Clifford J. Schorer III: Board of Directors, Worcester Art Museum

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He's not a regular “player” in the region, but what Cliff Schorer has accomplished as board president at the Worcester Art Museum over the last two years has helped revive attendance and support.

The “serial entrepreneur,” as museum director Matthias Waschek refers to Schorer, was critical in convincing the Waschek to replace long-time director Jim Welu in 2011. In the last two years, foot traffic has risen nearly 20 percent, and web traffic more than doubled.

When Waschek arrived, Schorer was already involved in talks with Higgins Armory Museum about taking its massive collection of medieval armor and transferring it to renovated space on Salisbury Street, according to Waschek, a momentous event that's about to happen.

The recent gift of Paulo Veronese's Venus Disarming Cupid is another good stroke of luck that has happened on Schorer's watch.

“We need him,” Waschek said.

John Prosser: Chairman, Seven Hills Foundation, Worcester

James Paulhus: President and CEO, UniBank for Savings, Whitinsville

Michael O'Brien: City Manager, City of Worcester (Until Jan. 5, 2014)

Tim Murray: President and CEO, Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce

Jim McGovern: U.S. Rep., Worcester

Charles Monahan: President, MCPHS University, Worcester

David ‘Duddie’ Massad: Chairman, Commerce Bank & Trust, Worcester

William Manley: Founder and CEO, Calare Properties, Hudson

Gordon Lankton: Founder, Museum of Russian Icons and Gallery of African Art, Clinton

Warner Fletcher: Partner, Fletcher Tilton, Worcester