Board members and community leaders posing together at the United Way of Central Massachusetts annual meeting.

OUR BOARD

Our volunteer board provides vital leadership, guides our mission to create opportunities and improve lives across Central Massachusetts.

Board members serve as stewards of the funds raised in our community, ensuring they are invested wisely in programs aligned with our impact areas: Youth Opportunity, Healthy Community, Financial Security, and Community Resilience. They help shape policies, approve budgets and audits, and make key funding decisions for our community partners. Beyond governance, they bring their passion, expertise and connections to drive real change.

Our board is a dynamic group of leaders dedicated to building a stronger, more equitable future for our community.

  • JIll Adams, Appfire CMO Retiree

    JIll Adams

    Appfire Retiree

  • Brian Allen, Worcester Public Schools

    Brian Allen

    Worcester Public Schools

  • Che Anderson, UMass Chan Medical School

    Che Anderson

    UMass Chan Medical School

  • Doug Belanger, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1445

    Doug Belanger

    United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1445

  • Joe Carlson, Central Mass Labor Council

    Joe Carlson

    Central Mass Labor Council

  • Dr. Matilde Castiel, City of Worcester

    Dr. Matilde Castiel

    City of Worcester

  • Sheilah H. Dooley, Clerk, Pernet Family Health Service, Inc.

    Sheilah H. Dooley

    Clerk
    Pernet Family Health Service, Inc.

  • Tim Garvin, Ex Officio, United Way of Central Massachusetts

    Tim Garvin

    Ex Officio
    United Way of Central Massachusetts

  • Elizabeth Helenius, Community Impact Committee Chair, Mass General Brigham Health Plan

    Elizabeth Helenius

    Community Impact Committee Chair
    Mass General Brigham Health Plan

  • Muthukumaran Jeevanantham, Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc.

    Muthukumaran Jeevanantham

    Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc.

  • Aarti Madan, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

    Aarti Madan

    Chair, Women’s Initiative
    Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  • Dan Mastrototaro, Chair, The Hanover Insurance Group

    Dan Mastrototaro

    Chair
    The Hanover Insurance Group

  • Victoria McCandless, UMass Memorial Health

    Victoria McCandless

    UMass Memorial Health

  • Kay McNamara, Student Representative, College of the Holy Cross

    Kay McNamara

    Student Representative
    College of the Holy Cross

  • Sherri Pitcher, Chair, Women’s Initiative, Notre Dame Academy

    Sherri Pitcher

    Notre Dame Academy

  • Gina Plata-Nino, Food Research & Action Center

    Gina Plata-Nino

    Food Research & Action Center

  • Alex Richardson, The BASE

    Alex Richardson

    The BASE

  • Geoffrey Spofford, Lian Zarrow

    Geoffrey Spofford

    Lian Zarrow

  • Rev. Clyde Talley, Treasurer, Belmont A.M.E. Zion Church

    Rev. Clyde Talley

    Treasurer
    Belmont A.M.E. Zion Church

  • Christopher Watson, Webster Five

    Christopher Watson

    Webster Five

  • Dr. Greg Weiner, Assumption University

    Dr. Greg Weiner

    Assumption University

  • Edward H. White, Consigli Construction Co.

    Edward H. White

    Consigli Construction Co.

  • Kelly Daige Skanska USA Building

    Kelly Daige

    Skanska USA Building