NERDIC is comprised of Industry members, State Economic Development Leaders, Manufacturing Extension Partnerships, APEX Accelerators, Innovation Centers, and Educational Institutions from the six states within the New England Region.
The regional partners have been drawn together in functioning collaborations and partnerships, focused on delivering critical regional programming. This established structure, allows additional work packages to be added and delivered with seamless ease.
The State Leadership team provides overall organizational direction and guidance to NERDIC.
The State Leadership team comprises NERDIC State Economic Development leaders, Fiscal Agent, NERDIC Co-Chairs and Future iQ. Project lead/s from OLDCC also attend the meetings. The meetings are held on a monthly and virtual basis, however every quarter the meetings are held in-person to precede the Ecosystem Quarterly Meetings.
NERDIC Co-Chairs
ADAM BOLTIK
Program Manager, Office of International Commerce
NH Division of Economic Development
DENISE GARLAND
Deputy Commissioner
Maine Dept. of Economic and Community Development
State Leadership Team
CARMEN MOLINA-RIOS
Community Development Specialist
State of CT Dept. of Economic and Community Development
PAUL LAVOIE
Chief Manufacturing Officer
State of CT Dept. of Economic and Community Development
BRADLEY MINGELS
Director of Academic Programs
UMass/Lowell
CHRISTINE NOLAN
Director, Center for Advanced Manufacturing
MassTech
MEGHAN ABELLA BOWEN
Senior Program Manager
MassTech
BEN LINVILLE-ENGLER
Chief Investment Strategist and Program Executive
MassTech
BRETT LONG
Deputy Commissioner
VT Department of Economic Development
MIKE WALKER
Senior Project Manager
Rhode Island Commerce
MELODY WEEKS
Executive Vice President
Rhode Island Commerce
ANA AGUAS
Project Manager
Department of Defense OLDCC
CAMERON AINSWORTH
Administrative Services Coordinator
Vermont Department of Economic Development
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