Worcester: Worcester Now | Next, Rental Registry and the Certified Massachusetts Lan

[Jillian Campayno]

This presentation will review recent changes in Worcester and how owners and property managers can stay current. In particular, we will cover:

The proposed five-year plan for the City of Worcester, being developed as part of Now | Next.
The Certified Massachusetts Landlord™, a MassLandlords program that could be incorporated into Now | Next.
The Worcester rental registry, which will have gone live by this event.
Please note that the Worcester Landlord Summit on March 9 is no longer being co-hosted by us. We will not be there.

Attendees will leave knowing what changes have been taking place in Worcester, how this could affect surrounding towns, and what we need to do.

Part of this presentation will be given by Doug Quattrochi, Executive Director, MassLandlords, Inc. Doug was a founding member of MassLandlords in 2013. He became the association's first Executive Director under new bylaws in 2014. Since then, he has scaled the organization from a core of 160 members in Worcester to approximately 2,500 dues paying businesses from Pittsfield to the Cape, and from an all-volunteer team to approximately 20 full and part-time staff plus 50 volunteers. Doug has been instrumental in advancing democratic governance mechanisms, including score voting for policy priorities and a staggered and democratically elected Board of Directors. Doug also oversees the RentHelper spin-off, which is expanding access to electronic banking for those of us who are unbanked or underbanked. Prior to MassLandlords, Doug held leadership roles in various Massachusetts startups, two of which are still operating. Doug holds a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Wednesday, March 13th
Dinner Meeting Agenda
5:30 pm Check-in and networking. Mix and mingle but don't be shy! Introduce yourself to someone and you might make a valuable local connection.
Networking draws from Worcester, Shrewsbury, Millbury, Auburn, Leicester, Paxton, Holden, West Boylston, Boylston, Grafton, Upton, Northbridge, Sutton, Oxford, Charlton, Spencer, Oakham, Rutland, Princeton, Clinton, and Sterling.
6:15 pm Dinner
6:45 pm Introductions and short business updates
6:55 pm Presentation
7:55 pm Presentation ends
8:35 pm Doors close

Location
El Basha Worcester West
256 Park Ave
Worcester, MA 01609

Food
The Sakhat family has taken their mother’s traditional recipes and inspiration to offer the finest Mediterranean & Lebanese cuisine in their El Basha restaurants. We will enjoy:

Cash bar
Three course buffet dinner:
Hummus and pita.
Greek salad.
Their extremely popular chicken kabob.
Rice and grilled vegetables.
Baklava! Layers of phyllo dough with nuts and honey.
Coffee and tea.
*Dietary restrictions: Purchase a ticket and set your preferences at My Account one week prior to the event or earlier. Once set, preferences remain set for future events.

Masks welcome! Eating and drinking is not required. Please note: as we are unable to monitor the buffet, we are unable to offer a reduced ticket price for attendees who will not be eating.

Pricing
Open to the public. Membership is not required!

Door:
Public: $75
Members: $50
Early-bird, reserve seven days prior by 12pm:
Public:$60
Members:$40
This event will not be recorded.

Slides and handouts if any will be uploaded to worcester now next.

Register at: MassLandlords.net/events