Executive Board

Christopher Resendes, President

New York Life
Chris is a Financial Planner in Southeastern Massachusetts who is a fiduciary that practices holistic planning for each individual that I work with. I pride myself on the relationships that I build with my clients, their families and their employees. Business owners and Retirement Distribution are my expertise."

David Silveira, Vice President

South Coast & Associates Inc.

In 2009, David established South Coast & Associates, Inc., which is a full-service Professional Construction Management & Design Consulting Firm based in Dartmouth, MA specializing in Residential & Commercial Construction Projects of any size.

With the effective management of his staff and a methodical approach, Mr. SIlveira has successfully designed and managed over 1000 projects from initial conception to final implementation, all leading to successful outcomes in the following categories; Retail & Restaurant Designs, Heavy Timber & Masonry Mill Renovations, Custom Residential Designs, Historic Preservation, Coastal & Waterfront Home Designs, High Wind & Hurricane Designs, Site Analysis & Site Planning, Construction Control & Inspections, Commercial & Mixed Use Designs, Construction Planning & Building Code Review, Building Additions & Alterations requiring Structural Design.

David has offered creative solutions for countless projects throughout New England while developing numerous longstanding relationships with municipalities, tradespeople and clientele.

Specialties: Design, Project Management, Contractor Referrals, Site Analysis and Site Planning, Feasibility Studies, Structural Design & Engineering, Construction Control & Inspections, Blueprint Services, Custom Home Design, Additions & Renovations, Retail & Restaurant Design, Multifamily & Hospitality Design, Construction Estimating, Green Building Design, Building Code Review Services, High Wind & Hurricane Design Services, Coastal & Waterfront Home Design

Christian gwozdz-silveira , Co Secretary

South Coast & Associates Inc.
Remax Vantage

Christian is a graduate of Dartmouth High School who devotes his time to his family’s Design-Build company bringing his useful attributes to the team. As of now, he works as a Designer with the goal of working his way up in the company. He is also a licensed realtor with Remax Vantage in Dartmouth where he takes his expertise in the construction industry to help guide his clients with his background and knowledge.

In his time at Dartmouth High School he was Class President and spent his free time advocating for issues concerning the school and student body. He also volunteered for the South Coast Youth Courts as a youth representative representing the at-risk youth. Volunteering and helping the community is his passion and he strives to make the community better in any way he can.

Kenzi Farland, co Secretary

Kenzi Farland, Holistic Wellness Practitioner
Cinnamon Girl Wellness
Strawberry Moon, Padnaram Village

Kenzi is a recent graduate of the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth where she obtained a BA in Political Science. Throughout her time in grad school , she changed my trajectory towards a career in health and wellness based off her advocacy work in holistic and mental health. She is now working pursuing her doctorate in nursing practice to launch a career as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. With her background in politics, she imagines herself continuing to share her knowledge to support health care public policy reform.

Currently as a holistic wellness practitioner, she achieves her goals by creating a safe and calm space for clients to explore all areas of their wellbeing to understand and identify the client’s issues and goals from a holistic and spiritual perspective. She aligns her passion and purpose for helping her clients achieve optimal wellbeing through spiritual advisement, reiki healing, meditation, and education in crystal healing properties, aromatherapy, and medicinal herbs.

While she chose to pursue a career in the medical field, she is a strong advocate of the performing arts as it is my passion. It is her favorite form of expression and catharsis, where her public speaking foundation began, and where the root of her grit and resilience stems from. When not leading meditations and workshops at Strawberry Moon, she can be found in the classroom at New Bedford Performing Arts Center teaching musical theatre, voice, and dance.

Chantel Souza, Treasurer

Partner, RichardsTimko, P.C.

Chantel has spent most of her 21-year career as a CPA working with local businesses in the South Coast and surrounding areas. Her experience includes accounting, audit, and tax services. She has a B.A. in Accounting from UMass Dartmouth and M.B.A. from Webster University.