Board Member
President / Chief Executive Officer
- MooBella, LLC
Board of Directors - Worcester Tornadoes |
| Bruce is currently
President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board
of Directors of MooBella, Inc. Prior to that, in May 1999, Bruce
transformed a food industry consulting and equipment trading hobby
to an operating business entity. That business, New England Ice
Cream Corporation, now has four operating divisions, services over
4,000 distribution points and employs 70 people on a full time basis.
Bruce is the sole owner of the company which is run by a senior
leadership team.
Bruce is a former Director of the Frozen Food
Association of New England and the Massachusetts Food Association,
a former President of the International Association of Ice Cream
Vendors and a current Director and Hall of Fame inductee of the
New England Convenience Store Association. Bruce also is a member
of the group that founded and funded the successful start up of
the Worcester Tornadoes professional baseball team.
In May 2009, Bruce was elected to the Board of
Directors of Mac-Gray (NYSE listed as TUC). Bruce received his Bachelor
of Science in 1980 and his M.B.A. in 1982 from Boston College. |
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Board Member
Managing Partner / Co-Founder - Vizquest
Ventures |
Ed has more than 20 years
of sales and marketing experience in the high-technology industry.
His teams have produced over $900 million in revenues averaging
200% annual growth. Ed has consulted and collaborated on the execution
of sales and marketing models with ShipIQ (division of Repsol YPF),
PCCW/HKT, SkyFish, WBT Systems, Cognex, Powerhouse Interactive,
LiveSmart (division of GE) and others.
Ed has also been responsible for operationalizing
and managing sales and marketing organizations for several fast-growth
companies. As vice president of business development and managing
director of client development operations for ZEFER, a leading Internet
consulting company, Ed was responsible for growing revenues from
$1 million to a run rate of $170 million within 18 months. At SYSTECH,
a Web-based supply chain solutions company, he was vice president
of sales and marketing and led the turnaround of the sales channel,
resulting in a growth rate of 360%, and was able to position the
company for acquisition. Prior to SYSTECH, Ed was sales director
for ANSYS, a design process optimization solutions company, where
he led the development and execution of the new sales model, resulting
in growth from $8 million to over $65 million in 30 months. As a
result, ANSYS was able to initiate an IPO nine months ahead of schedule.
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Board
Member
Managing Partner - John T. Chipman &
Company LLP |
David is managing partner of John
T. Chipman & Company, LLP, a full service certified public accounting
firm, with offices in Norwood and Franklin, Massachusetts. David
is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
and Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants, Inc.
His dedication to youth and the community has
been demonstrated through David’s past and present membership
on several boards of not for profit organizations. David co-founded
X Ice Hockey, LLC, a summer youth hockey league and remains actively
involved with his children’s youth sports and activities.
David is a 1983 graduate of Assumption College with a Bachelors
of Arts degree in Business Administration.
David resides in Wrentham with his wife
Alison and their children Emily, Daniel, Julia, and Melanie. He
enjoys playing golf and is a member at Franklin Country Club where
he has previously served as an officer and on the board of directors
for the club.
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Mary earned her BA in Elementary
Education from UMASS/Amherst in 1988. She taught middle school full
time for 12 years and earned a Masters Degree in School Administration
at Bridgewater State College with accompanying certifications for
principal/assistant principal for grades K-9 in Massachusetts. She
is currently an advanced phase doctoral student at Lesley University
in Cambridge working toward a Ph.D in Educational Studies.
Mary has served 7 years as President of a non
profit organization called, The Hull Academic Support Coalition
(HASC,) in Hull, MA. HASC provides grants to teachers to design
academic enrichment experiences for students. HASC has provided
over $120,000 in grants to Hull students
Mary became involved in Need To Lead when her
sons began playing hockey in the Northest Elite Hockey League. She
values the developmental commitment of the league and the many volunteer
opportunities that her boys have been fortunate to be part of with
Need to Lead. |
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Student
Volunteer Coordinator
Xaverian High School |
John Fassak is entering
his Senior year at Xavarian Brothers High School in Westwood,
MA where he is an honor roll student, captain of his hockey
and rugby teams, and a peer minister. Although volunteerism
has been important to Johnny since he was young, his inaugural
event with Need to Lead was in October of 2007 at a Special
Olympics event at Milton Academy. Since then, Johnny has participated
in a dozen Need to Lead events and recently took over the
role of Student Volunteer Coordinator ensuring that each event
is adequately staffed with student/athlete volunteers.
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Staff
Member
Xaverian High School |
Tim McWade has joined NTL with
an already extensive resume' and it continues to grow. Tim has played
a major role in organizing events for Room To Dream Foundation and
Special Olympics. Balancing school, work, sports and friends is
something Tim does very well and he continues to move forward adding
the responsibility of community and charity to his already busy
schedule.
Accomplishments: Member National
Honors Society, Member Spanish National Honors Society, Norwich
- Future Leadership Camp Graduate, Member Xaverian hockey team,
Member Campus Ministry - Peer Minister, Need To Lead - Student Coordinator |
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Founder
Director Northeast Elite Hockey |
| Rob Reilly has dedicated his life
to the youth in our communities across New England. Rob, a native
of Somerville, MA was inspired by his cousin Billy Johnson’s
courageous battle with cancer. He decided to take all that he learned
from this experience and pass his message on to others. He is driven
everyday by the memory of Billy’s strength, persistence, and
courage. Rob’s goal is to reach as many people as he possibly
can and deliver the message that "You can make a difference".
He has spoken to over 200,000 students and athletes of all ages. These
individuals have taken the Need To Lead message and made it their
own. |
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