Cambridge College Lawrence

Cambridge College’s Melissa Sue Padilla was on the discussion panel for the annual Women in Business Conference offered by the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce on October 25. Padilla, Director of Cambridge College Lawrence, was joined by four other panelists: Gerry Lynn Darcy, senior vice president for development of the Lupoli Companies; Karen Frederick, chief executive officer of Community Teamwork; Kathleen Donovan, human resource business partner for National Grid; and Cheryl Goodwin, chief of staff, office of the president, Northern Essex Community College. Congresswoman Lori Trahan, D-Lowell, was the main speaker at the conference. Trahan, who represents the 3rd Congressional District, was elected last November. Before she was sworn in to her current position, she co-founded a consulting firm, Concire, where she advised various companies on business strategy and how to create the right conditions for employees, especially women, to thrive.