Message from the Chair
“SEED’s knowledgeable and professional staff stands ready to assist you and your business with its financing needs. With the depth of experience gained by helping all kinds of businesses over a 29 year history, SEED is the right choice for you.”
Ferd Kelley, SEED Chair
SEED’s Board of Directors consists of community leaders who represent government, business and finance. The board of directors and officers are elected by SEED members at the annual meeting. The directors meet bi-monthly to oversee the functioning of the corporation.
In addition, SEED has two standing loan committees—the Loan Review Committee and the Micro Loan Committee, which approve loans.
Directors & Officers
- Chairman – Ferdinand Kelley, Board Member, Catholic Charities of Boston
- Vice Chairman - Richard Shafer, Economic Development Director, Taunton Office of Economic & Community Development
- Vice Chairman – Gerard Nadeau, EVP/Senior Lender, Rockland Trust Company
- Treasurer – William Barnes, Senior Vice President, Citizens Bank
- Assistant Treasurer – Lorraine A. Travers, C.P.A., C.F.P.
- Clerk – William Lewis, Vice President, Bristol County Savings Bank
- Assistant Clerk – Roy Nascimento, President & CEO, New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce
- Past Chairman – James McEvoy, Regional Vice President, Cape Cod TD Bank
Directors
- Paul Anghinetti, Senior Vice President/Market Executive, Bank of America
- David Augustinho, Executive Director, Cape & Islands Workforce Investment Board
- Kerrie Babin, President & CEO, Taunton Area Chamber of Commerce
- Elizabeth Balaschak, Esq., Attorney at Law
- John Biggio, Vice President & Senior Loan Officer, Mayflower Bank
- Elizabeth Bridgewater, Executive Director, Community Development Partnership
- Paul Carey, Senior Commercial Lender, Digital Federal Credit Union
- Wayne Carvalho, VP/Senior Commercial Lender, First Citizens Federal Credit Union
- Pasquale (Pat) Ciaramella, Executive Director, Old Colony Planning Council
- Daniel Conrad, First Senior Vice President, Mansfield Bank
- Christopher Cooney, President & CEO, Metro South Chamber of Commerce
- Adriana Dawson, Interim State Director, RI Small Business Development Center
- Carmen Diaz-Jusino, Program Director, Center for Women & Enterprise, RI
- Stephen DiPrete, Senior Vice President, Eastern Bank
- Stephen Donahue, Vice President Commercial Sales, M. Donahue Associates, Inc.
- Charles Dwyer, Vice President, Middlesex Savings Banks
- Ana Dyer, Senior Vice President, Webster Bank
- Bradford Egan, Executive Vice President, Martha’s Vineyard Savings Bank
- Denis Hanks, Executive Director, Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce
- Donald Isles, Vice President, Dedham Institution for Savings
- Paul S. Medeiros, Senior Vice President, BankFive
- Jack Meehl, Jr., Principal, Ashberry Street Advisors
- Jennifer Menard, Executive Director, SouthCoast Development Partnership
- Jeffrey Pineault, CFO, LaFrance Hospitality Company
- Robert Reisner, Vice President, Cape Cod Five
- Douglas Rodrigues, CPA, D.E. Rodrigues & Company
- Edward Sousa, Vice President, Bridgewater Savings Bank
- Nancy Stokes, Senior Vice President, Mechanics Co-Operative Bank
- Carl Taber, EVP & Cheif Lending Officer, Citizens-Union Savings Bank
- Mary Waldron, Executive Director, Brockton 21st Century Corporation
- Friend Weiler, Senior Vice President, HarborOne Credit Union
- William Welsh, Jr., Chair, RI Chapter of SCORE
For more information, please contact SEED Corp.
SEED is an equal opportunity lender and business assistance provider.
