Worcester State University has recently welcomed two new members to the university’s Board of Trustees, Kelly Brissette and Darnell Dunn. The first-time trustees were appointed to the university’s governing board by Gov. Maura Healey for five-year terms.
“I welcome our two new trustees to the board, and am excited to begin working with them,” said President Barry M. Maloney. “Both understand and value public higher education, and I commend Governor Healey for appointing trustees with complementary backgrounds. As an international business entrepreneur, Dunn brings a deep understanding of finances and business development, while Brissette, with 17 years of governmental experience, has a network of relationships with every major organization in central Massachusetts.”
Kelly Brissette is the deputy district director for U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern and previously worked for State Sen. Guy Glodis. Her areas of focus for McGovern include both hunger and education.
Brissette has served on the board at Abby’s House and Interfaith Hospitality Network Charter and as the chair for St. Peter’s Central Catholic Elementary School Auction Committee. In addition, she has served on an accreditation site team for Mount Ida College Veterinary Technology Program. She is an active member of the Worcester Democratic City Committee and a past recipient of the John F. Kennedy Democrat of the Year Award. She is a graduate of Boston College with a degree in political science.
Darnell Dunn is the director of business recruitment at the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, where he spearheads initiatives aimed at attracting new businesses to the Worcester region while fostering the growth and expansion of existing businesses. Previously, Dunn was a senior associate at Rubric Commercial LLC, a full-service, Worcester-based commercial real estate brokerage. Before joining Rubric, he spent nearly a decade in Ecuador providing insightful, data-driven recommendations to real estate clients from North America, Europe, and Asia at Abundant Living Ecuador, a real estate brokerage and property management firm he co-founded.
He earned a BA in economics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. A resident of Waltham, Mass., Dunn sits on the board of the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency (MassHousing) and the Worcester Economic Club.
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