Shout Out 2.0 Goes to ViruDefense, Inc.

  • On October 21, 2020
  Shout Out 2.0 Goes to ViruDefense, Inc. By Lisa Derby Oden, MassMEP Project Development Coordinator In an informative and enlightening conversation, Pieter Muntendam, Founder of ViruDefense, Inc. shares the journey of his start-up company. “I’m a physician by training. I went to medical school but realized that industry was probably the place where I […]
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Shout Out 2.0 Goes to Cogmedix

  • On October 21, 2020
Shout Out 2.0 Goes to Cogmedix By Lisa Derby Oden, MassMEP Project Development Coordinator We are happy to continue to spotlight and thank the companies that were able to step up and pivot to meet the COVID-19 challenge. Cogmedix stepped up early on when COVID-19 hit the United States. Cogmedix, based in Westborough, MA is […]
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MassMEP Employee Highlights – Chuck Coakley

  • On October 20, 2020
Chuck Coakley – MassMEP Employee Highlights Focus in on the southeast region of Massachusetts and you’ll find Chuck Coakley, one of MassMEP’s Project Managers for that region. Chuck says that he works anywhere from Boston to Cape Cod, and that currently he is doing lots of work in the Fall River and Taunton area. He […]
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MassMEP Employee Highlights – Kimberley Ingalls

  • On October 1, 2020
Kim Ingalls – MassMEP Employee Highlights For all things data at MassMEP, just look for Kim Ingalls, who has been with MEP for 13 years. Kim is the Administrative Director and part of the MassMEP leadership team. Prior to her current position, she was the Data and Economic Research Manager. Her primary role involves overseeing […]
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MassMEP Employee Highlights – Michael O’Neill

  • On September 22, 2020
Mike O’Neill – MassMEP Employee Highlights “I have always loved manufacturing,” states Project Manager Mike O’Neill. “My dad was in manufacturing his whole life, and he eventually bought a company. I sense that you can’t have 330 million people all flipping burgers or be in banks. You need to have a broad economy and people […]
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All Made Possible

  • On September 15, 2020
All Made Possible Brief: Funded by MassMEP, Sean Killam and Joe Griffin teamed up in October of 2019 to ensure every middle school student in Massachusetts has access to the highest quality educational resources possible. By the Spring of 2020, All Made Possible successfully grew to more than 1,700 student participants and became a lasting […]
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MassMEP Employee Highlights – Soledad Johndro

  • On September 15, 2020
Soledad Johndro – MassMEP Employee Highlights Take a peek behind the scene at MassMEP and you will meet Soledad Johndro. Soledad is the Controller and says with a twinkle in her eye, “In my job I try to control everybody…..ha ha, no JUST KIDDING!” In fact, her role as Controller means that she is in […]
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Shout Out 2.0 Goes to Lacerta Group

  • On September 10, 2020
Shout Out 2.0 Goes to Lacerta Group, Inc. A salute to Lacerta Group, Inc. for its part in the fight against COVID-19. Headquartered in Mansfield, MA, Lacerta produces thermoformed plastic packaging for food, cosmetics, consumer, medical, electronic parts, and more. The company is a family-owned business and was founded in 1993 by two brothers, Ali […]
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MassMEP Employee Highlights – Michael Hebert

  • On September 8, 2020
Mike Hebert MassMEP Employee Highlights With over 35 years in manufacturing, Mike Hebert, MassMEP’s western MA Region Manager, is pleased to bring his broad professional expertise to MassMEP and the manufacturing sector. As Region Manager, Mike works with a team of three Project Managers. Mike talks about what he does, “I work with manufacturers in […]
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MassMEP Employee Highlights – Leslie Parady

  • On August 31, 2020
Leslie Parady MassMEP Employee Highlights Leslie Parady is the Workforce Development Manager at MassMEP. Workforce development can be a broad term, so Leslie shares how it applies to what she does. “I help our clients with their learning and development needs, on-boarding needs, and strategic development for their workforce. This covers anything that is on […]
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