Trustees
Jim Collins
Treasurer
Trustee since 2002
Jim earned his BS and MBA degrees in Economics and Finance from Cornell University. His professional experience includes working at Cornell, Brandeis, and Clark Universities in several administrative roles. He served Clark for several years as Executive Vice President, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer, and retired in 2020 as Chief Investment Officer, responsible for the oversight of Clark’s $440 million Endowment portfolio. He is very interested in university and other not for profit governance and finance, and has served on the Boards and Investment Committees of the United Way, the Greater Worcester Community Foundation, the Worcester Art Museum, and the Worcester Business Development Corporation.
Gail Randall
Vice-Chair
Trustee since 2006
Gail earned a B.A. from Denison University and M.Ed from Worcester State College (University). Her professional life has focused on the management and leadership of community-based nonprofit organizations and their programming, fundraising, and collaborative efforts. She established the Nonprofit Support Center at Greater Worcester Community Foundation, led a three-state funder collaborative that resulted in an Executive Transitions Program for southern New England, and co-led the development of a revitalized Leadership Worcester program. She has served in a variety of nonprofit staff and volunteer roles in Worcester, primarily with cultural, philanthropic, and educational organizations.
Warner S. Fletcher
Chair
Trustee since 1989
Warner earned his BA degree from Williams College, served as an officer in the U.S. Navy, and earned a JD degree from Boston University School of Law. He has practiced law in Worcester since 1973, much of his practice being focused on the administration/trusteeships for numerous private family trusts/foundations as well as a number of Worcester area private charitable foundations, such as the Alden Trust.
He has long been, and continues to be, actively involved with many Worcester area philanthropic and educational nonprofits, including, but not limited to, his longstanding service as a trustee of the Greater Worcester Community Foundation and his past service as a trustee for the Bancroft School and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, a named priority of George Alden.
Stuart Sadick
Clerk
Trustee since 2026
Stuart Sadick earned an undergraduate degree in French and economics from Connecticut College and an S.M. degree from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and also studied at l’Institut d’Études Françaises d’Avignon. He is a Partner Emeritus at Heidrick & Struggles, a global executive search and leadership advisory firm.
He serves as board president of Preservation Worcester and of Temple Emanuel Sinai in Worcester and previously served as board president of The Second Step, which supports survivors of domestic violence, and Massachusetts Citizens for Children, a statewide child advocacy organization based in Boston.
