Leadership Council

Our effort is led by a Leadership Council made up of multiple community stakeholders, which meets quarterly.  Meeting minutes are posted below, followed by a list of Leadership Council members.

Draft minutes, March 25, 2009

Leadership Council Members:

  • Fr. Stanley Aksamit, Our Lady of Peace Parish, Turner’s Falls
  • Andrew Baker, Hilltown CDC
  • Paul F. Bailey, Springfield Partners for Community Action
  • Timothy Brennan, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
  • Rebecca Caplice, Greenfield Savings Bank
  • Martin L. Chaisson, INOE Technologies
  • David Christopolis, Berkshire Community Action Council
  • Amy Clark , Franklin County Community Meals Program
  • Steven Como, Soldier On
  • Dr. Evan Dobelle, Westfield State College
  • Senator Benjamin Downing
  • Linda Dunlavy, Franklin County Regional Council of Governments
  • Judge Robert Fields, Western Division Housing Court
  • Robert D. Fleischner, Center for Public Representation
  • David Gadaire, Career Point
  • StephenHuntley, Valley Opportunity Council, Inc.
  • Lori Ingraham, Easthampton Savings Bank
  • Peg Keller, City of Northampton
  • John G. Klenakis , UMASS Donahue Institute
  • Charles Knight, Springfield
  • Geraldine McCafferty, City of Springfield
  • Betty Medina Lichtenstein, Enlace de Familias
  • Andrew Morehouse, Food Bank of Western Massachusetts
  • Rebecca Muller, GrantsWork
  • Yasmin E. Otero, MA Department of Transitional Assistance
  • Joseph Peters, Universal Plastics
  • Jane Sanders, Community Action
  • Linda Stacy, United Way of Franklin County
  • Elizabeth Sullivan, MA Department of Mental Health
  • Lynne Wallace, Dietz & Co. Architects

The Chair of the Leadership Council is Dr. Evan Dobelle.  The Vice Chair is Lynne Wallace.

The Leadership Council has authorized the Core Group to make initial decisions regarding grant set-up.  These decisions are made together with, or with the approval of, the fiscal sponsor, PVPC.  The members of the core group, and their affiliations, are:

  • Dave Christopolis, BCAC, Berkshire 10-Year Plan and Berkshire CoC
  • Peg Keller, City of Northampton, Pioneer Valley 10-Year Plan, and Three-County CoC
  • Gerry McCafferty, City of Springfield, Springfield 10-Year Plan, and Springfield CoC
  • Yasmin Otero, Department of Transitional Assistance and WMIC co-chair
  • Elizabeth Sullivan, Department of Mental Health and WMIC co-chair