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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

Designee Representatives

  • Edward Carberry - Chair; Associate Professor, College of Management, University of Massachusetts Boston; Designee of the President of the University of Massachusetts
  • Johana Muriel - EOED Director of Business Strategies; Designee of the Director of the Massachusetts Office of Business Development
  • Ken Brown - Executive Director of the MassHire State Workforce Board; Designee of the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development
  • Mark Drew - Chief Lending Officer, MassDevelopment; Designee of the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
  • Stephanie Swanson - Executive VP of Government Affairs; Designee of the Chief Executive Officer of Associated Industries of Massachusetts, Inc.
  • Wren Ribeiro - Co-founder, Inner Fortune; Designee of the Executive Director of the Center for Economic Democracy, Inc.
  • Aaron Moberger - Designee of the Chapter President of the New England Chapter of The ESOP Association
  • Jeff Jones - President of UFCW Local 1459; Designee of the President of the AFL-CIO of Massachusetts

Governor-Appointed ESOP Representatives

  • John Biagioni - Lampin Corporation; Governor-appointed ESOP representative
  • Eric Braitmayer - Vice Chair; IMTRA Corporation; Governor-appointed ESOP representative
  • Kelly Buckley - Physical Sciences Inc.; Governor-appointed ESOP representative
  • Mary A. McCooe - Maselan & Jones, P.C.; Governor-appointed ESOP representative
  • Veronica Ortiz Sandberg - Web Industries, Inc.; Governor-appointed ESOP representative
  • Joe Verri - Morgan Stanley; Governor-appointed ESOP representative
  • Michael Moyer - Great Banc Trust Company; Governor-appointed ESOP representative

Governor-Appointed Worker Cooperative Representatives

  • Darnell Adams - Firebrand Cooperative; Governor-appointed worker cooperative representative
  • Said El Abassi - Earthshapers Co-op; Governor-appointed worker cooperative representative
  • Ethan Tupelo - Pedal People Cooperative; Governor-appointed worker cooperative representative

Vacant Seats

  • Vacant - Governor-appointed worker cooperative representative

Contact the Board

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

Edward Carberry, Chair - Edward.Carberry@umb.edu
Johana Muriel, MOBD Designee - johana.muriel@mass.gov 

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