Partner, Gelinas & Ward LLP, Leominster and Worcester
Birthplace: Leominster
Residence: Westminster
High school: Leominster High School
Colleges and degrees earned: Bachelor’s degree, Dartmouth College; J.D., Suffolk University Law School
Career highlights: Every commercial real estate loan and business transaction is its own separate highlight.
Community involvement: I am currently the chairman of the board of the Boys and Girls Club of Leominster and Fitchburg, and a board member of the United Way of north Central Massachusetts.
Ultimate career goal: To maintain Gelinas & Ward as the best law firm in Worcester County.
Non-relative you admire most: Too many local leaders to name.
Favorite book: “1776,” by David McCullough
Hidden talents: I can tell the exact time of day at any time of day.
“By the time I turn 50, I’d like to have … nothing more than a happy, healthy wife, Ashleigh, daughter Juliette, and son, J.J.”