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New Bedford Economic Development Council unanimously
selects Morrissey as permanent Executive Director
New Bedford, Massachusetts - The New Bedford Economic
Development Council unanimously voted today to appoint
Matthew Morrissey to the position of executive director.
Morrissey, who was nominated for the post by a search
committee of local business leaders, has been serving as
interim executive director of the private, non-profit
organization since September.
“In a very short period of time, Matt has impressed all
of us,’’ NBEDC Chairman Scott Costa said. “New Bedford
is poised for economic growth that creates real jobs and
strengthens our neighborhoods. Matt brings a high level
of skill and knowledge, and boundless energy to our
mission.’’
Search Committee Chairman Jim Mathes, Executive Director
of the SouthCoast Mentoring Initiative for Learning,
Education and Service, said, “Matt Morrissey has a
passion for public service and an unwavering belief in
New Bedford’s future. Combine that with his experience
in private business development and higher education,
and we have just the right person to help our community
reach its economic potential.’’
Prior to joining the NBEDC as its interim Executive
Director, Morrissey served UMass Dartmouth as an
administrator and assistant to the Chancellor focusing
on key strategic issues.
"It's a great privilege to work with many committed
individuals in City Hall, the business community and the
civic community to sell a city that I love," Morrissey
said. "I think people from outside the city are starting
to take notice."
Morrissey worked several years as a senior consultant at
the Public Consulting Group, a Boston-based business and
government consulting agency. Prior to joining PCG, he
co-founded Mogall Inc., a high-tech peer-to-peer
start-up, whose intellectual property was later obtained
by PCG and remains a valuable PCG product.
Morrissey served as assistant to the president of the
University of Massachusetts five-campus system, handling
legislative, economic development and outreach issues.
Morrissey graduated from UMass Dartmouth, where he
served as the elected student trustee on the UMass
System Board of Trustees.
Morrissey has been an active member of numerous
non-profit organizations. He was a candidate for mayor
in 2005, finishing third in the preliminary election.
Joining Costa and Mathes on the search committee were
Mathew Insana, Regional Vice, President Commercial
Lending, Sovereign Bank (Treasurer, NBEDC); Randall T.
Weeks, Jr., Partridge, Snow & Hahn LLP (Clerk);
Elizabeth Isherwood, President, Moore & Isherwood
Communications; Craig H. Lindell, President, Aquapoint/AWT;
Kevin T. Pelland, Vice President, Citizens-Union Savings
Bank and Chair, Downtown New Bedford Inc.; and Paul L.
Vigeant, Assistant Chancellor for Economic Development
UMass Dartmouth. |
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