About Us

DevelopSpringfield was formed in 2008 as a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) corporation to advance development and redevelopment projects, to stimulate and support economic growth, and to expedite the revitalization process within the City of Springfield. The organization has a 13-member board of directors including representatives from the City, state, and local business community.

Our mission is to help create conditions that encourage private development, with a bricks-and-mortar focus and always with an eye toward understanding and meeting Springfield’s unique and diverse redevelopment needs.

DevelopSpringfield brings to the development process a noteworthy measure of flexibility and a clear commitment to demonstrating that development in Springfield can make economic sense.

Our services target economic and community redevelopment and focus on the following activities:

  • Building, developing, preserving and managing quality development projects that diversify Springfield’s economic base.
  • Improving abandoned or undeveloped land or blighted areas to accommodate new development, and redeveloping underused or decadent buildings.
  • Working in partnership with the City to optimize its physical assets in order to achieve maximum economic growth and expansion.
  • Developing and implementing creative revitalization strategies that have a high probability of success in the context of prevailing market conditions and broader community needs.
  • Facilitating land assembly and development to support sound residential, commercial and industrial development opportunities.
  • Offering technical and financing assistance in order to encourage private investment and nurture economic development.
  • Working with public and private entities and community groups to initiate and realize effective, sustainable and fiscally responsible development and redevelopment projects that revitalize neighborhoods, generate capital investment, retain and create jobs, and advance economic growth.

Board of Directors

October 5, 2009

Chair
Nicholas Fyntrilakis, Assistant Vice President
Community Responsibility
MassMutual Financial Group

Vice-Chair
Melinda Phelps, Esquire
Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas

Treasurer
J. Jeffrey Sullivan, EVP & Chief Lending Officer
United Bank

Assistant Treasurer
M. Dale Janes, Chief Executive Officer
NUVO Bank and Trust Co

Clerk
Gary Fialky, Esquire
Bacon Wilson, P.C.

Assistant Clerk
Alfonso Acuña, Manager/Owner
Maria Acuña Real Estate

Steven F. Bradley
Vice President of Government & Community Relations and Public Affairs
Baystate Health

Joseph Carvalho, Former President
Springfield Museums Association

Jose Claudio, Community Development and Relations Director
New North Citizen’s Council

Glenn S. Welch, Executive Vice President
Hampden Bank

Susan Renee Johnson, Customer Response Center Manager
Liberty Mutual Group

John Judge, Chief Development Officer
City of Springfield

Michael Vedovelli, Regional Director
Massachusetts Office of Business Development