Men's Basketball Alumnus Chris Montemayor '90 Named to WSU Board of Trustees
Montemayor was a standout point guard for the Owls basketball teams in the late 1980's.
WESTFIELD—The Westfield State University Alumni Association has elected Chris Montemayor '90, '11 to serve as its alumni representative to the University's Board of Trustees, the University announced on Friday, April 1, 2022.
Montemayor is senior vice president of rental assistance programs at Way Finders, Inc. Prior to joining Way Finders in 2011, Montemayor was chief financial officer for HCS Head Start.
"We are pleased to welcome Mr. Montemayor to the Board. He brings a combination of loyalty to Westfield as a former student who earned two degrees at the University as well as a strong background in finance and management," said Dr. Robert Martin, chair of the Westfield State University Board of Trustees.
In addition to the B.S. in business management that he earned in 1990 from Westfield State, Montemayor also holds an M.P.A. in public administration, also from Westfield State University.
"I am thankful and honored for the opportunity to share my perspective as an alum with this prestigious growing university. I look forward to collaborating with my fellow trustees to ensure the voices of our students and alumni are heard," said Montemayor.
Montemayor is member and co-chair of the rental assistance committee for the Regional Housing Network and also head men's basketball coach at Holyoke Community College.
As an undergraduate, Montemayor was a standout 4-year point guard for Westfield State's men's basketball team, scoring 826 career points, and graduating as the school's all-time leader in assists with 297, and ranked fourth in career steals. Today, he still sits fourth on the all time assist list for the Owls, and ranks in the top 10 in career three-point field goal percentage, making 37.9 percent of his shots from behind the arc.
As a senior Montemayor was a team captain and a first-team all-conference selection when he averaged 15.3 points, four rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.
Several of his players at HCC have gone on to play for the Owls, most recently current owl Michael Castillo and Moody Bey '20.