As new executive director of in Millbury, Traci Parath is hands on. She has a positive, energetic outlook and truly embraces her new role. The decision to leave a life-long career in the food industry wasn’t an easy one, but as she settles into her new position she knows it was the right one.
Parath took over as executive director in March 2024 and admits to fast becoming a history buff. She refers to Asa Waters Mansion as a vital, living part of the community. “Its history and significance go far beyond our immediate surroundings,” said Parath.
“The mansion’s walls hold many stories of the past that are so rich in our country’s heritage.” Born in Chicago, Parath lived for more than 20 years in California, where her parents owned and operated a restaurant. In the family business, she started as a dishwasher and worked her way up.
She was educated on the West Coast, where she met her husband, Brian Parath. “Brian is originally from Millbury, so we eventually moved to his hometown, and I am so happy we did,” said Parath. Married 23 years, the couple has three children, Taylor Audet of Pomfret, Connecticut; Hannah Parath, a junior (nursing student) at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn.
; Daniel Parath, a junior at Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School in Upton. They are proud grandparents of three children. Parath previously worked for in Northborough under the ownership of John and Susan Lawrence and remained on staff when the bus.
