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Board of Directors

JOSEPH SCHECHTMAN
Chairman/president
SCHECHTMAN& ASSOC, PRESIDENT; CAMBRIDGE COLLEGE, ADJUNCT FACULTY
AFFILIATIONS: Inter Brain Gym Association member; Certification: Master practitioner of Neurologist Programming; Brain Gym instructor; Yuen Energetics Practitioner, ATFT (Assoc. of Thought Field Therapy) Certified Algorithm Level TFT Training.

MICHELLE GONZALEZ
Vice-president
NEWCOMMONS, PRINCIPAL
AFFILIATIONS: Business & Professional Women’s Federation;
Project Director for Entrepreneurship Forum of New England; National Storytelling Network: Board member: Minority Investment Development Corporation of RI; member: RI National Organization of Women, and Providence & Beyond- community organizations exploring the question of sustainability in our cities and towns.

PAUL LAVALLEE, MBA
Interim Treasurer
CEO/Founder VentureFuel Web
AFFILIATIONS: Roger Williams University; Board member of the Gabelli School of business; CFPIM - Certified in Production & Inventory Management by the American Production & Inventory Control Society; Past Ventures: Advanced Systems Engineering (CEO/ founder-acquired), SSA (IPO), Effective Management Systems (IPO); FirePond (IPO), PrimeResponse (IPO); Past Software Venture Advisory: Eyretel (IPO), MarketMax (Acquired), DevX, Salesnet, TransDecisions.

GASTON MALLOY
SEEKONK HIGH SCHOOL, MUSIC DIRECTOR; MALLOI ENTERTAINMENT, DIRECTOR
AFFILIATIONS: Member: Music Educators National Conference, Massachusetts Teachers Association, and National Band Association; Certified Teacher in RI and MA

CATHERINE ADY, MRP
CITY OF WOONSOCKET, CITY PLANNER
Affiliations: Member: American Planning Association; Member: RI
Statewide Planning Program Technical Committee; Volunteer: Providence
CityArts for Youth

ELLEN EBIWA
Participant Representative
RIVERZEDGE PARTICIPANT & MENTOR; WOONSOCKET HIGH SCHOOL, HONOR STUDENT

TYLER LEWIS
DEVELOPMENT OFFICER: FAXON ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE AFFILIATIONS: Volunteer, Highland Charter School and CVS

UPINE INTHAPHONE
RIVERZEDGE PARTICIPANT AND MENTOR; Woonsocket High School Student.

AMIE PICARD, MBA
Vice President: Senior Public Affairs Manager, Citizens Bank.
AFFILIATIONS: Member:Roger Williams Park Zoo Zoobilee Fundraiser; Member of the Sojourner House Development Committee