Breitner & Associates - Helping organizations on the road to success : About Us

Melissa Alosso, VP Operations Relax U
“Laurie is a teacher and mentor; she shares insight, perspective, experience, strategy and real life problem solving skills. She is a comprehensive and highly effective researcher and analyst. Her processes, procedures and forms put us at ease and gave us a path to chart as we work to realize our goals; they are an integral part of her instruction.”

Carl Charrette, Sunrise Pastry Shop
“Thanks to Breitner & Associates, Sunrise Pastries, Inc. has become a successful business. Laurie’s ability to pass on her knowledge and skills has helped me to make my operation profitable. I have become a better and smarter business person with the skills needed to keep Sunrise Pastries, Inc on track and moving ahead. I regard Breitner & Associates highly and would recommend Laurie to any business owner needing assistance and have done so many times.”

Principal: Laurie C. Breitner

Laurie C. Breitner has worked in, corporate management, consulting and education since 1977 in a wide range of settings. She has helped clients in insurance, financial services, pharmaceuticals, shipping, manufacturing, retail, education, the arts, community service and advocacy.

Laurie founded Breitner & Associates, to help organizations work more effectively and successfully. Since 1991, clients have benefited from her unique ability to provide long-term perspective and planning as well as implement tactical solutions to complex business problems.

To complement her skills and experience, Laurie has built a network of associates with whom she forms alliances to ensure that her clients get the support they need to prosper. Laurie and her associates are committed to delivering excellent service and promoting social responsibility.

In 1985, Laurie earned an MBA with honors from the University of Massachusetts, where in 1973 she received a BA in Psychology cum laude and in 1977 was awarded an M.Ed. This distinctive educational background coupled with her broad-based business experience enables Laurie to provide clients with a multi-discipline perspective to problem solving.

When she's not hard at work on behalf of her clients, Laurie is often seen with her husband, Lew Breitner, pedaling through the hill towns of Western Massachusetts. An avid cyclist, Laurie has completed three AIDS Rides and raised more than $12,000 to support AIDS research and treatment. She authored a series of scenic loop rides to help promote area bike tourism.

Laurie and Lew, who is a clinical psychologist, have three children. Her older son Tyler lives in Greenfield, MA; his business, Bowden Painting serves the Pioneer Valley with painting and home improvement services; he also owns and manages residential rental property. Her daughter Barbara lives in Gloucester, MA with her husband and daughter. Barbara heads the Science Department and passes on her love of science in general and marine life in particular to her high school students in Rockport, MA. Laurie’s younger son Joshua puts his degree in Environmental Resources Management to good use in Eugene, OR as Kitchen Manager on an organic farm developing, producing and marketing products.

Laurie is a member of the Hilltown CDC Board of Directors and serves on the Advisory Board of the Springfield Business Incubator at STCC.