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"The North Shore Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to actively shaping public policy and events so that decisions by business and government result in an improved economy and quality of life for the region."
The North Shore Chamber accomplishes this mission by addressing the needs of the member firms by monitoring legislative issues that have an impact on the cost of doing business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Over the past several years, the North Shore Chamber, along with other regional business organizations, has been a successful force in reducing the added burdens on business by keeping close ties with state, local and federal legislators. When an issue arises, the Chamber has been there to fight for the business point of view. Examples of these legislative issues include worker's compensation insurance rates, unemployment compensation rates, bank tax reform, single sales factor tax, seaport bond bill, property taxes/tax classification, water and sewer rate relief, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and several others.
Another important area where the Chamber has been an influencing factor is regional economic development initiatives. Here the Chamber uses its influence to coordinate the many organizations dedicated to improving the economic climate in the region so that the business community can assimilate all of the pertinent data, obtain assistance where necessary, reduce wasteful excess costs, work with the governmental offices designed to assist them and become more competitive, effective and efficient in their operations, with a desire to expand their companies in the State. Examples of current issues the Chamber is addressing include transportation improvements along Routes 128, 95, 93, 1, and 114, regional purchasing efforts with area municipalities, coordination of regional planning groups, continued use of Hanscom Air Force Base, monitoring of the SESD secondary construction plant, and many others. The Chamber also unveiled a new regional economic development brochure which will assist in the efforts to attract new businesses to the north of Boston region.
Our member firms also have the opportunity to take advantage of numerous business development programs all aimed at helping their companies to reduce costs, increase their firm's exposure and expand their knowledge of the business happenings in the region. In addition, there are many group benefit programs available for the small business community - more details are enclosed on the following pages.
In summary, the North Shore Chamber of Commerce is the only unified "voice for business" north of Boston. Companies do not have the time or the resources to address all the many legislative and economic development issues that arise each day. This is why the North Shore Chamber of Commerce exists - to be the principal organization, working full-time on their behalf. Together the Chamber and the business community can maintain the free enterprise system.
2008 Board of Directors
Chairman of the Board
Dr. Wayne Burton
North Shore Community College
President
Robert Bradford
North Shore Chamber of Commerce
Immediate Past Chairman
David LaFlamme
North Shore Bank
Vice Chair Elect
Rosalin Acosta
Sovereign Bank
Vice Chair
Thomas Alexander
Alexander & Femino
Vice Chair
Malcolm MacLean
MacLean Holloway Doherty
Ardiff & Morse P.C.
Vice Chair
William Penney, Jr.
Spectra Energy
Legal Counsel
William Tinti
Tinti, Quinn, Grover, & Frey, P.C.
Treasurer
John Walsh
John J. Walsh Insurance
Linda Ahearn
Ahearn Appraisals
Karen Andreas
The Salem News
David Baer
Ruberto, Israel, Weiner, P.C.
Kevin Bottomley
Danversbank
Michael Bruno
Keyspan
R. Gary Butler
Eastman Gelatine Corporation
Daniel Casey
Law Firm of Cote & Casey
Margo Casey
North Shore United Way
Brian Cranney
Cranney Companies
Debra Devenne-Zarba
Citizens Bank
Frances Dichner
R & L Associates
Albert DiVirgilio
Divirgilio Insurance
Mark Hufziger
Bostik, Inc.
Michael Fitzgerald
Dominion Salem Harbor Station
Donat Fournier
Beverly National Bank
Peter Gamage
The Daily Item of Lynn
Chuck Goodrich
Community Newspaper Co.
David Gendall
National Grid
David Grieb
Bank of America
John Hall II
Salem Five
Michael Harrington
The Entrepreneur’s Source
Michael Harrington
The Hawthorne Hotel
Charles Jerabek
OSRAM Sylvania
Manfred Jones
Hathorne Enterprises
Greg Klemmer
Klemmer Associates
Brenda Koskinen
Appleseed’s
Stephen Laverty
Northeast Health System
Robert Lutts
Cabot Money Management
Kevin Lyons
Lyons Ambulance
Kevin Malone
TD Banknorth
John McDougall
McDougall Interactive
John Meaney
North Shore YMCA
Dr. Patricia Meservey
Salem State College
Robert Norton
North Shore Medical Center
Michael O’Keefe
O’Keefe Chevrolet
Amelia O’Malley
North Shore Technical HS
Robert Santorelli
JEOL USA Inc.
Mary Sarris
North Shore WIB
Suzanne Schneider
The Mega Group
Michael Spanos
Business Systems Consultants, Inc.
Diane Stringer
Hospice of the North Shore
Dr. Helena Judith Sturnick
Montserrat College of Art
Todd Tanger
North Shore 104.9FM
Stephen Tosi
Tosi Associates
Stanley Usovicz
Verizon
Cathleen Wardley
Peabody Marriott
David Weber
Gorton’s of Gloucester
Dr. Richard Wylie
Endicott College
James Zampell
Zampell Companies |
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