you've ever gotten? "Take advantage of every opportunity you can, and continuously focus on expanding your network," my CEO, Lisa Brothers. Jared E. Gentilucci, 36 Project manager & shareholder Nitsch Engineering, Worcester Lives: Worcester Birthplace: Wakefield College: UMass Lowell As a first-generation college student, Morris made it a point in her career to help students navigate the college experience. That's exactly what she does at MCPHS, overseeing a broad array of nearly anything a student might struggle with in or out of the classroom: residence life, counseling services, disability support services, diversity and inclusion, and student conduct. It's a job more complex and challenging as MCPHS has expanded to 17 buildings in the city, and Morris has advocated for additional resources and staffing changes in the student affairs office. She's the deputy on campus for Title IX, the federal statute ensuring gender equality in funding for college activities. Morris has been at MCPHS for five years, and spent six years prior as assistant director of residence life at Clark University. Between those two jobs, she's spent more than a decade in Worcester after having moved from the Boston area. She's become a champion for the city since her arrival and is retail store Worcester Wares' best customer. Morris serves on the boards of the YWCA of Central Massachusetts and Mechanics Hall. She co-chaired the Stand Against Racism Committee at the YWCA for the past four years, and co-chairs Mechanics Hall's Modern Mechanics Guild, working to increase involvement of young professionals. – G.W. From judge Michael Arnum: "Is there anything that Jessica hasn't done? Her work on the job and in the community has built a testament to inclusion and fairness." What TV character is most like you? Olivia Benson from "Law & Order SVU." She is a strong female leader advocating for justice. Who is responsible for your success? My parents. They are down-to-earth people who taught me the value of hard work and treating people with respect. Jessica Morris, 36 Senior associate dean of students MCPHS University, Worcester Lives: West Boylston Birthplace: Boston Colleges: Bryant University, Boston College

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