New Bedford ACTS

	Who Are We?
	Facilitating Group
	Working Group
	How We Came About?
	Goals

Working Group Members

New Bedford ACTS is comprised of a diverse group of concerned citizens who are interested in stemming violence in New Bedford. The following members are volunteers that participate in the Working Group:

Frank Amoroso – US Department of Justice
John (Buddy) Andrade – Old Bedford Village Development Corp.
Maureen Sylvia Armstrong – Sylvia Group of Insurance Agencies & Leadership SouthCoast
Reverend Dogba Bass – St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Karen Belleni – UMASS Dartmouth
Arthur Bennett – New Bedford Resident
Lee Blake – UMASS Dartmouth & Leadership SouthCoast
Joel Burns – The Standard-Times
John Calnan – United Way
Joe DeMedeiros – New Bedford City Councillor, DA’s Office & Leadership SouthCoast
Katy Dutille – Health Care of Southeastern Massachusetts
Craig Dutra – Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts
Adonis D. Ferreira – City of New Bedford, Office of Cultural Affairs
Greer Gordon – UMASS Dartmouth
Ross Grace -
Reverend Mark Green – Bethel AME Church
Nelson Hockert-Lotz – Domino’s Pizza
Liz Isherwood – Moore & Isherwood, Inc.
John R. Jackson – Child & Family Services
Fred Kalisz Jr. – Mayor, City of New Bedford
Peter Kavanaugh – LA-Z Boy Furniture Galleries & Property Owner
Reverend David Lima – Interchurch Council of GNB, New Seasons Worship Center & Leadership SouthCoast
Deirdre Lopes – New Bedford Resident
Phyllis Lopes -
Stephen Lopes -
Jean MacCormack – Chancellor, UMASS Dartmouth
Dawn Mackiewicz – Bristol Community College
Jim Mathes - New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce
Carl K. Moniz – Chief of Police, City of New Bedford
Linda Morad – New Bedford City Councillor & North End Business Association
Joe Nauman – Acushnet Company
Ron O'Connor -
Mike Page – Child & Family Services
Drae Perkins – Treatment on Demand
Morgan Peters – UMASS Dartmouth
Eric Pope – New Bedford School Committee Member & Resident
Denise Porche – Catholic Social Services
Orren Robbins – Downtown New Bedford Inc.
Maria A. Rosario – NorthStar Learning Centers
Edward Rhymes – UMASS Dartmouth
Betty Riveira – South End Business Association
Theresa Romanovitch – Bristol Community College, New Bedford Campus
Dr. Bruce Rose – UMASS Dartmouth
Jack Sbrega – President, Bristol Community College
George S. Smith – UMASS Dartmouth
Richard Spirlet – New Bedford Police Department
Lisa Sughrue – New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce
Reverend Steve Taylor – Union Baptist Church
Bethany Toure –
John Vasconcellos – The Coalition for Buzzards Bay & Leadership SouthCoast
Gloria Williams – YouthBuild New Bedford
Wayne Wood – Bristol Community College