"The World Affairs Council is not just a great educational resource, it allows us to make high level contacts that are very useful for operating in the global economy."
John H. Davis
Trustee
The Irene E. & George A. Davis Foundation
Board of Directors
President
Ken R. Furst, Momentum Group
Vice President
Ellen M. Gill, Burati Travel
Treasurer
James Sagalyn, Holyoke Machine Company
Clerk
(Open)
Directors
Thomas W. Barney, Berkshire Bank
Gary G. Breton, Esq., Bacon & Wilson PC
Michael P. Buckmaster, Bank of Western Massachusetts
Beverly DeWeese, Community Member
Carmen Felix-Fournier, EdD, Springfield Public School System
Subhash Grover, Community Member
Daphne L. Hall, Community Member
Gary L. LeFort, Business & Government Services
Carlos Liard-Muriente, PhD, Central Connecticut State University
Katya Magee, Countrywide Mortgage
Thomas Manzi, A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
Sue C. Root, Community Member
Joel Spiro, Community Member
Erica Walsh, Speak Easy Accent Modification
John Young, Better Homes, Inc.
Executive Director
Cynthia D. Melcher
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Upcoming events
Annual Meeting
The Honorable Richard E. Neal
US House of Representatives, 2nd Massachusetts Congressional District
The Next Celtic Tiger? Understanding Northern Ireland and Its Future
6:00 p.m.--Cash Bar Reception
6:30 p.m.--Dinner & Business Meeting
Springfield Sheraton at Monarch Place
Cost and other details to follow soon.
November 6, 2008
Instant Issues Brown Bag Series
Dr. Stephen R. Platt
Assistant Professor of Chinese History, University of Massachusetts--Amherst
China Behind the Headlines
Noon--Sovereign Bank Community Room
1350 Main Street, Downtown Springfield
$8.00 per person/$15 with a lunch
This program is part of the Springfield Public Forum's 2008 The City Thinks program.
December 3, 2008
Mr. John Zogby
President, Zogby International
The Way We'll Be
Reception & Dinner
Springfield Sheraton at Monarch Place
Cost, start time and other details to follow soon.
January 24, 2009
Academic WorldQuest 2009 Local Competition
Western New England College
February 18-20, 2009
World Affairs Councils of America National Conference
Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC
More details to follow soon.