羅德島大學教授孫琰獲選為四十歲以下傑青

羅德島大學(URI)電子，電腦及生物醫學副教授孫琰（Yan Sun）當選為羅德島州普域敦斯商報（Providence Business News）的四十名四十歲以下傑出青年。

普域敦斯商報日前在羅德島州沃維克（Warwick）市的十九世紀豪宅，奧爾德里奇大廈（Aldrich Mansion）裏舉行頒獎典禮。羅德島大學校長杜雷（David M Dooley），工程學院院長萊特（Raymond Wright）等人都親自出席道賀。

孫琰當天還特地邀請她仰慕的羅德島大學資深教授，創辦了 VeloBit公司，並於2013年被西方數位併購的楊慶出席。孫琰的工程師丈夫葉凌挺，女兒葉子悅，也在場分享榮耀。

普域敦斯商報大約十年前才開始舉辦這一活動。羅德島州克蘭斯頓市（Cranston）市長馮偉傑（Allan Fung）在2005年，35歲，還擔任克蘭斯頓市市議員時，也曾獲選。

1988年從北大畢業，2004年從馬里蘭大學獲得博士學位的孫琰，今年39歲。她從畢業後就應聘至羅德島大學任教，不但是電氣電子工程師學會（IEEE）資訊取證及安全技術委員會委員，還是該學會期刊副編輯，去年當選為資訊取證及安全技術工作坊主席。2007年，她還獲得美國國家科學基金會成就獎（NSF CAREER Award）。2010年時，又在電氣電子工程師學會的社交計算（social computing）國際會議上獲得最佳論文獎。

孫琰在普域敦斯商報的得獎者檔案中表示，當大學教授是她做過的最佳決定之一，不但給她機會深入鑽研自己喜愛的領域，還從同事那兒學到不同領域事務，周遊世界的和相同領域研究者交流，未來十年，她更關心自己能為社會帶來什麼影響。

談到她曾獲得的最佳職業忠告時，孫琰說，一名資深物理教授告訴她，做為一名工程領域女性，只要她能很有創意的找到一條路，有耐心的朝向目標努力，就能同時享有快樂家庭，成功職業。

根據普域敦斯商報資料，今年得獎者中還有一名華裔，現年36歲，在羅德島州健康廳擔任醫學主任，以及醫藥基金大學傳染病組醫生的陳菲利普（Phile A. Chan）。

波士頓商業期刊（Boston Business Journal）也每年舉辦四十名四十歲以下傑出青年頒獎活動。波士頓華人社區曾獲獎者包括亞美社區發展協會的現任行政主任陳潔瑩，曾任該會董事會主席，現為董事的曹育倫等人。

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            左起，羅德島大學教授暨創業家楊慶，羅德島大學校長辦公室幕僚長Michelle Curreri，葉凌艇，葉子悅（前），孫琰，羅德島大學校長杜雷（David M Dooley）博士，羅德島大學工程學院院長萊特（Raymond Wright）博士。（菊子攝）

            羅德島大學副教授孫琰領取四十名四十歲以下傑出青年獎。（菊子攝）

另一名得獎華裔，羅德島州健康廳擔任醫學主任陳菲利普（Phile A. Chan）。

孫琰（左），葉凌艇（右）和葉子悅（前）一家人歡喜領獎。（菊子攝）

波士頓華人排球協會定8/2辦九人排球邀請賽

  波士頓華人排球協會成員在一定好餐廳宣佈8月2日比賽。（張馨尹攝）
前排左起，伍達慈，梅先生（元老），梅永貴，梅艦慶，
後排左起，伍志强、梅培，梅志强，黃新能，邱國杰。

          (Boston Orange) 美國波士頓華人排球協會將於8月2號（週日）上午八點半在黃述沾紀念公園（Reggie Wong Memorial Park）舉行第一屆波士頓九人排球邀請賽，預定有來自3州的11隊參賽。

波士頓華人排球協會提供

球會負責人伍達慈表示，比賽分39歲以下的青年組，40歲以上的元老組，已知共11隊參賽。其中青年組5隊，元老組6隊。每隊12人，9人上場比賽，3人後備。在不下18個贊助商支持下，比賽將評出冠亞季軍，依序發給880，680，380元不等獎金，還會每人發給一個獎牌。

            波士頓華人排球會將派3隊參賽，1隊為青年隊，元老隊分A，Ｂ2隊。

            來自紐約的有青年組3隊翠園，廣海，布魯崙，元老組3隊，端芬龍旺，華人體育協會，布魯崙華人排球協會。來自康州的有元老組金神隊。

波士頓華人排球協會提供

伍達慈表示，大約四年前，一批愛打排球的人常在昆士市草地上打排球。他和朋友遇上，看了幾次後，居間協調，把他們帶到波士頓黃述沾紀念公園的正式場地打球，並組成波士頓友聯排球隊。經口耳相傳，吸引來的愛打球人士，越來越多，如今已有50多，60人，並於2012年正式組成波士頓華人排球協會，由他和聯合電子公司工程師黃鉅耀做統籌。這次比賽，將由梅志強擔任青年隊隊長，元老隊由伍達慈，伍志強擔任隊長，梅建慶是教練，隊員包括黃啟，黃躍光等等。

在波士頓參與籌辦北美華人排球賽邀請賽，擔任劍虹體育會教練多年的阮浩鑾表示，波士頓華人排球協會打的9人排球，和他們保留至今的當年台山傳統打法略有不同，但彼此對打排球的愛好是一樣的，近年也經常交流。

伍達慈等人說明，他們的這場台山九人排球賽，將採用網高2.35米，場地長為21米，寬為10.5米，每局21分，場上後排輪換發球的比賽模式，混和了九人和六人排球的規則。

這幾年間，他們時不時組隊前往芝加哥，紐約參加比賽。次數多了以後，隊員們認為自己在波士頓也可以辦，這才在徵得龍鳳酒樓，一定好餐廳等大約18個贊助商支持後，落實比賽活動。

伍達慈等人7月27日下午在波士頓華埠一定好餐廳召開記者會，宣佈比賽概況，歡迎各界觀賽，也歡迎有興趣打台山9人排球賽者，參加他們的行列。

                          查詢相關詳情，可洽 dancape68@gmail.com。（實習記者張馨尹參與採訪）        

波士頓公共圖書館中文讀書俱樂部談“堅硬如水”

波士頓公共圖書館中文讀書討論會，日前走進文化大革命時代，討論閻連科的“堅硬如水”一書。

            波士頓公圖館中文讀書會主持人楊慶儀指出，兩位名教授，哈佛大學的王德威，已退休的周春塘，都認為在閻連科寫的40多本書中，這本書最好，該會特地挑選此書來讀，一來欣賞作者文采，一來窺探文革年代人性遭遇的挑戰。

            “堅硬如水”描寫各自已婚的一對男女，在文革年代，為滿足個人慾望，達到升官發財目的，不擇手段的隨時代中惡習起舞，通姦，殺人，放火，燒書，無所不為，終於瘋狂地把自己帶上死亡之路，雙雙被槍斃。

        楊慶儀表示，該會讀得上一本書是楊絳的百歲之作“洗澡之後”，看的是寬容和平，花好月圓，有情人終成眷屬的故事，和“堅硬如水”對比實在強烈？

朱大昀認為，作家要能夠創新，在視角，手法上開闢新路。閻連科的“堅硬如水”，其實寫到男主角娶老婆，然後發瘋，就可以畫句點了。他認為閻作中的“丁莊夢”，“受活”，“炸裂志“等，其實都寫的更好。

楊慶儀引用周春塘曾說的話，指“堅”書不同於其他文革時期傷痕文學作品，因為該書寫的是犯罪後的覺醒，而不是受害者的控訴，犯罪者的懺悔。

當天出席討論的書友，許多人曾親身經歷文化大革命。他們說，該書雖有創意，可不代表他們的文革經驗。

呂玲記得即使是文革時期，農村人的性觀念仍然十分保守，婚外通姦是流氓罪，會馬上受到處分，被開除，絕沒有閻書中所描寫的那麼自由。

一名和閻連科同年出生的書友表示，1966年文革發生時，閻連科才八歲，其實並沒有切身經驗。

陳卓儒指閻聯科在書中大量引用毛詩，毛文，毛語錄，還有許多文革口號號標語，幾佔全書長度三分之一，還連抗日歌都加進文稿中，頗讓人覺得不可思議。

李竹平則認為，儘管寫小說的故事可以虛構，但涉及歷史的節骨眼處，還是不宜與事實相違。

主持人楊慶儀透露，李竹平不但親身經歷過文革，還曾是從上海下放新疆的知青，退休後開始寫作，發表過短篇小說，也得過不少獎。他寫的長篇小說“戈壁深處的墓碑”，就是描寫上海知青下放新疆的故事。

讀書討論會結束後，出席者獲贈波士頓公共圖書館編目組組長吳紫坪所拍攝的總管庭院藝術照。

楊慶儀表示，波士頓公共圖書館中文讀書討論會將於七月三十日（週四）下午兩點半到三點半，在舊館(McKim Building )  一樓的Guastavino 室舉行下一場討論會。查詢詳情可洽楊慶儀（Caroline Young），617-859-2339，或cyoung@bpl.org。

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            波士頓公共圖書館中文讀書討論會現場。（圖由楊慶儀提供）

長者多元文化聯盟以耆英母語討論老人失憶症

中華耆英會參與的長者多元文化聯盟（Multicultural Coalition on Aging）上週六（7月25日）舉辦“老人失憶症（Alzheimer）”會議，依語言分不同小組，讓出席者以各自母語更暢順無阻的了解防治資訊。

            波士頓市長馬丁華殊（Martin Walsh）當日特地到水城（Watertown）出席這以“同一訊息，許多聲音（One Message – Many voices）”為名的會議，向大約二百五十名出席者強調，一般人稱為“老年失憶症”的阿爾茨海默氏症，可以預防，只要及時治療，就可減少對個人及親人的傷害。

            馬丁華殊透露，他祖母當年也染患了老年失憶症，讓人十分不忍心。如今波士頓市約有一萬人受此病痛折磨，而這數目還將隨著波士頓市的人口老化倍增，確保波士頓人了解這一病症，知道如何預防，治療，因此更為重要。

            由波市府老人局和長者多元文化聯盟合作舉辦的這“老年失憶症”會議，中文組部分，由中華耆英會和麻省總醫院合作，安排了三場講座，請來都在哈佛大學醫學院神經系做助理教授的牛津大學遺傳學博士李愛榮，Drexel大學博士張燦，依序講談“阿爾茨海默氏症”的風險因素，預防與治療，遺傳基因研究進展。

        “阿爾茨海默氏症”是一種大腦神經細胞死亡造成的神經性疾病，因德國醫生“阿爾茨海默”最早描述而得名，最常見的是老年痴呆症，最初症狀常是被人認為年紀大了普通健忘，但患者病情會發展到在日常生活中喪失認知，決策能力，甚至出現性情改變，行為困難，最終導致死亡。

            全美國約有四百萬人被診斷為患有此病，多半是65歲以上老人家，目前是全美十大死因中的第六位。美國每年直接或間接用於護理“阿爾茨海默氏症”的費用已達到100億美元。每名患者平均花費174,000元。在2002到2008年間，統計數據顯示，大病份疾病死亡率下降，老年痴呆症死亡率卻上升66%，相關單位因此更積極的推廣防治方法，

            李愛榮與張燦指出，正常老化和老年失憶症患者的區別方法包括，忘記許久不見朋友或同事姓名，忘記關水龍頭，丟了眼鏡，鑰匙等屬於正常的老化，連家人都不認得，已經做好了飯卻忘記吃，把熨斗放進了冰箱，在自己家附近迷路等則是老年失憶了。

            他們解釋各種症狀後，指出目前美國聯邦藥物局（FDA）批准了四種提高記憶力，簡婉老年失憶症病情的藥物，包括商品名為Cognex的他克林（Tacrine），商品名為Aricept的多耐脉奇（Donepezil），商品名為Exelon的利凡斯的明（rivastigmine），商品名為Reminyl的加蘭他敏（galantaime）。

            由於染患老年失憶症的因素，除了年齡，家族史，遺傳基因之外，包括頭部外傷，心腦血管病，生活方式，化學物質，身體其他疾病，精神障礙，他們建議人們從40歲就開始預防，保持良好心態，適度做運動，多用腦，多看書，多學新事物，多和朋友聊天，飲食要均衡，防止腦外傷，及時治療高血壓，心臟病，中風，糖尿病，高膽固醇等疾病。

            中華耆英會行政主任梅伍銀寬，副主任張昆，白禮頓樓主任梅麗梨，以及新上任的麻州老人事務辦公室首長Alice Bonner博士，當天都特地出席，支持活動。

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            波士頓市長馬丁華殊（左四）特地到中文講座組，向耆英們致意。左起，梅麗梨，李愛榮，梅伍銀寬，張燦，麻省總醫院阿茨海默症研究中心行政主管葉亮，波市老人局長艾米莉（Emily Shea），張昆。（菊子攝）

            波士頓市長馬丁華殊（左二）和中華耆英會的梅麗梨，梅伍銀寬，波市老人局長艾米莉（Emily Shea），麻州老人事務辦公室首長Alice Bonner博士，張昆。（菊子攝）

            葉亮（左）向出席耆英們介紹麻省總醫院。（菊子攝）

        中華耆英會工作人員，講者和出席者合影。前排左二起，張昆，梅麗梨，葉亮，張燦，梅伍銀寬，李愛榮等人。（圖由中華耆英會提供）

波士頓可能棄辦2024奧運

波士頓市長馬丁華殊今早召開記者會，直指美國奧委會催促他簽約，但他認為在不確定波士頓承辦2024奧運的實際財務概況，無法確知波士頓納稅人不會受超支牽累之前，不宜倉促簽約。

MAYOR WALSH LAUNCHES CENTER CONNECTING UNEMPLOYED HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES TO WORKFORCE TRAINING AND OPPORTUNITIES

MAYOR WALSH LAUNCHES CENTER CONNECTING UNEMPLOYED HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES TO WORKFORCE TRAINING AND OPPORTUNITIES

Connection Center Will Help Out-of-School, Out-of-Work 20-24 Year Olds Find Success

BOSTON - Monday, July 27, 2015 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today joined the Boston Opportunity Youth Collaborative to launch the Connection Center, which will serve as a one-stop resource to help Boston high school graduates, 20-24 years old, who are unemployed and out of school with no postsecondary degree. The Connection Center, located inside the Ruggles MBTA station, will work to reach out to these young adults and refer them to education, training and employment opportunities throughout the Greater Boston.  "Too many of our young people are still struggling because of competition for jobs and for college," said Mayor Walsh. "For the future of our City, we must create opportunities to prepare our residents for our workforce. The Connection Center will help young people find direction and the road to success. I thank the Obama Administration, the Boston Opportunity Youth Collaboration and all of our national and local partners who stand committed with us to help our young people and our City move forward."  The Connection Center is a local option within the national movement to promote opportunities and pathways for the 6.7 million young people between the ages of 16 and 24 in the United States who are neither enrolled in school nor participating in the labor market. These young people are often referred to as Opportunity Youth. The "opportunity" is the chance to include their talents and contributions in a labor market that needs them as an entire older generation begins to retire. Based on the U.S. Census Bureau's 2011-2013 American Community Surveys, there are 9,097 of these opportunity youth in Boston. Among them, there are 4,747 young adults who graduated from high school without connecting with the labor market or further education and training.   The City is dedicated to creating equal access to opportunities throughout Boston, and inspiring young people to stay in school and continue their education, whether through higher education or workforce training programs, post-High School. The Boston Public Schools has cut its dropout rate by more than half over the last decade. Inspired by this success and building on the Mayor's local efforts for President Barack Obama's My Brother's Keeper Initiative, the City is giving added focus to the large numbers of young adults who graduate without a connection to career opportunities. The Boston Opportunity Youth Collaborative (OYC) is a cross-sector coalition, convened by the Boston Opportunity Agenda and the Boston Private Industry Council, with more than 70 member organizations and agencies. Stakeholders include the Mayor's Office, Boston Public Schools, philanthropy, local colleges, universities and community-based organizations. The coalition came together to develop and implement a plan for connecting opportunity youth with pathways to career and financial independence. The OYC's final plan included a Connection Center as the first point of entry to community-based programs that would support young people in pursuing community college, job training and employment. Connection Center coaches will help young people navigate these pathways, which often prove challenging to those unfamiliar with the requirements of college, training or work.  These coaches will engage young people, assess their needs and make supported referrals to the right programs. Participating organizations include College Bound Dorchester and Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción (college bridging and completion programs), Jewish Vocational Service (pharmacy technician training), the Asian American Civic Association (employment services), as well as Year Up, YouthBuild and other agencies. The OYC is one of seven community collaboratives across the country receiving three-year grants to implement their plans. The awards were made by Jobs for the Future and the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Service as part of the Opportunity Works initiative, funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service through its Social Innovation Fund (SIF). Local match funding is being provided by the Barr Foundation, the Boston Foundation, the Hyams Foundation and the Lloyd G. Balfour Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee. The OYC is contracting with X-Cel Education, a dynamic nonprofit organization, to operate the center in space provided by Northeastern University, the MBTA and JRI/STRIVE Boston. The Boston Opportunity Youth Collaborative is a group of stakeholders who have come together around creating stronger systems to serve opportunity youth in Boston. First convened in 2013 by the Boston Private Industry Council and the Boston Opportunity Agenda, OYC members include the Mayor's Office, local community-based organizations, the Boston Public Schools, philanthropy, city and state agencies and postsecondary institutions. For more information, visit www. bostonopportunityyouth.org . Jobs for the Future (JFF) is a national nonprofit organization that works to ensure economic opportunity for all. They develop innovative career pathways and public policies, resulting in increased college readiness and success for students and a more skilled workforce for employers. For over 30 years, JFF has been a leader in building connections between education and work that expand opportunity and strengthen our economy. For more information, visit www.jff.org. The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, DC. Its mission is to foster leadership based on enduring values and to provide a nonpartisan venue for dealing with critical issues. The Institute is based in Washington, DC; Aspen, Colorado; and on the Wye River on Maryland's Eastern Shore. It also has offices in New York City and an international network of partners. For more information, visit www.aspeninstitute.org. The Corporation for National and Community Service is a federal agency that engages more than five million Americans in service and champions community solutions through its AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, Social Innovation Fund and Volunteer Generation Fund programs, and leads the President's national call to service initiative, United We Serve. For more information, visit www.NationalService.gov.

NCAA Champion Emma Bates To Join B.A.A. High Performance Team

NCAA Champion Emma Bates To Join B.A.A. High Performance Team

The 12-time All American is the newest addition to the B.A.A.’s elite athlete group, coached by Terrence Mahon

BOSTON, Mass. - The Boston Athletic Association is pleased to announce that former NCAA 10,000 meter champion Emma Bates has joined the B.A.A. High Performance Team, coached by Terrence Mahon. Bates, who graduated from Boise State University this spring, brings great experience to the B.A.A., which is sponsored by adidas.

"I am overjoyed to be given the opportunity to run for the B.A.A. Knowing the strong history behind the Boston Athletic Association and the people involved made the decision easy,” said Bates. “I am looking forward to making the B.A.A. and the rest of Boston proud to support me leading into the Olympic year of 2016, and beyond."

Originally from Elk River, Minnesota, Bates earned twelve All American honors while racing for the Boise State Broncos. In 2014, she won the NCAA National Outdoor Track & Field Championships title for 10,000 meters, clocking a time of 32:32.35. Her win was the first national track and field title in Boise State school history.

"We are very happy to welcome Emma to the B.A.A.," said Mahon, who joined the B.A.A. in 2013 in preparation for the B.A.A. High Performance group’s launch. "Emma is one of the top athletes coming out of the NCAA ranks, and she has excelled in both track and cross country. We are excited to develop her professional career here in Boston as part of the B.A.A. team."

This year, Bates capped off her collegiate career with a pair of top ten finishes at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, placing eighth in the 5,000 meters and tenth in the 10,000 meters. Bates finished on the podium in her final NCAA Cross Country race, taking third overall in last year’s championships.

While still in college, Bates earned valuable experience representing Team USA internationally. In January, she sported the USA vest at the Great Edinburgh Cross Country meet in Scotland, finishing sixth against a field of top runners from around the world.

At the USA National Track and Field Championships in Oregon last month, Bates was 11th place in the 10,000 meters.

With the B.A.A. High Performance team, Bates joins a strong group of athletes specializing in distances ranging from 800 meters through the half marathon. Included on the team are three-time Olympian Jen Rhines, Katie Matthews, Elaina Balouris, Juliet Bottorff, Sarah Pagano, Emily Lipari, and Cydney Ross.

The objective of the B.A.A.’s High Performance group of athletes is to support American runners on their way towards making international teams, with the goal of competing at an Olympic and World Championships level. 

"As a team, we eagerly look forward to Emma's transition from collegiate to professional runner as part of the B.A.A.’s High Performance team," said Mahon.

Bates will compete alongside her teammates wearing the B.A.A.'s traditional yellow adidas uniform, complete with the iconic unicorn logo.

To learn more about Emma Bates, you can follow her on Twitter, @EmmaJBates, and on Instagram, @EmmaJanelBates.

For more information on the B.A.A.'s High Performance team, please visit www.TeamBAA.org. The newly launched website features biographical information on all of the B.A.A. High Performance athletes, as well as race reports and news on the club, its racing team, club members, coaching staff and programs.

Governor Baker Names Executive Director for Military Asset and Security Strategy Task Force

Governor Baker Names Executive Director for Military Asset and Security Strategy Task Force

Task Force works to maximize efficiency of Massachusetts’ military installations

BOSTON – Governor Charlie Baker today named Christopher Willenborg to serve as Executive Director of the Military Asset and Security Strategy Task Force, created in 2012, to promote and strengthen the Commonwealth’s six military installations and their impact on local communities and economies at the federal, state and local level.

“Massachusetts’ military installations are highly regarded here at home and throughout the ranks of the U.S. Armed Services,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “From the Natick Soldier Systems Center to advances in cybersecurity at Hanscom Air Force Base, the Commonwealth and its service members are critical to both our local economies and communities and our national defense, and will remain a priority for the Lt. Governor and I throughout our administration. I look forward to Chris Willenborg’s service in this important role as one of the Commonwealth’s chief advocates for our military families.”

Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 28^th, Governor Baker is traveling to Washington, DC to meet with top defense officials, including U.S. Senators Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Jack Reed (D-RI) who are members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services overseeing the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process, and Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations and Environment John Conger who will play a key role in BRAC for the U.S. Department of Defense.

“The Commonwealth’s six military installations serve as critical defense infrastructure, and generate substantial economic activity in the surrounding region,” said Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (EOHED) Secretary Jay Ash. “Mr. Willenborg’s management experience in the airport industry will be an asset to the administration as we work to retain a robust defense and an expanding economy.”

Housed within the Office of the Governor and supported by EOHED and MassDevelopment, the Task Force coordinates among the Commonwealth’s six military facilities to maximize their efficiency.          

“I am excited to work with the Baker-Polito Administration to leverage the unique military assets Massachusetts has to offer,” said Christopher Willenborg. “I look forward to working with the military leadership; federal, state, and local legislative delegations; and industry stakeholders to ensure that our bases maximize their national security and economic impact to the Commonwealth.”

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is home to six military installations with over $13 billion in total economic activity and support for over 61,000 jobs, including Hanscom Air Force Base, Natick Soldier Systems Center, Joint Base Cape Cod, Fort Devens, Westover Air Force Reserve Base and Barnes Air National Guard Base.

About Christopher Willenborg:

Christopher Willenborg has been an active member of the Military Asset and Security Strategy Task Force since 2012, representing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). He has worked in MassDOT’s Aeronautics Division since 2009, where he developed and implemented the first MassDOT Strategic Plan and Operations Plan. Prior to joining MassDOT, Chris was the airport manager of Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport in Western Massachusetts for over nine years and has been involved in airport management and aviation for over 20 years. He serves as a member of the Western Massachusetts Economic Development Corporation Infrastructure Committee, Westfield Technical Academy Aviation Advisory Committee and has served as a board member of the Westfield Rotary Club and the Westfield Chamber of Commerce. Christopher lives with his wife and two children in Southwick, MA.