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Advisory Board on Employee Ownership

The Advisory Board on Employee Ownership (ABEO) is comprised of 19 voting members that include public officials and appointees by the governor.

The Advisory Board on Employee Ownership advises on issues and policy matters pertaining to employee involvement and ownership in Massachusetts.

Advisory Board on Employee Ownership Board Members

  • Aaron Moberger – Chair; ESOP Association of New England Designee
  • Darnell Adams – Vice-Chair; Firebrand Cooperative; Governor CO-OP Appointee 
  • Helena Fruscio Altsman – EOED Deputy Assistant Secretary of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Talent; MOBD Designee
  • John Biagioni – Lampin Corporation; Governor ESOP Appointee
  • Eric Braitmayer – IMTRA Corporation; Governor ESOP Appointee
  • Edward Carberry – Department Chair and Associate Professor, Dept. of Management, University of Massachusetts Boston; UMass Designee
  • Mark Drew – MGCC Chief Lending Officer; MGCC Designee
  • Said El Abassi – Earthshapers Co-op; Governor CO-OP Appointee
  • Jeff Jones – President of UFCW Local 1459
  • Mary A. McCooe – Maselan & Jones, P.C.; Governor ESOP Appointee
  • Veronica Ortiz – Web Industries, Inc.; Governor ESOP Appointee
  • Maria Prado – Rex-Cut Abrasives; Governor ESOP Appointee
  • Shavon Prophet – Obran Cooperative; Governor CO-OP Appointee
  • Wren Ribeiro – Co-founder, Inner Fortune; Center for Economic Democracy Designee
  • Stephanie Swanson – Executive VP of Government Affairs; AIM Designee
  • Ethan Tupelo – Pedal People Cooperative; Gov. CO-OP Appointee
  • Joe Verri – Tech Etch; Gov. ESOP Appointee

Contact the Board

To contact the ABEO or to submit public comments please email:

Aaron Moberger, ABEO Chair - aaron.moberger@gmail.com 
Darnell Adams, ABEO Vice-Chair - darnell@firebrand.coop
Helena Fruscio-Altsman, MOBD Designee - helena.fruscio@mass.gov 

Public Meetings & Minutes

No upcoming events scheduled
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Meeting Agenda and Minutes 

March 1, 2024 
April 25, 2024 
May 30, 2024

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