Lifeworks Board of Directors Gets a New Member: Business Leader, Educator Alan Adams

WESTWOOD, Mass. (May 6, 2022) - Lifeworks, a nonprofit human services provider that supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, today announced the addition of Alan “Moe” Adams to its Board of Directors.

Adams brings more than four decades of business experience to the Lifeworks board. He is the assistant professor of finance at Dean College in Franklin. Prior to teaching and leading students in higher education, he and his wife, Donna, founded and operated a successful biomedical manufacturing company located in MetroWest.

“We are excited to welcome Moe and his immeasurable experience in business to our board,” said Lifeworks CEO Daniel Burke. “He joins a committed group of community leaders and advocates on our board who are united in their efforts to improve and enrich the lives of our neighbors with intellectual and developmental disabilities.”

Adams has served on the boards of several New England companies and continues to lead a consulting services firm that he founded over 20 years ago. He is a published author whose book, “Business Finance: A Clear View,” is currently in its third edition. He earned an MBA from Bryant University.

“After years of hearing about the benefits and positive deeds that Lifeworks has brought to our communities, it is now my profound and genuine pleasure to be able to give back by service on the board,” said Adams. “I look forward excitedly to working with these wonderful colleagues and the fine folks who benefit from Lifeworks’ services.”

About Lifeworks

Since 1954, Lifeworks and its predecessors, Lifeworks, Inc. and The Arc of South Norfolk, have served the towns of Norfolk County and beyond by providing support to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through advocacy, empowerment and opportunity. The Westwood-based nonprofit organization serves more than 2,300 individuals from communities in the Greater Boston, MetroWest, Norfolk County and Attleboro areas through a wide variety of services and programs, including: employment services; residential, family and community supports; and day programs. For more information, visit www.lifeworksarc.org.