Public Policy Meeting - 2024 Ballot Question Discussion

9/5/24 registration closed - contact Melissa for more information.

The Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce (NVCoC) advocates for laws and policies supporting job growth, business expansion, and new market opportunities while opposing detrimental government actions. The Committee provides members with information, advocacy opportunities, and direct contact with officials and policymakers.

Join us at our September 10th meeting where we will hear on two of the 2024 Ballot Question issues.

Ryan Dion of 110 Grill (and executive board member for the Massachusetts Restaurant Association) will provide an update on the Ballot Question to eliminate the tip credit and mandate tip pooling to non-service employees.  

Additionally, we will hear from Brian Wynne of Opinion Diagnostics to fight the repeal of the Ballot Question to repeal the requirement that students must achieve a certain competency level on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) to graduate high school. 

Join us to hear how these issues will affect your business!  

Open to members of the Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce - Pre-   Registration required.  



About Our Speakers:

Brian Wynne - Opinion Diagnostics
Brian has over a decade of experience as a pollster, consultant, and political strategist. He was the founder of Mass Political Marketing, the predecessor of Opinion Diagnostics, where he served as pollster for a dozen candidates and ballot questions, as well as general consultant for Massachusetts Majority IEPAC, a SuperPAC that supported a bipartisan slate of political centrists from 2019-2022. 
From 2018 until the conclusion of their term in early 2023, Brian served as Campaign Manager and Senior Political Advisor for Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito. In 2018, the Baker-Polito ticket earned more votes than any other gubernatorial campaign in state history, and Governor Baker was consistently rated as the most popular Governor in America throughout his eight years in office.
Brian previously served as the Executive Director and Victory Program Director of the Massachusetts Republican Party, where he pioneered the party's use of polling and data analytics. He is an alumni of Chris Christie's gubernatorial re-election campaign in New Jersey as well as Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign. Brian served in the public sector as the Executive Project Manager of the Massachusetts COVID-19 Reopening Advisory Board, and is a current board member of the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation. 


 
 
Ryan Dion – 110 Grill
In 2014, Ryan Dion partnered with Westford-based developer, Robert Walker, to create 110 Grill, which currently has over 40 locations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. As the Chief Executive Officer of 110 Grill & RA Ventures Hospitality, Dion oversees the brand’s rapidly expanding growth and global operations throughout the Northeast and into Florida.
Dion has received multiple awards over the years, including the Massachusetts Restaurant Association’s “Restaurateur of the Year” in 2020, as well as the MetroWest Chamber of Commerce’s “Business Leader of the Year” in 2017.  110 Grill features an award-winning allergy commitment and modern American cuisine in an upscale-casual atmosphere. It has been named one of the most allergy-friendly restaurant brands in the United States by AllergyEats. 110 Grill has partnered with organizations like ProStart to help grow the future of the restaurant industry.
Prior to founding 110 Grill, Dion was a General Managing Partner at a privately held upscale casual restaurant company with locations in 5 different states.  He holds degrees in business and hospitality from the University of New Hampshire and lives in Westford, Massachusetts with his wife, Hilary and two sons.