The North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce in Fitchburg on Tuesday announced the 19 graduates of its nine-month Community Leadership Institute program.
The CLI program traditionally runs from October to June and includes an orientation and eight day-long sessions on various topic areas, including personal leadership; nonprofit governance/volunteerism; history of the region; media and crisis communications; health care; law and justice; legislation/public policy; arts and culture; and economic development, according to a Tuesday press release from the chamber. In addition, CLI participants complete a community project through the course of the nine-month program.
“The chamber developed CLI to inspire a new generation of community leaders to enthusiastically assume important roles in their community while motivating participants from diverse backgrounds to be influential in our region’s future,” chamber President and CEO Roy Nascimento said in the press release.
Graduates of the Community Leadership Institute Class of 2023 are as follows:
- Rebecca Beaton, North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. in Fitchburg
- Jeanice Bulnes, AIS, Inc. in Leominster
- Wiley Cordone, Bemis Associates in Shirley
- Sabine Dupoux, Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner
- Patrick Ellis, Enterprise Bank of Leominster
- Christian Estrella, Fitchburg State University
- Rachel Graddy, Fitchburg State University
- Nicole Kalloch, Rollstone Bank & Trust of Fitchburg
- Matthew Kilcoyne, IC Credit Union of Fitchburg
- Jacob Lippman, Leominster Credit Union
- Ryan May, Avidia Bank of Hudson
- Shane McCormack, Aging Services of North Central Massachusetts of Leominster
- Stephen Oldfield, Montachusett Regional Transit Authority in Fitchburg
- Natalia Oliver, City of Fitchburg
- Jennifer Phelps, Fidelity Bank of Leominster
- William Spencer, sponsored by Fidelity Bank
- Sarah Stebulis, Fitchburg Redevelopment Authority
- Alexandra Welch, Making Opportunities Count in Fitchburg
- Terry Young, North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce in Fitchburg
