About the Merrimack Valley Venture Forum

Who We Are

  • Technology-oriented companies and professional service providers serving regional, national and international markets located in MA (50%), NH (40%) and other surrounding NE states (10%)
  • Venture capitalists, angel investors, strategic investors and financial institutions
  • Entrepreneurs and business leaders
  • College Professors, staff and students

Volunteers

Much of the work of the Forum is done on a volunteer basis by committee members. Opportunities exist within the following committees:
Marketing
Membership
Mentoring
Programs
Anyone interested in joining a committee should contact Susanne Ferrara at sferrara@mvvf.org.

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Board of Directors

Officers
Chairman
James Bleck
President and Founder
Bleck Design Group
President & Chairman Elect
Dennis Warren
President and Founder
Sentry BioScience, Inc.
Secretary
Joseph C. Marrow
Principal
Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendlton, P.C.
Directors
Ron Beraha
Partner
BridgeGap Strategic Services, LLC

Kathryn Verreault Carter
Dean, College of Management
University of Massachusetts Lowell

Ronald Contrado
Chief Executive Officer
Homisco Inc.

Daniel Danecki
Senior Engineer
Sun Microsystems

Walter F. Dawson
Patent Attorney
Pearson & Pearson, LLP

Susanne Ferrara
Executive Director
Merrimack Valley Venture Forum

William C. Geary, III
Partner
Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP

Kate McDonough
President and CEO
Waterfield Business Center

Christopher Smith
Account Executive
BI Worldwide

Robert Tamarin
Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
University of Massachusetts Lowell

Paul C. Tu
Principal
Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation (MTDC)

Vicky Wu
CEO & Founder
Froghop, Incorporated


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