The MetroWest Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Senator Karen Spilka, Chair of Senate Ways and Means, will be the keynote speaker at the Exec-Connect Luncheon on Friday, April 17th. Day Pitney LLP(www.daypitney.com) is sponsoring this informative event which will be at the Hampton Inn located at 319 Speen St. in Natick, beginning with networking at 11:45a. In a pivotal role as Chair of Ways and Means, Sen. Spilka is uniquely qualified to speak about the state budget and how it will impact the regional economy.
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Senator Karen E. Spilka is the State Senator for the 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk district, which includes the towns of Ashland, Framingham, Franklin, Holliston, Hopkinton, Medway and Natick in the MetroWest region of Massachusetts. She serves as Chair of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, the committee that oversees the budget and finances of the Commonwealth. Senator Spilka is also Senate Chair of the MetroWest Legislative Caucus, the Biotech Caucus and the Tech Hub Caucus. Senator Spilka’s legislative accomplishments include efforts in a broad range of areas including economic development, jobs creation, education, women’s health and equality, juvenile justice and services for the elderly and disabled communities.
Senator Spilka was first elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in the fall of 2001, where she served three years before her election to the State Senate in January 2005. Prior to becoming a legislator, Senator Spilka was in private practice as an arbitrator and mediator, specializing in labor and employment law and community and court mediation. In addition, she has been a facilitator and fact finder in disputes in the public and private sectors, as well as a social worker and trainer of adult mediation and school-based peer mediation programs, collaborative-based collective bargaining and conflict resolution strategies.
Senator Spilka is a graduate of Northeastern Law School and holds a B.S. from Cornell University. She has been married for over thirty years to Joel S. Loitherstein, an environmental engineer, and has three children and two dogs.
The MetroWest Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Senator Karen Spilka, Chair of Senate Ways and Means, will be the keynote speaker at the Exec-Connect Luncheon on Friday, April 17th. Day Pitney LLP(www.daypitney.com) is sponsoring this informative event which will be at the Hampton Inn located at 319 Speen St. in Natick, beginning with networking at 11:45a. In a pivotal role as Chair of Ways and Means, Sen. Spilka is uniquely qualified to speak about the state budget and how it will impact the regional economy.Event Sponsored by: