By Brooke Thomson
President & CEO

One of the primary reasons for the success of Associated Industries of Massachusetts is the dedicated group of officers and directors who guide the association as we represent the interests of Massachusetts employers.

That leadership team became even stronger on Friday as AIM members elected three new members of the Board of Directors and re-elected 11 members from industries across the economic landscape.

The new directors are:

• Edmund Donnelly, Area Manager, Director of External Affairs – MA & RI, AT&T​
• Michael Falcone, President & Founder, Pearl Street Partners, LLC​

• Dan Landers, President & CEO, A.I.M. Mutual Insurance

Directors who won re-election were:

• Annemarie Abdo, Catania Oils​
• Donald Baldini, Liberty Mutual Insurance​
• Tricia Canavan, Tech Foundry ​
• Gary Evee, Aprivé​
• Christa Hagearty, Dependable Cleaners​
• Marie Johnson, Ken’s Foods
• Dan Kenary, Barrel One Collective, Harpoon Brewery
• ​Krina Patel, Biogen​
• Anthony Samuels, DRB Facility Services ​
• Eileen Shannon, Takeda​
• Jesse Stanesa, Fidelity Investments​
• Dan Walsh, Dell Technologies

Members also elected Joanne Hilferty, President & CEO of Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries, and Cathy Rocheleau, retired co-owner and Director of Rocheleau Tool & Die, as directors emerita in recognition of their long and distinguished service to AIM.

In a separate action, the Board of Directors re-elected Gregory Buscone, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Banking Officer at Eastern Bank, as board chair for the next year. Tricia Canavan, President of Tech Foundry, was elected vice chair; Gary Evee, Founder and CEO of Aprivé​, will serve as clerk; and ​Marianne Lancaster, President and Owner of Lancaster Packaging, will serve as Clerk of the Corporation.

Board members elected two new members of the AIM Executive Committee – Pam Kuong, Senior Vice President and Market Director, Santander; and ​Stephanie Lee, Vice President, New England State and Local Government Affairs, Verizon.

Those re-elected to the Executive Committee were:

• Joe Bahena, Joseph Abboud Mfg. Co.​
• Anne Broholm, Ahead, LLC​
• Carol Campbell, Chicopee Industrial Contractors ​
• Gary Evee, Aprivé​
• Bill Grant, Cummings Properties, LLC ​
• Leslie Greis, Kinefac Corporation​
• Dominick Ianno, MassMutual ​
• Dan Kenary, Barrel One Collective, dba Harpoon Brewery​
• Mike Keneally, Accutech Packaging Inc.​
• John Lynch, Lynch, DeSimone & Nylen​
• Lisa Murray, Citizens Bank​
• Anthony Samuels, DRB Facility Services, Inc.​
• Jesse Stanesa, Fidelity Investments​
• Mike Tamasi, AccuRounds​
• Lynn Tokarczyk, Business Development Strategies

I deeply appreciate the accumulated wisdom and acumen of these business leaders as we move AIM forward into a new era. All our officers and directors are distinguished business leaders in their own fields and bring incredible energy and ideas on your behalf to AIM.

Please join me in thanking the officers of AIM and members of the AIM Board of Directors and Executive Committee for their service. We are working diligently to create a better tomorrow and a more prosperous and thriving Massachusetts for all.