Worcester Business Journal

18 Worcester Business Journal | October 10, 2016 | wbjournal.com O N T H E M OV E MAGGIE BOATWRIGHT-MCEVOY, ROBERT MACK, ANN K. MOLLOY, JON SEYDL and PATRICK WINN have all joined the board at ArtsWorcester, an art gallery in Worcester. Boatwright-McEvoy is the senior program manager at Progress Software; Mack works at North Oxford Mills Carpet and Flooring; Molloy is a part- ner at Mountain, Dearborn & Whiting LLP; Seydl is the director of curatorial affairs and curator of European art at the Worcester Art Museum; and Winn is an attorney at Mirick O'Connell. WHITNEY ANDREWS, a Shrewsbury resi- dent, is now general manager of North American operations at Operon Resource Management in Lowell. She has been with the company since 2008, most recently as quality manager before assuming the role of general manager, North America. A graduate of Texas A&M University, she has worked in the staffing and human resourc- es industry for 26 years. AMANDA SANTOS is now director of administration at Shepherd & Goldstein LLP in Framingham. In her new role, she will assist the part- ners in supervision, development and training of office administrators. She has been with the company since 2007, when she joined as an intern. She holds a bachelor's degree from Framingham State University and lives in Hudson with her husband and son. BARRY ROSENBLOOM was named the first veteran community development man- ager at TechSandBox in Hopkinton. A U.S. Army veteran, Rosenbloom brings more than 30 years of experience in corporate financial and operational management with- in the high tech industry to TechSandBox. His Army service includes combat infantry service with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam. He holds a master's degree in business administration from Babson College, and bachelor's degree in finance from Suffolk University in Boston. WALTER J. LAPTEWICZ, JR. has joined American Mettle & Wood Works LLC. He previously served as vice presi- dent of operations at Donahue Industries, Inc., in Shrewsbury, where he worked for 23 years. He is a graduate of Saint John's High School in Shrewsbury, the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Fitchburg State University, where he earned a mas- ter's degree in industrial technology. He lives in Berlin. CHRIS DESJARDINS is now senior vice president and chief financial officer at North Brookfield Savings Bank. In his new role, he'll be responsible for all financial matters and will supervise the accounting and deposit operations depart- ments. He joins the bank from EPG Inc., where he was interest rate risk/asset-liability management analyst. He lives in Ware and holds a bachelor's degree from Worcester State University. KEITH KIRKLAND has joined Webster Five Cents Savings bank as vice president, business lending offi- cer in its business banking division. He has 28 years of bank- ing experience, most recently as vice presi- dent, commercial lender at Southbridge Savings Bank. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and holds a master's degree in finance from Bentley University. He serves on the board of the Janet Malser Humanities Trust, as treasurer of the Dudley Conservation Land Trust, and on the investment committee of the Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts. JASON ENGLAND was named manager of Worcester Credit Union's full service branch at Worcester Technical High School. England, 24, started working at the branch during his junior year at Worcester Tech and continued to work there throughout his four years at Nichols College. He was promoted to head teller even before completing his bachelor's degree. Northbridge-based Riverdale Mills Corp., which makes coated wire mesh fabrics for industries like farming and aquaculture, won a Chairman's Award from the Associat- ed Industries of Massachusetts and its AIM International Business Council. The winners were announced in September at the 21st annual Global Trade Awards. Tantara Corp. of Worcester made the list of the 2016 Inner City 100, a list of the fastest- growing inner-city businesses in the nation. Tantara came in at No. 63, the only Central Massachusetts company to make the list. It is the second year in a row that the environmental remediation and construction business got this honor. Summit Academy of Worcester is marking its 10th anniversary year with a November gala. The private, non-profit school serves students with high-functioning autism. Anna Maria College of Paxton is marking the 20th year of its Fire Science Program. Alumni of the program are now serving as fire chiefs in many areas of Massachusetts, including Stephen Coleman Jr. of Auburn, Dean Kochanowski of Dudley, A. Steele McCurdy III of Littleton (acting chief), John Touhey of Milford, Gary Nestor of North- bridge, Sheri Bemis of Oxford, James Vuona of Shrewsbury, Robert Parsons of Spencer, Thomas Smith of Templeton, Aaron Goodale of Upton, Thomas Cou- lombe of Ware and Gerard Dio of Worces- ter (retired). Edward Price, president of PCI Synthesis, M OV E R S & S H A K E R S SANTOS M o v e r s & S h a k e r s | A c c o l a d e s & H o n o r s | C h a r i t a b l e G i v i n g ACCOLADES & HONOR S LAPTEWICZ, JR. DESJARDINS KIRKLAND ENGLAND Price UMass Memorial - Marlborough Hospital hosted a reception honoring and thanking the members of the hospital's auxiliary. The board decided to disband the auxiliary, its members will now work with the hospital's scholarship committee establishing criteria, reviewing applications and selecting applicants. a specialty chemical products manufac- turer with a facility in Devens, won an Outstanding Alumni Award from UMass Amherst College of Engineering. Price was honored for his leadership in the state's biotech sector – including serving as co-chair of the New England CRO/CMO Council – and participating on the indus- trial advisory board for the Department of Chemical Engineering at UMass Amherst. Avidia Bank of Hudson donated $2,000 to Community Legal Aid of Worcester. United Way of North Central Massa- chusetts awarded 38 health and human services grants targeting 22 communities throughout the region. Among the many grants announced: $16,845 to Children's Aid & Family Service Inc. in Fitchburg for its Strengthening Families Initiative; Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Worcester received a $16,002 grant for food and emergency assistance; a $4,462 grant to Gardner Community Action Committee will be used for its Fellowship Table, which helps feed families in need; and Leominster-based Montachusett Interfaith Hospitality Network received $17,687 to help families transition back to permanent housing. MutualOne Bank of Framingham do- nated $10,000 to Project Just Because in Hopkinton, to help provide local low-income families with school supplies and holiday items. The gift supports the Project Just Because Back to School initiative, which provides children with a backpack filled with school supplies, and its Holiday Wish List program, which distributes basic cold-weather necessities and small gift items to families in need. Marlborough-based The DAVIS Cos., a staffing firm for engineering, skilled manu- facturing and software personnel, filled and delivered more than 200 backpacks for students in need in five states, includ- ing Massachusetts. Charles River Bank of Medway donated $1,000 to Medway Mustang Gridiron Club. C H A R I T A B L E G I V I N G United Bank, with locations in Worcester and Shrewsbury, donated $2,500 to the Boys & Girls Club of Worcester so 50 at-risk youth could attend the club's summer program this year, free of charge. Pictured (from left) are Todd Mandella from United Bank; and Liz Hamilton of the Boys & Girls Club of Worcester. W

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