Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | January 10, 2022 | Worcester Business Journal 35 Thank you to our clients, staff and supporters. We could not have done it without you! Best Plumber/HVAC Contractor BOB A W A R D S B E S T O F B U S I N E S S an otolaryngologist; Dr. SAKEINA HOWARD-WILSON is a hospitalist; Dr. MATTHEW LOCONTE is an emergency medicine physician; and Dr. PRATEEK SHUKLA is an endocrinologist/diabetes physician. SHANNON BEVERIDGE of Leicester joined ERA Key Realty Services as a Realtor in the Spencer office. In addition to her realty work, Beveridge teaches social studies at Tantasqua Regional Junior High School in Sturbridge. She is a graduate of Worcester State University. Discovery Museum in Acton welcomed ANDREW MAGEE to its board of directors. Magee is a retired partner of Epsilon Associates, Inc. of Maynard and served two terms on Acton's select board. He serves on a variety of committees such as Acton's Open Space Committee, Water Resources Advisory Committee, and Water Resources Advisory Committee. St. Mary's Credit Union in Marlborough appointed ERICK PEREIRA to junior commercial lending officer. His responsibilities will include cultivating new relationships to generate business loans while servicing existing commercial relationships. Pereira is a Framingham State University graduate, where he received his bachelor's degree in business management. UMass Memorial Health in Worcester hired four new doctors to its medical staff. Dr. SAMSON HANKA is an internal medicine physician; Dr. TENES PAUL is a hospitalist/internal medicine physician; Dr. DAVID LINSHAW is a surgical oncologist; and Dr. KAITLYN WONG is a pediatric surgeon. JENNIFER DAVID CAREY of Worcester and LAWRENCE CURTIS of Boxford became the newest members elected to the Worcester Art Museum's board of trustees. Carey is executive director of the Worcester Education Collaborative while Curtis is the president and managing partner of WinnDevelopment in Boston. Saint John's High School in Shrewsbury welcomed two new staff members with the appointment of JIM DYER as director of leadership and planned giving and PATRICK MALONEY as director of leadership giving and strategic initiatives. Dyer earned his bachelor's degree in economics from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester and previously held roles in the Holy Cross Fund Office, UMass Medical School, and Old Sturbridge Village. Meanwhile, Maloney graduated from the College of the Holy Cross with a bachelor's in history before continuing his professional fundraising career at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the Nativity School in Worcester. HENRY TESSMAN was elected chair of the board for Visit North Central Massachusetts. Tessman is the general manager of Great Wolf Lodge New England in Fitchburg, where he oversees more than 700 employees. In addition to Visit North Central Massachusetts, Tessman serves on the boards for the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce, Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce, Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce, and the Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation. Holliston-based construction management firm Colantonio Inc. welcomed BRIAN HENEY as its new preconstruction manager. Heney brings his 20 years of architecture experience to the firm. While his past work focused primarily on K-12 school projects, Heney's new role will center around the management of preconstruction activities and quality control. LOCONTE SHUKLA PEREIRA HANKA PAUL LINSHAW WONG DYER MALONEY TESSMAN HENEY W

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