September Edition of Good Morning North Central features Baker Cabinet Official

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The next edition of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber’s popular Good Morning North Central breakfast series is scheduled for Friday, September 14, 2018 from 6:45 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at the Doubletree by Hilton, 99 Erdman Way, Leominster, MA.  The September edition is sponsored by Unitil.

 The Good Morning North Central series is a high-profile, fast-paced and educational breakfast program geared towards executives, senior managers, professionals and business owners.  Each of the programs has a business-oriented focus and features popular speakers to present on topics of interest to local businesses.

The featured speakers for the September edition are Secretary Matthew Beaton of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Deborah Weymouth, President and CEO of UMass Memorial HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital.

 Secretary Matthew A. Beaton oversees the Commonwealth’s six environmental, natural resource and energy regulatory agencies, which include the Departments of Environmental Protection, Public Utilities, Energy Resources, Conservation & Recreation, Agricultural Resources, and Fish & Game. Secretary Beaton also serves as Chairman of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, the Energy Facilities Siting Board, and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.

Before being appointed to the cabinet post at Energy and Environmental Affairs, Secretary Beaton served as a State Representative. First electe

d in 2011, he was a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, the House Committee on Ethics, and the Joint Committee on Environ

ment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. In the private sector, Secretary Beaton has worked as an environmental engineer and energy efficiency consultant.

Deborah Weymouth serves as President and CEO of HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital. The hospital is a member of UMass Memorial Health Care creating a super-regional community hospital providing a full continuum of high quality healthcare services to the residents of North Central Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. Her presentation will focus on the upcoming ballot question regarding patient to nurse ratios and the impact on community hospitals.

 The cost is just $25 for Chamber members/$40 non-members and includes a breakfast buffet. Season Tickets are also available for purchase.  Pre-registration is required. For more information or to register, please contact the Chamber at 978.353.7600 ext. 235 or visit www.northcentralmass.com.