Cranberry Country Chamber of Commerce 44th Annual Meeting
Mar 21, 2023
Nelson Tavares, CEO Taunton Federal Credit Union (Award Sponsor) presenting to BAMSI Sarah Gonet, Hannah Marshall, Emily Ann Richmond
Board Members 2023: Krystal Hilton/Morton Hospital, Wilfred Duphily, Julie Kennedy/Old Colony YMCA, Laurie Driscoll/SEED Corp., Linda Corey/North Easton Savings Bank, Itamar Chalif/Rockland Trust, Torie Sylvia/Taunton Federal Credit Union, Patrick Gaughan/Mechanics Cooperative, Brendon Elliot/Cornerstone Financial Group, Denis Lilla/Jack Conway, Timothy Malinosky/Boston Tavern Middleboro, Peter Maffeo/Lorenzo’s Italian Restaurant, Kira Watkins/T.M Ryder Insurance (not pictured: Matt Dyer/Bluestone Bank and Valerie Glynn/Cranberry Country Chamber)
Senator Michael Rodrigues swearing in the Board
State Representative Norman Orrall, Bryan Parish Business Person of Year, and Senator Marc Pacheco
Kevin “Quack” Quackenbush and Valerie Glynn, CEO Cranberry Country Chamber
On March 8th, the Cranberry Country Chamber of Commerce held its 44th Annual Meeting at the Rosebrook Event Center in Wareham. Hosting over 140 members, the Chamber honored our Business of the Year, BAMSI, an organization that is in the business of bringing people and services together, and working to enrich the lives of children, families, and individuals. Headquartered in Brockton, they have service locations in many towns including Lakeville and Middleboro. Our Business Person of the year chosen is Bryan Parrish of Bryan Parrish Home Inspections located in Bridgewater, and he serves all of our communities that we represent and is president of the Bridgewater Business Association. Voted as Volunteer of the Year is Kevin “Quack” Quackenbush of American Dream Team Real Estate. Quack is an Ambassador with our Chamber in addition to participating on our Community Involvement Council. He is also a member of the Middleboro Rotary and participates in many charitable and community related organziations in our Chamber represented towns.
Our Board of Directors were sworn in by Senator Michael Rodgrigues, and our Annual Meeting award winners were presented with citations by Senator Marc Pacheco and State Representative Norman Orrall. We also honored two retiring board members, Glenn Sherman and John Olivieri who have served on our board for over 24 years.
Thank you to our main sponsors. Premier: Bluestone Bank, Cape & Plymouth Business Media, Morton Hospital, Rockland Trust, St. Anne’s Credit Union, Southcoast Health Urgent Care; Award Sponsor: Taunton Federal Credit Union; Lead: Mechanics Cooperative, North Easton Savings Bank, Pet Recess, Premier Generator, T.M. Ryder Insurance Agency; Corporate: Cape Cod 5, DryZone Basement Systems, Grant’s Rental; Gift sponsor: ABC Specialtees. Thank you also to all of our Marketing table hosts, the staff at Rosebrook Event Center, and all of our members!
The Cranberry Country Chamber of Commerce looks forward to a successful year for our members and to providing continued support to our member businesses and the communities we serve!
