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F O C U S G E N E R A L I N T E R E S T
Top chambers of commerce
Ranked by total membership
Chamber Membership
Full-time
equivalent
employees Head of chamber
Board chairman/
company affiliation
Year
founded
1
Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce
311 Main St., Worcester 01608
508-753-2924 • www.worcesterchamber.org
2,100 12.0
Timothy P. Murray
president & CEO
Kate Sharry
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. *
Auburn
1875
2
North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce
860 South St., Fitchburg 01420
978-353-7600 • www.northcentralmass.com
750 12.0
Roy Nascimento
president & CEO
Stephen J. Mullaney
S.J. Mullaney Engineering Inc.
Leominster
1984
3
Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce
2 Shaker Road, Suite B200, Shirley 01464
978-425-5761 • www.nvcoc.com
588 2.0
Melissa Fetterhoff
president & CEO
Sal Perla
Steward Medical Group
Ayer
1984
4
Corridor 9/495 Regional Chamber of Commerce
30 Lyman St., Suite 6, P.O. Box 1555, Westborough 01581
508-836-4444 • www.corridornine.org
550 4.0
Karen J. Chapman
president & CEO
Mary L. Simone
AC Hotel
Worcester
1979
5
Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce
11 Florence St., Marlborough 01752
508-485-7746 • www.marlboroughchamber.org
501 2.5
Robert Schlacter
president & CEO
Michael Rodrigues
Thrive Support & Advocacy
Marlborough
1924
6
Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce
670 Linwood Ave., Suite 5, Whitinsville 01588
508-234-9090 • www.blackstonevalley.org
500 3.0
Jeannie Hebert
president & CEO
Daniel Crossin
Homefield Credit Union
North Grafton
1979
7
MetroWest Chamber of Commerce
1671 Worcester Road, Suite 301, Framingham 01701
508-879-5600 • www.metrowest.org
450 3.0
Jim Giammarinaro
Stephanie Hirshon
interim co-presidents
Katherine Garrahan
Bowditch & Dewey
Framingham
1895
8
The United Regional Chamber of Commerce
310 South St., Plainville 02762
508-316-0861 • www.unitedregionalchamber.org
397 1.0
Jack Lank
president & CEO
Rebecca Marshall-Howarth
The Last Word
Attleboro
1917
9
Milford Area Chamber of Commerce
258 Main St., Suite 306, Milford 01757
508-473-6700 • www.milfordchamber.org
350 2.0
Laura O'Callaghan
president & CEO
Joel Carrara
PrintSmart Office Solutions
Franklin
1922
10
Assabet Valley Chamber of Commerce
18 Church St., 2nd Floor, Hudson 01749
978-568-0360 • www.assabetvalleychamber.org
329 1.5
Sarah Cressy
president & CEO
Donna Driscoll
Main Street Bank
Hudson
1986
11
Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce
29 Parker St., P.O. Box 1381, Gardner 01440
978-632-1780 • www.gardnerma.com
300 2.5
Carol Jacobson
president & CEO
Carol Chellis
UNITIL
Fitchburg
1889
12
Chamber of Central Mass South
46 Hall Road, Sturbridge 01566
508-347-2761 • www.cmschamber.org
260 2.0
Alexandra McNitt
executive director
Jessica Bettencourt
Klem's
Spencer
1945
13
Middlesex West Chamber of Commerce
179 Great Road, Suite 104B, Acton 01720
978-263-0010 • www.mwcoc.com
257 1.0
Jonathan Kerr
executive director
Donald Ludwig
Ludwig Agency
Boxborough
1989
14
North Quabbin Chamber of Commerce
80 Freedom St., Athol 01331
978-249-3849 • www.northquabbinchamber.com
249 2.5
Mark C. Wright
executive director
Tabitha Fournier
Athol Savings Bank
Athol
1982
15
Wachusett Area Chamber of Commerce **
1174 Main St., Holden 01520
508-829-9220 • www.wachusettareachamber.org
190 1.0
Jennifer Stanovich
executive director
Sharon Taubert
Busy Bee Nursery & Landscape Construction
Holden
1991
16
Auburn Chamber of Commerce
311 Main St., Worcester 01608
508-753-2924 • www.auburnchamberma.org
151 1.0
Virginia K. Parent
affiliate liaison
Stephen Londregan
Chuck's Steak House
Auburn
1962
17
Webster Dudley Oxford Chamber of Commerce
505 South Main St., Webster 01570
508-943-9700 • www.wdochamberma.com
133 1.0
John Milas
executive director
Laurie Nelson
Yellow Iris Farm
Thompson, Conn.
1945
18
Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 55, Hopkinton 01748
508-922-2302 • www.hopchamber.com
126 N/A
Tim Kilduff
executive director
Scott Richardson
Gorman Richardson Lewis Architects Inc.
Hopkinton
1990
Source: Each chamber via survey
* Acquired Group Benefits Strategies in November 2018
** Previously named the Holden Area Chamber of Commerce
- Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com
The Worcester Regional
Chamber of Commerce,
was one of many
Massachusetts chambers
in February to receive
more than $100,000
each in state funding to
help with initiatives
targeting small
businesses. Pictured is
CEO Timothy Murray.
Robert Schlacter, former
vice president at Transition
Solutions Inc., became the
new president and CEO of
the Marlborough Regional
Chamber of Commerce in
January.
The
North
Central
Massachusetts Chamber
of Commerce says will
raise from the annual
value of its economic
impact from $131 million
to $150 million by 2021.
Pictured is CEO Roy
Nascimento.
The Corridor 9/495
Regional Chamber of
Commerce rebranded and
took on that name at the
end of 2018.
The North Quabbin
Chamber of Commerce
hosts a visitor center for
the region at its office on
Freedom Street.
