The Network Leadership Council The Network Leadership Council refects the broad and diverse commitment across Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire Counties to prevent and end homelessness in the region. Collaboration across every sector of our community is critical to meeting this challenge. With a Leadership Council close to 100 strong and continually growing, the Network thanks this group of leaders for their partnership in the shared mission to make homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring in Western Massachusetts.

ELECTED OFFICIALS

U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern, 2nd District of State Representative Smitty Pignatelli, Massachusetts 4th Berkshire State Senator Jo Comerford, State Senator, State Representative Angelo Puppolo, Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester 12th Hampden State Senator Anne Gobi, Worcester, Hampden, State Representative , 9th Hampshire and Middlesex Hampden State Senator Adam Gomez, Hampden State Representative Lindsay Sabadosa, State Senator Adam Hinds, Berkshire, Franklin, 1st Hampshire Hampshire and Hampden State Representative John Velis, 4th Hampden State Senator Eric Lesser, 1st Hampden State Representative Susannah Whipps, and Hampshire 2nd Franklin Assistant Majority Leader Joseph Wagner, State Representative , 8th Hampden 11th Hampden State Representative Natalie Blais, 1st Franklin Mayor Roxann Wedegartner, City of Greenfeld State Representative Dan Carey, 2nd Hampshire Mayor Thomas Bernard, City of North Adams State Representative , 3rd Hampshire Mayor Nicole LaChapelle, City of Easthampton State Representative Patricia Duffy, 5th Hampden Mayor David Narkewicz, City of Northampton State Representative Tricia Farley-Bouvier, Mayor Linda Tyer, City of Pittsfeld 3rd Berkshire Mayor Domenic Sarno, City of Springfeld State Representative , 6th Hampden Mayor William Reichelt, City of West Springfeld State Representative Carlos Gonzaléz, Manager Paul Bockelman, Town of Amherst 10th Hampden Administrator Michael Sullivan, Town of South State Representative , 2nd Berkshire Hadley State Representative Jake Oliveira, 7th Hampden State Representative Kelly Pease, 4th Hampden COMMUNITY PARTNERS

MJ Adams, Director, Offce of Dawn DiStefano, President and Alisa Klein, Executive Director, Community and Economic CEO, Square One Grow Food Northampton Development, City of Linda Dunlavy, Executive Charlie Knight, former Greenfeld Director, Franklin Regional Consumer, Springfeld Barbara Agosto, Director of Council of Governments Eliza Lake, Chief Executive Housing and Shelter, New Keith Fairey, President and Offcer, Hilltown Community England Farm Workers Council CEO, Way Finders Health Centers Tanisha Arena, Executive Judge Robert Fields, Western Kevin Lynn, Executive Director, Director, Arise for Social Justice Division Housing Court Springfeld MassHire Career Paul Bailey, Executive Director, David Gadaire, Executive Center Springfeld Partners For Director, MassHire Holyoke Peter Jessop, Interim Community Action Career Center Executive Director, Valley Paul Belsito, Executive Melanie Gelaznik, Executive Community Development Director, Irene and George Director, MassHire Berkshire Corporation Davis Foundation Career Center Jose Lopez-Figuero, Director, Lev Ben-Ezra, Executive Brad Gordon, Executive Center for Access Services, Director, Amherst Survival Director, Berkshire County Springfeld Technical Center Regional Housing Authority Community College John Bidwell, Executive Gina Govoni, Executive Jeff Lowenstein, Director of Director, United Way of the Director, Franklin County Community Planning, Berkshire Franklin-Hampshire Region Regional Housing & Community Action David F. M. Brown, MD, Interim Redevelopment Authority Tom Matuszko, Executive President and CEO, Cooley Michael Hagmaier, Executive Director, Berkshire Regional Dickinson Health Care Vice President, Soldier On Planning Commission Kathryn Buckley-Brawner, Sharon Hall-Smith, Division Gerry McCafferty, Director, City Director, Catholic Charities, Director, Gandara Center of Springfeld Offce of Housing Diocese of Springfeld Dave Havens, Director of Deb McLaughlin, Coordinator, Dave Christopolis, Executive Homeless Services, Mental Franklin County Opioid Task Director, Hilltown Community Health Association Force Development Corporation Clare Higgins, Executive Bill Miller, Vice-President, Christa Collier, Executive Director, Community Action Clinical and Support Options Director, Northern Berkshire Pioneer Valley Earl Miller, Director of United Way Stephen Huntley, Executive Recovery, Massachusetts Ben Cluff, Veterans’ Services Director, Valley Opportunity Department of Mental Health Coordinator, Massachusetts Council Laurie Millman, Executive Department of Public Health Lori Ingraham, Assistant Director, Center for New Jessica Collins, Executive Treasurer, Easthampton Americans Director, Public Health Institute Savings Bank Andrew Morehouse, Executive of Western Massachusetts Kathy Keeser, Executive Director, The Food Bank of Steve Connor, Director, Central Director, Louison House Western Massachusetts Hampshire Veterans Services Kim Kelly, Director, Community Michelle Morris, CRA Mortgage Patricia Crosby, Executive Health and Public Health Loan Originator, Berkshire Director, Franklin Hampshire Initiatives, Berkshire Health Bank Regional Employment Board Systems Theresa Nicholson, Director of David Cruise, President, Ellen Kennedy, President, Housing Services, Center for MassHire Hampden County Berkshire Community College Human Development Workforce Board Jennifer Kinsman, Senior Vice- Heidi Nortonsmith, Executive Rabbi Justin David, President Community Impact, Director, Northampton Survival Congregation B’nai Israel United Way of Pioneer Valley Center Yasmin Otero, Assistant Marcia Roddy, Regional Mollie Sullivan, M.Ed., LMHC, Director, Massachusetts Director, Massachusetts Mental Health Counselor, Department of Transitional Department of Children and Mercy Medical Center—Health Assistance Families Care for the Homeless Eileen Peltier, President, Christina Royal, President, Rose Webster-Smith, Program Berkshire Housing Holyoke Community College Coordinator, Springfeld No Development Corporation Jay Sacchetti, Vice President One Leaves Jesus Pereira, Veterans Shelter/Housing, ServiceNet Pamela Wells, Resident Services Director, City of Yves Salomon-Fernandez, Services Manager, Springfeld Holyoke President, Greenfeld Housing Authority Keleigh Pereira, Director, Community College Twjana Williams, Western Three County Continuum Julie Schwager, Western Massachusetts Regional of Care, Community Action Massachusetts Area Director, Supervisor, Massachusetts Pioneer Valley Massachusetts Department of Department of Housing Jane Ralph, Executive Mental Health and Community Development Director, Construct James Seney, Program Candace Winkler, Executive Phil Ringwood, Executive Manager, VA Central Western Director and CEO, Berkshire Director, DIAL/SELF Youth and Massachusetts Health Care United Way Community Services System Steve Winn, President and Frank Robinson, Vice James Sherbo, Senior Vice CEO, Behavioral Health President, Public Health, President, PeoplesBank Network Baystate Health Risa Silverman, Director, Offce Katie Zobel, President and Kimberly Robinson, Executive for Public Health Practice and CEO, Community Foundation Director, Pioneer Valley Outreach, University of of Western Massachusetts Planning Commission Massachusetts Amherst Cheryl Zoll, CEO, Tapestry Health