The LGBTQ+ business community in Central Massachusetts is supported in large part by the Massachusetts LGBT chamber.
An active organization with nearly 250 registered members, the chamber still has a lot of room for growth. Part of Moreno’s job includes showing members the advantages of being an out LGBTQ+owned businesses, which some owners are hesitant to do because of an underreporting problem. Enter: Moreno, an advocate with more than 20 years of experience leading state and national nonprofits, including, most recently, serving as vice president for operations and finance at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate in Dorchester.