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their organizations and achievements. If
the stories about them contain a direct
quote, that quote was taken from the
questionnaire, unless otherwise noted.
– Brad Kane, editor
I
t's not about having power; it's
about using it.
Every year when the WBJ
newsroom staff begins the
lengthy process to determine
the power players in the Central
Massachusetts business community, we
ask ourselves one key question: Who
most effectively wielded their power
to influence the economy in the last 12
months? It doesn't matter how much
power they hold, or whether they wielded
it for good or ill. Being included in WBJ's
Power 100 is all about leveraging your
power to have outsize influence on the
region, whether you're a small business
owner or the CEO of a global operation
with thousands of employees.
is year's Power 100 is an expansion
of previous years' Power 50 lists. e
hardest part about determining the
power players each year was whittling the
hundreds of ideas of people to include
on the list down to just 50, and we le
dozens of very-worthy professionals off
the list entirely. is year's expansion
gives us space to include more people.
More importantly, this extended edition
provides more information for you, the
reader, to understand how the Central
Massachusetts business community
operates, the major events in the
past year, the upcoming trends in the
economy, and who are the high-profile
people making major moves. You'll want
to get to know them.
As in previous years, people who were
on the power player list in 2023 were held
to a higher standard in order to repeat on
this year's list. is standard is essentially,
"What have you done for me lately?"
meaning they couldn't be on the Power
100 list in 2024 for the same reason they
were on the list last year. For example,
Julie Bowditch from the nonprofit CASA
Project Worcester County was on the
2023 list because of her high-profile
advocacy of the Worcester community.
is year, she is on the list because of the
way she has grown CASA since becoming
executive director, setting new records in
fundraising.
One editorial note before you dive into
the Power 100 profiles on the following
pages: Each person on the list this year
was asked to fill out a questionnaire about
e most influential professionals in Central Mass.
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Editor, Brad Kane,
bkane@wbjournal.com
Staff Writers
Eric Casey, ecasey@wbjournal.com
(real estate, manufacturing)
Mica Kanner-Mascolo,
mkannermascolo@wbjournal.com
(health care, diversity & inclusion)
Contributors
Giselle Rivera-Flores, Laura Finaldi,
Monica Benevides, Alan Earls, Susan
Shalhoub, Livia Gershon
Photgraphers
Matt Wright, Edd Cote, Christine
Peterson
Research Director,
Stephanie Meagher,
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Research Assistant, Heide Martin,
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Production Director, Kira Beaudoin,
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Art Director, Mitchell Hayes,
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Kris Prosser, kprosser@wbjournal.com
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Christine Juetten,
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Timothy Doyle
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Human Resources Manager,
Tracy Rodwill,
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Director of Finance, Sara Ward,
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Account Receivable Specialist,
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Director of Audience Development
and Operations, Leah Allen,
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Business Office Assistant,
Nicole Dunn,
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Publisher, CEO, Peter Stanton
pstanton@nebusinessmedia.com
Associate Publisher, Mark Murray
mmurray@wbjournal.com
President, Tom Curtin
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