We are a coalition of leaders throughout the City of Lawrence that are dedicated to working together on a shared vision of growing the Lawrence economy. To do this, we are bringing the resources of our organizations to the table, as well as a spirit of collaboration that allows us to achieve goals of a bigger magnitude than any one entity could accomplish alone.

Socrates De La Cruz
Chair
Founding Partner
De La Cruz Companies

Gary Sidell
Vice Chair
Owner
Bell Tower Commercial Real Estate Group

Joan Hatem-Roy, LICSW
Clerk
Chief Executive Officer
AgeSpan

Jessica Andors
Executive Director
Lawrence CommunityWorks

Wendy Estrella
Attorney
Estrella Law Offices

Dr. Lane A. Glenn
President
Northern Essex Community College

Jonathan Isaacson
Chairman and CEO
The Gem Group

Evan Silverio
President and CEO
Silverio Insurance Group

Julieann Thurlow
President and CEO
Reading Cooperative Bank





















Lori Trahan
U. S. Congresswoman
District 3
Pavel Payano
State Senator
1st Essex District
Frank Moran
State Representative
17th Essex District
Francisco Paulino
State Representative
16th Essex District
Estela Reyes
State Representative
4th Essex District
Brian A. DePeña
Mayor
City of Lawrence
Jeovanny A. Rodriguez
City Council President
City of Lawrence
Joe Bevilacqua
President & CEO
Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce
Frank Bonet
Executive Director
MassHire Merrimack Valley Workforce Development Board
Ralph Carrero
Superintendent
Lawrence Public Schools
John N. Lavoie
Superintendent-Director
Greater Lawrence Technical School
Jerrard Whitten
Executive Director
Merrimack Valley Planning Commission
Barry Finegold
Former State Senator
2nd Essex and Middlesex
Salvatore Lupoli
President & CEO
Lupoli Companies
Marianne Paley Nadel
DyeWorks Project Director
Lawrence CommunityWorks
Bob Rivers
Chairman & CEO
Eastern Bank
Alberto Vasallo III
President & CEO
El Mundo Boston
Timothy Burrill
Vice President & CRA Officer
Institution for Savings
Robert J. DiBella
President & CEO
The Savings Bank
Lydia Mercedes Vazquez
President & CEO
Align Credit Union