Members - Southcoast Business Alliance

Meet Our Members

The Southcoast Business Alliance (SCBA) is a network of dedicated professionals who are committed to supporting and empowering the youth of the South Coast.

Founded in 2006 by local business leaders who wanted more than just a “business network,” SCBA members take an active role in fundraising, volunteering, and working directly with local organizations to create meaningful opportunities for young people.

Executive Board

Our board members take an active role in fundraising, volunteering, and working directly with local organizations to support youth-focused initiatives and strengthen the South Coast community

Christopher Resendes

President

New York Life
Chris is a Financial Planner in Southeastern Massachusetts who is a fiduciary that practices holistic planning for each individual that I work with. I pride myself on the relationships that I build with my clients, their families and their employees. Business owners and Retirement Distribution are my expertise.”

Craig Boudria

Vice President

Capital House Media

Craig Boudria is the owner of Capital House Media, a leading digital marketing agency specializing in targeted advertising, SEO, social media strategy, and content creation. With a results-driven approach, Craig and his team help businesses increase visibility and drive growth through innovative marketing solutions. Capital House Media focuses on delivering measurable results by combining creative strategy with data-backed insights.

Chantel Souza

Treasurer

Dutelle & Souza Tax Partners

Chantel A. Souza, CPA, is a partner at Dutelle & Souza Tax Partners, where she simplifies taxes with expert planning and filing, helping individuals and businesses thrive. With 21 years of experience in accounting, audit, and tax services, Chantel has worked with local businesses in the South Coast and surrounding areas. She holds a B.A. in Accounting from UMass Dartmouth and an M.B.A. from Webster University.

Neil Smola

Secretary

Sid Banerjee

Executive Board Member

South Coast & Associates, Inc.
SKB Visuals

Bill Clement

Executive Board Member

Southcoast Financial Partners
Bill acts as a strategic business advisor and partners with entrepreneurs and business owners to drive growth, maximize profitability, and navigate complex financial challenges in their business and personal lives. While his foundation as a CPA gives him technical expertise, clients value him most for his practical business insights and hands-on financial leadership experience.

As Managing Partner, Bill brings a unique perspective shaped by both sides of the business table. He has guided business owners through critical inflection points—from scaling operations and securing capital to restructuring for profitability and positioning for strategic exits. His experience includes helping manufacturers optimize supply chains, supporting technology companies through rapid expansion, and advising privately owned businesses on transitions. This diverse portfolio of success stories includes his own leadership experience as CFO of a high growth manufacturing enterprise that he helped transform and successfully sell to a publicly-traded company.

Today, Bill’s passion lies in applying these real-world experiences and leveraging state of the art tools and systems to help business owners and entrepreneurs achieve their financial and strategic objectives. Clients appreciate his pragmatic approach that goes far beyond traditional accounting and tax services, focusing instead on actionable solutions that create transformational value.

Casey Cole

Executive Board Member

Harmony Title and Closing
At Harmony Title P.C., Casey Cole leads with a commitment to providing top-tier real estate legal services with the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and professionalism. As the owner and lead attorney, Casey brings extensive experience and a deep understanding of real estate law to every transaction. His goal is to streamline the real estate process, ensuring clarity, transparency, and client confidence at every step. Whether you are purchasing, refinancing, or managing title-related legal matters, Casey Cole and his expert team are here to guide you with precision and care.

Craig Correia

Executive Board Member

Paul & Dixon Insurance
Craig Correia grew up in Acushnet and New Bedford and graduated from New Bedford High School. He attended Wentworth Institute of Technology, where he majored in Architecture & Construction Management, before completing his Bachelor’s Degree in Operations Management and Marketing at UMass Dartmouth. Craig has spent 11 years in the Insurance Industry, with 11 of those years at Paul & Dixon Insurance. His passion lies in helping businesses solve problems, improve their risk management, and better protect themselves for the future.

Outside of work, Craig enjoys spending time with his family, including his daughter Quinn, fiancé Steph, and their dogs. He is an avid fan of hockey and golf, and loves soaking in the beauty of the Southcoast MA coastline. He has a soft spot for ice cream and desserts, and believes in enjoying life’s simple pleasures. Craig’s favorite hobby is spending time with loved ones, whether it’s at the pool, the beach, or out on the golf course. He is also actively involved in volunteering, supporting the Boys and Girls Club of Greater New Bedford and participating in fundraising events through the SCBA to benefit local causes.

Kenzi Farland

Executive Board Member

Kenzi Farland, Holistic Wellness Practitioner
Cinnamon Girl Wellness
Strawberry Moon, Padnaram Village

Kenzi is a recent graduate of the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth where she obtained a BA in Political Science. Throughout her time in grad school , she changed her trajectory towards a career in health and wellness based off her advocacy work in holistic and mental health. She is now working pursuing her doctorate in nursing practice to launch a career as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. With her background in politics, she imagines herself continuing to share her knowledge to support health care public policy reform.

Currently as a holistic wellness practitioner, she achieves her goals by creating a safe and calm space for clients to explore all areas of their wellbeing to understand and identify the client’s issues and goals from a holistic and spiritual perspective. She aligns her passion and purpose for helping her clients achieve optimal wellbeing through spiritual advisement, reiki healing, meditation, and education in crystal healing properties, aromatherapy, and medicinal herbs.

While she chose to pursue a career in the medical field, she is a strong advocate of the performing arts as it is my passion. It is her favorite form of expression and catharsis, where her public speaking foundation began, and where the root of her grit and resilience stems from. When not leading meditations and workshops at Strawberry Moon, she can be found in the classroom at New Bedford Performing Arts Center teaching musical theatre, voice, and dance.

Marc Frey

Executive Board Member

Marc Frey is the definition of an entrepreneur. Marc is a go-getter. He has a keen sense of recognizing opportunities as they arise. He is not afraid of failure or the “what ifs” or not having all the right resources; instead, he makes the most out of what he has and thrives with it. His determination and his brilliance have proven he has a gift for multitasking while still being a genuinely good human. He has worked hard over the years to build up solid connections and strong relationships, and they have always supported him.

Marc Frey has been a resident of New Bedford almost all his life. He is 34 years old and married to Chelsey. Together, they share two beautiful children. He is the son of Mike Frey and Lisbeth Frey-Desrosiers, both of whom taught at GNBVT for many years. Marc is an Electrical Technology graduate from the class of 2009. This education sparked his dream of owning his own business. He started his apprenticeship by working for a bigger electrical company. This gave him valuable experience and connections. Once he got his journeyman license, the itch to start his own business grew stronger, and he jumped at the opportunity. And just like that, MAK Electric was born.

MAK Electric has been in operation since 2014 and just recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary. The company has been voted “Best Electrical Contractor of the Southcoast” two years in a row. This speaks volumes about the company and Marc, its founder. Marc’s work ethic goes beyond just wanting to meet his own expectations; he wants to exceed them, no matter how big or how small. His passion for the company is reflected in the time and effort he puts in, and this example also sets the tone for his employees. The MAK team is basically family, and Marc provides all the best equipment, training, medical care, retirement options, and so much more to make sure the team is always well taken care of. Marc is proud of the team that he has built and the people he and his management have mentored.

Marc is also the owner of MILO Excavation. MILO is pronounced (Mee-Low), named after his children Mia and Leo. He started the excavation company in February of 2024 and has had continuous work and success since. He is performing various aspects of site work, including digging foundations of all sizes and utility excavation, and has even dabbled in the landscape and hardscape aspects of the business. The vision for MILO is to start these projects from quite literally the ground up and be able to finish with the lights being turned on when MAK completes the electrical portion.

Frey Real Estate is also another venture of his. Marc likes to invest in properties, whether to keep for himself or to flip and sell. He has an eye for what could be a good investment and runs with it. This company is more family-operated; he and his wife team up looking for listings and then bring those visions to reality.

Aside from being such a driven person, Marc is a generous human and is always giving back to his community or helping someone in some way. He is on several boards and participates in several community groups in what little free time he has. People who know him are always saying, “I don’t know how he does it all.”

Marc serves as the chairman on the Advisory Board for the Electrical Technology program at GNBVT. This board helps the Electrical Technology program stay current with industry standards in the classroom setting and out in the field. It allows communication for grants, new programs, new tools, and new co-op opportunities. Marc also has been a sponsor of the co-op program with MAK Electric for the past eight years, taking on students and teaching them the electrical trade.

Marc is also on the board of the New Bedford’s Master Electrician Association. This is a group that meets to discuss general updates to industry standards. It provides members with the opportunity to discuss current issues and share their experiences, knowledge, and ideas with other professionals to strengthen the electrical industry.

Marc is a member of the South Coast Business Alliance. This alliance is an elite non-profit
organization that invests in the disadvantaged and at-risk youth of south coast region. One of their well-known fundraisers is the Oktoberfest that is held in New Bedford each fall. That being just one of hundreds of events and sponsorships this program and Marc participates in.

Marc has a soft spot in his heart for businesses and charities. He is always willing to go the extra mile to help something grow. There is so much that this world has to offer, and Marc sees it all. He builds strong companies, builds strong competent teams, and builds great futures for anyone around him. He is a natural leader and mentor.

Justin Grolley

Executive Board Member

Nery Corp

Christian Gwozdz-Silveira

Executive Board Member

South Coast & Associates Inc.
Remax Vantage

Christian is a graduate of Dartmouth High School who devotes his time to his family’s Design-Build company bringing his useful attributes to the team. As of now, he works as a Designer with the goal of working his way up in the company. He is also a licensed realtor with Remax Vantage in Dartmouth where he takes his expertise in the construction industry to help guide his clients with his background and knowledge.

In his time at Dartmouth High School he was Class President and spent his free time advocating for issues concerning the school and student body. He also volunteered for the South Coast Youth Courts as a youth representative representing the at-risk youth. Volunteering and helping the community is his passion and he strives to make the community better in any way he can.

Morgan Hedly

Executive Board Member

Associate at Partridge Snow & Hahn
Morgan E. Hedly, Esq. is an attorney at Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP. Her practice focuses on general and complex commercial litigation and business matters, as well as unique labor and employment challenges faced by employers. She provides counseling and litigation defense to local and national employers in a broad spectrum of industries, including manufacturing, technology, healthcare and accounting. Her mission, above all else, is to achieve her clients’ business objectives while pursing excellence in the practice of law. She holds a B.S. in Neuroscience from Northeastern University and a J.D. from Roger Williams University School of Law.

Sarah Lamothe

Executive Board Member

Verizon
Sr Director Product Governance, Program Management and Business Operations

Denise Madeira

Executive Board Member

MADEIRA Real Estate

Michael Silva

Executive Board Member

Coastal Financial

Will Silverstein

Executive Board Member

Director of Operations, Servedwell Hospitality
Will Silverstein is a fifth-generation restaurateur responsible for all guest-facing operations at Servedwell Hospitality, a restaurant-focused group that currently operates five full-service and four seasonal establishments, including The Black Whale and Cisco Kitchen and Bar in New Bedford. Before moving back home during COVID, Will advanced from food runner to dining room manager during his three years at Eleven Madison Park in New York City, which was named the best restaurant in the world in 2017.

In addition to his daily business responsibilities, Will serves on the board of the Academy of Finance, Hospitality, and Tourism at New Bedford High School.

Will resides a mile from where he grew up in South Dartmouth, MA. Like the restaurants, he does not like to stray far from the water. His main hobby, besides hospitality, is offshore fishing, particularly for tuna of all kinds.

Will graduated from The Cornell Hotel School with a degree in Business Administration in 2017.

Andrew Rodigues

Executive Board Member

Bristol County Savings Bank

Emeritus Members

Our Emeritus members are those who have served SCBA for over 10 years, providing invaluable leadership and lasting impact on the South Coast community.