Board of Directors

Dr. Shanna Howell, PH.D.
Dr. Shanna Howell, PH.D.
Board Chair
Dean of New Bedford BCC Campus, Bristol Community College
Christopher Fortier, PharmD, FASHP
Christopher Fortier, PharmD, FASHP
Vice Chair
Chief Pharmacy Officer, Massachusetts General Hospital
Jennifer Olivier, CPA
Jennifer Olivier, CPA
Treasurer
Signing Director, CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP
Jennifer St. Pierre, CPA
Jennifer St. Pierre, CPA
Clerk
CFO & Treasurer, BankFive
Roland Giroux, Esq.
Roland Giroux, Esq.
Immediate Past Chair
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Acushnet Company
Nicole Almeida
Nicole Almeida
Senior Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer,
BayCoast Bank
Starlene Alves, Esq.
Starlene Alves, Esq.
Partner
Alves I Santos PC
Heather M. Bonnet-Hebert, Esq.
Heather M. Bonnet-Hebert, Esq.
Owner
Feingold Bonnet- Hebert, P.C.
Morgan Diaz
Morgan Diaz
VP of Strategy, Operations and Partnerships
athenahealth
Jennifer Downing
Jennifer Downing
Executive Director
New Bedford Ocean Cluster
Francine Ferguson
Francine Ferguson
SVP, Senior Retail Banking Officer
Bristol County Savings Bank
Monte Ferris, Jr.
Monte Ferris, Jr.
Major Account Executive, RDA Insurance
Jacqueline Gannon Somerville, PhD, RN, FAAN, NEA-BC
Jacqueline Gannon Somerville, PhD, RN, FAAN, NEA-BC
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Southcoast Health
David Gomes, Esq.
David Gomes, Esq.
Chief Diversity Officer/ Title IX Coordinator
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Donald Hartley
Donald Hartley
Financial Advisor, OceanPoint Investment Solutions
Rosemarie Lopes, CLU, REBC, RHU
Rosemarie Lopes, CLU, REBC, RHU
Senior Partner
Sylvia Group
Maegan Powers
Maegan Powers
Vice President of Retail Event Operations
Summit Retail Solutions
Ray Surprenant
Ray Surprenant
Owner & President
Davico Mfg