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wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2023 | Worcester Business Journal 31 Top chambers of commerce Ranked by total membership, then FTE employees Chamber Membership Full-time equilivant employees Head of chamber Board chair/ company affiliation Year founded 1 Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce 311 Main St., Worcester 01608 508-753-2924 • worcesterchamber.org 2,140 14.0 Timothy P. Murray president & CEO Christine Cassidy Falllon Health Worcester 1875 2 North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce 860 South St., Fitchburg 01420 978-353-7600 • northcentralmass.com 700 16.0 Roy Nascimento president & CEO Christopher McCarthy Fidelity Bank Leominster 1984 3 Corridor 9/495 Regional Chamber of Commerce 30 Lyman St., Suite 6, Westborough 01581 508-836-4444 • corridornine.org 510 2.5 Karen J. Chapman president & CEO Steve Roach UMass Memorial Health – HealthAlliance Clinton Hospital & Marlborough Hospital Leominster 1979 4 Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce 670 Linwood Ave., Suite 5, Whitinsville 01588 508-234-9090 • blackstonevalley.org 475 3.0 Jeannie Hebert president & CEO Kevin Hayes Millbury Federal Credit Union Millbury 1979 5 Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce 2 Shaker Road, Suite B200, Shirley 01464 978-425-5761 • nvcoc.com 475 2.0 Melissa Fetterhoff president & CEO Sal Perla Nashoba Valley Medical Center Ayer 1984 6 MetroWest Chamber of Commerce 860 Worcester Road, Framingham 01702 508-879-5600 • metrowest.org 400 2.0 Towma Rastad Stephanie Hirshon co-leaders Brian Casaceli Mirick O'Connell Westborough 1895 7 Webster Dudley Oxford Chamber of Commerce 505 South Main St., Webster 01570 508-943-9700 • wdochamberma.com 380 1.0 John E. Milas executive director Donald Bourque Choice1Temps Webster 1945 8 Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce 11 Florence St., Marlborough 01752 508-485-7746 • marlboroughchamber.org 350 2.3 Steve Messineo president & CEO Tye Jordan Cinch IT Marlborough 1924 9 The United Regional Chamber of Commerce 310 South St., Plainville 02762 508-316-0861 • unitedregionalchamber.org 340 1.0 Jack Lank president & CEO Josh Vanada (1) 1917 10 Tri-County Regional Chamber 258 Main St., Suite 306, Milford 01757 508-473-6700 • tricountychamberma.org 330 2.0 Laura O'Callaghan president & CEO Thomas Reardon Reardon HVAC Franklin 1922 11 Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 1381, 31 Lake St., Suite 101, Gardner 01440 978-632-1780 • gardnerma.com 330 1.0 Rebecca Marois president Brenda Buckley IC Federal Credit Union Fitchburg 1889 12 Assabet Valley Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 575, Hudson 01749 978-875-0197 • assabetvalleychamber.org 251 (2) 1.0 (2) Sarah Cressy president & CEO Lisette Arbelli (3) Avidia Bank Hudson 1986 13 Middlesex West Chamber of Commerce 234 Littleton Road, Unit 1B, Westford 01886 978-263-0010 • mwcoc.com 240 1.0 Jenna Amara executive director Luann Colombo Juice Plus Littleton 1989 14 Chamber of Central Mass South (4) 46 Hall Road, Sturbridge 01566 508-347-2761 • cmschamber.org 235 1.5 Alexandra McNitt executive director Erika Travinski The Center of Hope Foundation Southbridge 1945 15 North Quabbin Chamber of Commerce 80 Freedom St., Athol 01331 978-249-3849 • northquabbinchamber.com 219 1.5 Melissa Eaton president Mark Ostberg bankHometown Athol 1982 16 Wachusett Area Chamber of Commerce 1174 Main St., Holden 01520 508-829-9220 • wachusettareachamber.org 216 1.0 Jennifer Stanovich executive director Marie Mouradian Window Designs Etc. Holden 1991 17 Auburn Chamber of Commerce 311 Main St., Worcester 01608 508-753-2924 • auburnchamberma.org 150 N/A Virginia K. Murphy affiliate liaison Debra Seaman Seaman Engineering Corp. Millbury 1962 18 Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 55, Hopkinton 01748 508-509-3484 • hopchamber.com 127 0.3 Tim Kilduff executive director Cristina Morrissiey UniBank Hopkinton 1990 Source: Each chamber via survey. Note: N/A=not available. (1) Leadership and business growth coach (2) Data from 2022 survey (3) Per chamber of commerce web page (4) Office address may change in 2023. -Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com P R O F E S S I O N A L S E R V I C E S F O C U S National Grid donated $100,000 to the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce in June to distribute in $1,000 grants to businesses with fewer than 150 employees. Clark University is offering a 25% tuition discount on graduate programs offered through its School of Management to employees of organizations which are members of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce. Former MetroWest Chamber of Commerce board member Dana Neshe in April will take over as chair and CEO of Middlesex Savings Bank in Natick. The Career Center in Athol, hosted at the North Quabbin Chamber of Commerce, reopened in December, related to economic factors. Steve Messineo, former board chair at the Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce, took over as president and CEO in March.