Advisory Board
The Community Advisory Board increases stakeholder input and guidance on the Leduc Center's work. The Board provides support by:
- reviewing organizational goals and assessment results for consistency with UMass Dartmouth's mission;
- recommending strategies to develop and expand programs offered; and
- assisting in the development and maintenance of an effective network of relationships critical to the Center's success.
Community Representatives
Carl Alves
Executive Director
Positive Action Against Chemical Abuse (PAACA)
Kate Carney
Executive Director
Carney Family Charitable Foundation
Nicholas Christ
President & CEO
Baycoast Bank
Joseph Cordeiro
Retired Police Chief
New Bedford Police Department
Elizabeth Duffy
Assistant General Counsel
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Julie Gagliardi
Director of Programs
SouthCoast Community Foundation
Michelle Hantman
President & CEO
United Way of Greater New Bedford
Christopher Hendricks
State Representative
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Dr. Stacey Kaminski
Executive Director
CONNECT
Jeanne Leduc
Benefactor & Community Member
Robert Leduc '78
Benefactor & Community Member
Rev. David Lima
Executive Minister
Inter-Church Council of Greater New Bedford
Christopher Markey
State Representative
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Jim Mathes
President & CEO
Dennison Memorial Community Center
Mike O'Sullivan
CEO
One SouthCoast Chamber
Denise Porche
Executive Director
The Island Foundation
Gina Purtell
Director, Allen’s Pond Wildlife Sanctuary
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Michele Roberts
Chair
Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation
Michael Rodrigues
State Senator
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Dr. Bruce Rose
Retired Asst. Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
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Corinn Williams
Executive Director
Community Economic Development Center
UMass Dartmouth Representatives
Dr. Carlos Benavides
Associate Professor and Chair, Global Languages and Cultures
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Joshua Encarnacion ’14
Leadership Development Consultant
Dr. Memory Holloway
Professor Emerita
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Narcisse Kunda ’22
State Street Corporation
Dr. Jean MacCormack
Chancellor Emeritus
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Dr. John Quinn
Assistant Dean for Public Interest Law and External Relations
Law School
Peter Schock ’12
Boston Consulting Group
Margaret Sullivan '21
Henry Lord Community School
Matthew Witzgall '15
Carl's Collision Center