Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | May 2, 2022 | Worcester Business Journal 21 N O N P R O F I T S P O W E R 5 0 milfordregional.org The Board of Trustees and Milford Regional Medical Center thank President and CEO Ed Kelly for his compassionate leadership and congratulate him on his well-deserved selection to the Power 50. Milford Regional Medical Center is committed to providing exceptional healthcare services to our community with dignity, compassion and respect. ANGELA BOVILL PRESIDENT & CEO ASCENTRIA CARE ALLIANCE, IN WORCESTER Residence: Stratham, N.H. Colleges: University of Southern Maine, Boston University Ascentria is at the heart of Greater Worcester's efforts to serve, support, and settle refugees and immigrants. Under Bovill's leadership this year, the organization worked with other nonprofits in the region to welcome nearly 800 Afghan refugees. Bovill spearheaded a new model of care called neighborhood support teams, which focuses on connecting immigrants and businesses, including to improve the pipeline of workers in crucial industries like health and human services. With locations throughout New England, Ascentria's Central Massachusetts presence grew in late 2021 when the nonprofit acquired the 150-bed Lutheran Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in Worcester for $21.6 million. The new center, along with a 147-bed care center in West Brookfield, benefited from a $57-million tax-exempt bond from MassDevelopment, which will go toward renovations of the centers. Ascentria's new Worcester care center employs nearly 200 people and has been integral in the resettlement of Afghan refugees. n What sets the Central Mass. business community apart from the rest of the world? The level of cooperation and collaboration exceeds that of other areas. There is a real desire to come together to solve complex problems. This is an area that we prefer to pilot new solutions, as there is a willingness to go where others won't. n Green thumb: I am an avid gardener, in the kind of work that I do, that applies to both my organizational work and my physical gardens. They both take a lot of investment upfront, and the payoff comes over the years! TIM GARVIN PRESIDENT & CEO UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS, IN WORCESTER Residence: Sudbury Colleges: Vassar College, American University in Cairo, Clark University For the past 16 years, Garvin has been the face of United Way Central Massachusetts. While Garvin has overseen nearly two decades of charitable giving and community outreach, the last two years of the COVID-19 pandemic have particularly demonstrated the community's need for United Way's services. United Way implemented drive-thru food pantries in partnership with the Worcester Red Sox, Worcester State University, and Table Talk Pies, as well as a farm-to-market food pantry in conjunction with retailers Maker to Main and El Buen Samaritano. Garvin's leadership widened vaccine accessibility with equity clinics and vaccine corps. United Way recognized the humanitarian needs abroad and founded the Afghan Refugee Work Group Fund, using an initial $100,000 donation to help settle 749 Afghan refugees into the city. The $100,000 Refugee Fund has grown to more than $1 million, allowing United Way Central Massachusetts to redirect its attention on assisting Ukrainian refugees. n What sets the Central Mass. business community apart? In my 40 years of work around the world, I have found Central Mass., and Worcester in particular, to be the most compassionate and the most collaborative community anywhere. People – business leaders, elected officials, nonprofit directors, neighborhood groups, residents – are accessible. They listen. They choose to get involved. They put caring into action. n Favorite pastime: I love baseball. Perhaps because it was the piece of America that I attached myself to when living in Beirut in the mid-1960s. I still have and still treasure my collection of 1960s Willie Mays baseball cards. I even believe that it was Willie Mays who taught me to read. LIZ HAMILTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF WORCESTER Residence: Worcester Colleges: Regis University, Boston University As Worcester's economy and population have grown, Hamilton is a leader in ensuring that development is equitable and inclusive. The Boys & Girls Club offers vital resources to first responders and essential workers who, through the COVID pandemic, relied on its free childcare, food security, and educational programs to continue working. The club hosted vaccination clinics, vaccinating roughly 1,000 residents, mostly children. Hamilton is pushing for labor reforms within her own industry. She has partnered with other advocacy groups to work toward increasing wages for childcare and youth workers, and is developing a four-day workweek program for the club's direct service workers. Throughout the pandemic, the club never closed its doors or laid off staff. In the fall, Hamilton kicked off the first-ever endowment campaign in the club's 133-year history, Foundation For the Future, with the goal of raising $10 million in the first five years. She manages a $3.5-million budget, 92% of which is funded by donations and grants. Along with Linda Cavaioli, the former YWCA Central Massachusetts executive director and Hamilton's mentor, she teaches a Clark University class on nonprofit management. n What sets the Central Mass. business community apart from the rest of the world? My friends from other states have been in awe of what we as a business community have accomplished. I tell them about the Worcester Together group, which the first meeting was held two years ago at the Boys & Girls Club of Worcester, and how different industries, agencies, and individuals from all over came together to address not only the pandemic, but other issues that were amplified such as housing, food, and racial inequities. n Baller: I used to be a pretty darn good basketball player, a shooting guard. Yes, even at 5 ft. 1 in.

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