Worcester Business Journal

T he Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission has five members, but only one of those commissioners made WBJ's Power 50 this year. at's because, rather than simply using her newly appointed role to do the bureaucratic work of evaluating marijuana business applications, Shaleen Title is leveraging her position of power to advocate for more licenses to go toward communities impacted by the War on Drugs. Local governments around the state are starting to respond, (Worcester included two so-called economic empowerment applicants among its 15 potential licens- ees), which creates opportunities for small businesses and minorities to operate in an industry dominated by a handful of wealthy players. To make the Power 50, now in its fih year, professionals must not only be in a position of power, they need to wield it in such a way to have an outsized impact on our business community. Abraham W. Haddad may be a retired dentist, but by volunteering more than 20,000 hours on a variety of influential boards, he's had a hand in most major projects in Worcester in the past four years. Roy M. Nascimento took the backing of his 800 member companies at the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce to wage an insightful battle for comprehen- sive education reform. Larry Lucchino leveraged his ownership of a minor league baseball team to become the cornerstone of Worcester's largest economic develop- Worcester Business Journal (ISSN#1063-6595) is published bi-weekly, 24x per year, including 4 special issues in May, September, October, and December by New England Business Media. 172 Shrewsbury St., Worcester, MA 01604. Periodicals postage paid at Worcester, MA. Copyright 2019. All rights reserved. Postmaster: Please send address changes to: Worcester Business Journal, PO Box 330, Congers, NY 10920-9894. Subscriptions: Annual subscriptions are available for $54.95. 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A division of: Worcester Business Journal WBJ I N T H I S I S S U E The 2019 Central Mass. economy's most influential people Editor, Brad Kane, bkane@wbjournal.com News Editor, Grant Welker, gwelker@wbjournal.com (Real estate, higher education, health care) Staff Writer Zachary Comeau, zcomeau@wbjournal.com (Manufacturing) Contributors Susan Shalhoub, Livia Gershon, Sarah Connell Editorial & Events Intern, Devina Bhalla, dbhalla@wbjournal.com Research Director, Stephanie Meagher, smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com Research Assistant, Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com Production Director, Kira Beaudoin, kbeaudoin@wbjournal.com Art Director, Mitchell Hayes, mhayes@wbjournal.com Senior Accounts Manager Matt Majikas, mmajikas@wbjournal.com Senior Accounts Manager Christine Juetten, cjuetten@wbjournal.com Senior Special Accounts Manager Mary Lynn Bosiak, mlbosiak@wbjournal.com Marketing & Events Manager Kris Prosser, kprosser@wbjournal.com Distribution and Database Coordinator A Guide to STUFF, a publication of New England Business Media Patty Harris, pharris@nebusinessmedia.com COO, Mary Rogers, mrogers@nebusinessmedia.com Accounting Manager, Valerie Clark, vclark@nebusinessmedia.com Accounting Assistant, Rae Rogers, rrogers@nebusinessmedia.com Collections Manager, Raki Zwiebel, rzwiebel@nebusinessmedia.com Human Resources, Jill Coran, jcoran@nebusinessmedia.com Publisher, CEO, Peter Stanton pstanton@nebusinessmedia.com Associate Publisher, Mark Murray mmurray@wbjournal.com President, Joseph Zwiebel jzwiebel@nebusinessmedia.com WBJ 2019 Power 50 members (from left) Roy M. Nascimento, Shaleen Title, Abraham W. Haddad, Robert J. Morton, Liora Stone, Larry Lucchino and Angela Bovill. Special thanks to the College of the Holy Cross for opening its facilities for this Power 50 photo shoot. C E N T R A L M A S S . CULTURE ............................ 6-7 - Ché Anderson & Jessica Walsh - Amy Lynn Chase - Grace Elton - Larry Lucchino - Elaine Osgood - Stephanie Ramey - Cliff Rucker - Troy Siebels HEALTH CARE ....................... 9 - Angela Bovill - Richard P. Burke - Eric W. Dickson, MD - Tarek Elsawy, MD, FACP - Kate McEvoy - Milka Njoroge, PharmD LO KING Many of our doctors are welcoming new patients. Meet them at reliantmedicalgroup.org. for a new doctor? MANUFACTURING ........... 10-11 - Swati Elavia - Valentin P. Gapontsev, Ph.D. - Shantanu Gaur - Mike Mahoney - Shacey Petrovic - Bruce Platzman - Liora Stone ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT .............. 12-13 - Christina Andreoli - Edward M. Augustus Jr. - Nick Capasso - Denis P. Dowdle - Abraham W. Haddad, DMD - Timothy P. Murray - Charles F. "Chip" Norton - Arthur G. Vigeant FOOD, DRINK, & MARIJUANA ................ 14-15 - Sam Barber - Robin & Maureen Fabry - Damien Goudreau, Nate Lanier & Dean Rohan - Alec Lopez & Sherri Sadowski - Paul Sellew - Carolyn Stimpson & Ralph, Jeff, Chris & David Crowley - Shaleen Title EDUCATION & ADVOCACY .................. 16-17 - F. Javier Cevallos - Susan West Engelkemeyer, Ph.D. - Laurie Leshin - Roy M. Nascimento, CCE, IOM - AiVi Nguyen - Luis G. Pedraja - Alan Ritacco MONEY & INFLUENCE ................. 18-19 - Mike Angelini - Ernie Herrman - Stephen MacMillan - Sue Mailman - Robert J. Morton - Doug Petersen - Tina M. Sbrega COVER PHOTO AND ABOVE PHOTO: EDD COTE ment effort in years, whose influence will be felt for a generation. Power comes in a variety of forms. You can be a CEO, college president, run a nonprofit, know a lot of people, regulate industry or be an important cog in a highly visible project or trend. is list shows the Central Mass. business profes- sionals using that power most effectively, from the established players still throw- ing heat to the fresh faces creating a new impact on the community. - Brad Kane, editor

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