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Two new staff members join the NBEDC
 Executive
Director Matthew A. Morrissey announced the addition of
two new staff members to the New Bedford Economic
Development Council (NBEDC).
Derek Santos has accepted an offer for the position of
Director of Planning and Development. In this new
position, Derek will be responsible for the coordination
and implementation of a range of economic development
initiatives throughout the city. He will work closely
on business development activities with city departments
and state agencies to ensure that there is strong
coordination on all economic development-related
projects. Derek will also work within the organization
to ensure that its operations run smoothly and
efficiently.
For the past 12 years, Derek has been involved on
various sides of development projects throughout the
city, both in his position as historical architect for
the National Park Service and as an active member of the
City’s Planning Board.
At the national park, Derek has worked with a wide range
of governmental and private agencies and organizations
to carry out planning and development in the park.
Derek’s recent responsibilities included managing the
planning and construction for the $7M Corson Block
rehabilitation and serving as the lead of the planning
and design team for the $15M Route 18 Access Improvement
Project.
“As the NBEDC continues to build, Derek’s experience
with development in the City and his strong background
in permitting will be a tremendous asset to our work,”
commented Mr. Morrissey.
Derek’s official start date will be on September 4,
2007.
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Jeffery Robinson has accepted an offer for the New
Bedford Economic Development Council’s part-time
controller position. For the last six years, Jeffery
has been the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s
controller, managing a public budget of $160 million.
Prior to his university position, Jeffery was the
controller for Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Mr.
Morrissey said, “We are particularly fortunate to have
someone of Jeff’s caliber and experience working with us
as we grow.”
Mr. Morrissey expressed his thanks to the New Directions
team of Brenda Francis and Bill Edward for their
assistance in providing outstanding service in
interviewing all the first round candidates for the
planning and development position. “They interviewed
the top six candidates, ran through a comprehensive list
of questions, took detailed notes and provided me with
both their notes and scoring. It is a great service that
New Directions provides to any employer in the city,”
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