WORCESTER STATE FOUNDATION

ELECTS OFFICERS, NEW MEMBERS

(Worcester, MA – July 3, 2003) The Worcester State Foundation Board elected officers and welcomed new members at its June 24, 2003 annual meeting.

New members to the distinguished board are: Jill C. Dagilis, commissioner of Code Enforcement for the City of Worcester; George L. Leasca, vice president of Investments of Solomon Smith Barney; Peter M. Mantegazza, president and CEO of Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital; and Dr. James P. McSherry, a psychologist of Performance Psychology and a visiting scholar at Boston College.

Officers elected to the Board of Directors are Lee J. Beaudoin, former Chief Administrative Officer of Fallon Clinic and currently a health care consultant, as president; Ronald C. Chand of Chand Associates as vice president; James M. O’Coin of O’Coin’s Home Brands as treasurer; Kathleen M. Eichelroth, CFO of Worcester State College as assistant treasurer; and Thomas M. McNamara, executive director of Development and External Relations, as clerk.

The Worcester State Foundation, established in 1993, serves to advance and support the mission and programs of Worcester State College. The Foundation develops resources, financial and otherwise, necessary to Worcester State College’s continuing growth as an academic institution serving Central Massachusetts and the Commonwealth, insuring access and quality to all those who seek higher education.

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