1987-2019 ALUMNI LISTS
Leadership MetroWest is proud of the 800+ alumni of the Leadership Academy who lead the way forward in business, education, municipal, nonprofit, and civic life. Our alumni are “uncommon leaders serving the common good.” The following list by year is a “who’s who” of leaders from all sectors and communities in MetroWest. (*) Original sponsoring organization (†) Deceased
Meena Jain – 2018
Cary Memorial Library- Lexington
Programming & Community Engagement Mgr.
*Bacon Free Library
Courtney Thraen – 2018
Downtown Framingham Inc.
Executive Director
Thom Begin – 2018
Framingham Parks & Recreation
Deputy Director
Don Kelley – 2018
Bose
Facilities Services & Trades
Matt Vaghi – 2018
Special Olympics MA
Director, Business Operations
John Chenier – 2018
Framingham State University
Asst. Dean of Admissions
Lena Kilburn – 2018
Framingham Public Library
Assistant Director
Peter Waisgerber – 2018
MetroWest YMCA
Chief Development Officer
Matt Copeland – 2018
Building Envelope Sciences
President
**Gorman Richardson Lewis Architects
John King – 2018
Middlesex Savings Bank
Branch Manager, Holliston
Tiffany Lillie – 2017
Framingham Public Schools
Asst.Dir.Community Resource Dev
Matt Lane – 2017
SMOC
Dir. Real Estate Development
Sarah Baldiga – 2017
Rise Above Foundation
Co-Founder/Exec. Director
Andrea Weaver – 2017
Bridges Together
Founder/Executive Director
Deborah Cahill – 2017
Middlesex Savings Bank
Retired
*AVP
Aaron Schindler – 2017
PRO Unlimited
Program Manager
*Adecco
Erin Connors – 2017
Quilling Cards LLC
Business Development Dir.
Betsy Emberley – 2017
Decisions at Every Turn
Program Coordinator
Charles Hirsch – 2017
Special Olympics Massachusetts
Director of Development, Mgr. Communications & Marketing
Carol Ward – 2017
Veterans Inc.
Services Advocate
Katelin Cwieka – 2017
Communications Avidia
AVP Social Media & Brand
Thiago Dias – 2017
Tax Advisor, Inc.
President
*Brazil New England Chamber of Commerce
Susan Robie – 2017
Town of Ashland
Executive Assistant
Phil Dixon – 2017
The Taly Foundation
Co-Founder/ Treasurer
Amanda Elkin – 2017
Family Promise MetroWest
Director
Sean McGourty – 2017
MetroWest YMCA
CFO
Lisa Lopes – 2017
Middlesex Savings Bank
Branch Manager
Siobhan Hullinger – 2017
Sudbury
Community Activist
Cathy Currie – 2017
Cumberland Farms, Inc.
Logistics & Supply Manager
Sheree Gaus – 2017
Waters Corporation
Mgr. Health, Safety & Environment
*Bose Corporation
Nancy Richards-Cavanaugh – 2017
Hopkinton Independent
Staff Writer
Bob Young – 2017
Bowditch & Dewey LLP
Partner
Eric Whelan – 2017
TJX Companies
Office Services Manager
Paul Hurley – 2017
Cumberland Farms, Inc.
Dir. Financial Planning & Analysis
Jeremy Marsette – 2017
Town of Natick
DPW Director
Sarah Tricot – 2017
Murphy & King
Attorney
*Fletcher Tilton PC
Lorretta Holloway – 2017
Framingham State University
VP Student Enrollment/Dev.
Heather Wightman – 2017
RIA House
Founder/Executive Director
Kelley French – 2016
Partnerships for a Skilled Workforce
Dir., Young Adult Employment
Laurie Tosti – 2016
Ashland School Committee
Chair
Nat Strosberg – 2016
Town of Arlington
Planning Director
*Town of Ashland
Adam Freudberg – 2016
US Air Force
Senior Advisor
Dave Welch – 2016
Course Brook Strategies
President
Rose Miranda – 2016
Town of Sudbury
Asst. Town Clerk
*Town of Ashland
Mike Dupuis – 2016
Nestle Waters
Director of Operations
Matt Ruxton – 2016
Special Olympics Massachusetts
VP, Sports
Maj. Peter Capuzzi – 2016
US Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment
Dist. Injury Support Coord.
Andy MacPherson – 2016
ServiceNow
*EMC
