Jeff Boudreau, Vice President
Jeff moved to Westminster in 1995 and has been involved in community service since moving to Town. Jeff received Bachelor’s Degrees from Fitchburg State and Anna Maria College and served five years in College Admissions offices before starting a career as a Firefighter. Jeff first served on the Westminster Fire Department as a Call Firefighter and left that after becoming a Career Firefighter for the Town of Maynard. After his Call Firefighter service, Jeff joined the Westminster Advisory Board and served as the School District Liaison. After two years, he ran for AWRSD School Committee and was elected to five terms and served 12 years. After his School Committee service, Jeff joined the board of the Foundation to continue to give back to the Community. Jeff and his wife Karla, a Monty Tech Teacher, have raised two children, Kevin, a 2017 Graduate of Oakmont, and Abby who attended AWRSD schools through High School.
Serving on: Finance Committee, Fundraising Committee, Grants Committee
Joe Powers, Secretary
Joe and his wife Amy moved to Ashburnham in 2001 as part of a job relocation. They chose Ashburnham because of the school system and its proximity to Joe’s new job. As their daughter neared school age, talk of replacing JR Briggs was starting and Joe volunteered to be on the Briggs Building Committee. After serving on the committee for nine years and with the new JR Briggs finally built, Joe was looking to continue his volunteer work within the school system. He had known of the Foundation for a few years and was interested in helping out. Joe has been active in the community coaching girls’ softball at Overlook Middle School since 2012 & starting in 2022 with the Oakmont varsity team. Joe received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from Clarkson University. He has worked for local companies such as Greif (formerly Newark America), New England Wood Pellet and is presently at Wachusett Brewing Company.
Serving on: Events Committee, Finance Committee, Fundraising Committee
Christopher Wells, President
Christopher is a graduate of Oakmont Regional High School and a lifelong resident of Ashburnham. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Ashburnham Area Basketball League, Oakmont Youth Basketball League, Oakmont Outstanding Alumni Selection Committee and the Board of Incorporators for the Worcester Housing Alliance. He has been active in fundraising for the Massachusetts Special Olympics, local sports programs, North Central MA Community Foundation, the Jimmy Fund and many other organizations.
Christopher has three grown children, all educated in the Ashburnham Westminster Regional School district.
Christopher is the Executive Vice President at DS Graphics | Universal Wilde in Canton and Lowell, MA. Prior to DSGUW, he was the President & CEO of LVI in Worcester, MA (acquired by DSGUW in 2009) and a co-founder of HubCast, Inc. in Wakefield, MA (acquired by Mimeo in 2016). In January, 2016 he was awarded United States Patent # 9,229,662 for “Method and apparatus for printing in a distributed communications network”. In 2000, he was named to the inaugural class of the Worcester Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” award, honoring the top 40 people under 40 years of age in the community. He was named one of the “Top 10 CEO’s to Watch” in 2002 by the Worcester Business Journal, and in 2004 he was named one of the top 20 visionaries in the marketing communications industry by Printing Impressions Magazine.
Christopher was awarded an Oakmont Regional High School Outstanding Alumni Award in 2022.
Christopher is a graduate of Tufts University with a dual degree in Economics and Spanish. He is proud to be a product of the Ashburnham-Westminster community and is committed to helping the youth of our community achieve their goals.
Serving on: Finance Committee, Fundraising Committee
