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F O C U S G E N E R A L I N T E R E S T
Top chambers of commerce
Ranked by total membership
Chamber Membership
Full-time
equivalent
employees Head of chamber
Board chairman/
company affiliation Year founded
1
Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce
446 Main St., Suite 200, Worcester 01608
508-753-2924 • www.worcesterchamber.org
2,200 12.0
Timothy P. Murray
president & CEO
Kate Sharry
Group Benefits Strategies
Auburn
1875
2
North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce
860 South St., Fitchburg 01420
978-353-7600 • www.northcentralmass.com
803 12.0
Roy Nascimento
president & CEO
Mark Freeman
Steel-Fab Inc.
Fitchburg
1984
3
Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce
2 Shaker Road, Suite B200, Shirley 01464
978-425-5761 • www.nvcoc.com
581 3.0
Melissa Fetterhoff
president & CEO
Jason Kauppi
Kauppi Communications
Ayer
1984
4
MetroWest Chamber of Commerce
1671 Worcester Road, Suite 301, Framingham 01701
508-879-5600 • www.metrowest.org
558 4.0
Paul Joseph
president & CEO
David M. Bennett
Middlesex Savings Bank
Natick
1895
5
Corridor Nine Area Chamber of Commerce
30 Lyman St., Suite 6, P.O. Box 1555, Westborough 01581
508-836-4444 • www.corridornine.org
523 3.0
Karen J. Chapman
president & CEO
Mary L. Simone
Courtyard by Marriott
Marlborough
1979
6
Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce
11 Florence St., Marlborough 01752
508-485-7746 • www.marlboroughchamber.org
504 3.5
Susanne Morreale-Leeber *
president & CEO
Mary Jo Nawrocki
Framingham State University
Framingham
1924
7
Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce
670 Linwood Ave., Suite 5, Whitinsville 01588
508-234-9090 • www.blackstonevalley.org
500 2.0
Jeannie Hebert
president & CEO
Daniel Crossin
Homefield Credit Union
North Grafton
1979
7
The United Regional Chamber of Commerce
310 South St., Plainville 02762
508-316-0861 • www.unitedregionalchamber.org
500 2.5
Jack Lank
president
Ken Abrahams
Fun Enterprises
Stoughton
1917
9
Milford Area Chamber of Commerce
258 Main St., Suite 306, P.O. Box 621, Milford 01757
508-473-6700 • www.milfordchamber.org
350 2.0
Laura O'Callaghan
president & CEO
Tony Gallo
Gallo Moving & Storage
Milford
1922
10
Assabet Valley Chamber of Commerce
18 Church St., 2nd Floor, Hudson 01749
978-568-0360 • www.assabetvalleychamber.org
345 1.5
Sarah Cressy
president & CEO
Chuck Randall
Randall Properties
Hudson
1986
11
Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce
29 Parker St., P.O. Box 1381, Gardner 01440
978-632-1780 • www.gardnerma.com
301 3.0
Jim Bellina
president & CEO
Carol Chellis
UNITIL
Fitchburg
1889
12
Chamber of Central Mass South
46 Hall Road, Sturbridge 01566
508-347-2761 • www.cmschamber.org
257 2.0
Alexandra McNitt
executive director
Jocelyn Callis
OFS Fitel
Sturbridge
1945
12
Middlesex West Chamber of Commerce
179 Great Road, Suite 104B, Acton 01720
978-263-0010 • www.mwcoc.com
257 2.0
Jonathan Kerr
executive director
Jeffrey Turcotte
Worker's Credit Union
Fitchburg
1989
14
North Quabbin Chamber of Commerce
80 Freedom St., Athol 01331
978-249-3849 • www.northquabbinchamber.com
215 2.5
Mark C. Wright
executive director
Kim Stewart
Kessler Investments
Athol
1982
15