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About MMA MMA News 2008 MMA Board of Directors installed
The 2008 MMA Board of Directors was installed during the association’s Annual Business Meeting on Jan. 12.
The 35 voting directors are selected by the following MMA organizations: the Massachusetts Mayors’ Association, the Massachusetts Municipal Councillors’ Association, the Massachusetts Municipal Management Association, the Massachusetts Selectmen’s Association, and the Massachusetts Association of Town Finance Committees.
The immediate past president of the MMA is an ex-officio member.
The board members for 2008 are:
Appointed directors
MMA President
Bruce Tobey*
Councillor, Gloucester
MMA Vice President
Jeffrey Nutting*
Town Administrator, Franklin
MMA Executive Director
Geoff Beckwith*
(ex-officio, non-voting)
MMaA President
Joseph Curtatone*
Mayor, Somerville
MMaA First Vice President
John Barrett III*
Mayor, North Adams
MMaA Second Vice President
Thomas Menino
Mayor, Boston
MMCA President
Claire Freda*
Councillor, Leominster
MMCA Vice President
Jonathan Hecht*
Councillor, Watertown
MMCA Second Vice President
Robert Logan
Councillor, Waltham
MMMA President
Maureen Valente*
Town Manager, Sudbury
MMMA First Vice President
Kate Fitzpatrick*
Town Manager, Needham
MMMA Second Vice President
James Malloy
Town Adminitrator, Sturbridge
MSA President
Gerald Wasserman*
Selectman, Needham
MSA First Vice President
Alan Sentkowski*
Selectman, Princeton
MSA Second Vice President
Colleen Corona
Selectman, Easton
ATFC President
Cinder McNerney*
Finance Committee, Swampscott
ATFC Vice President
Pat Brusch*
Finance Committee, Belmont
MMA immediate past president
David Kielson*
Select Board, Chesterfield
(ex-officio)
Elected directors
District 1
William Zaskey, alderman, Chicopee
Michael Sullivan, mayor, Holyoke
David Kielson, selectman, Chesterfield
David Nixon, town administrator, Hadley
District 2
Wayne Nickel, councillor, Leominster
David Cohen, mayor, Newton
Joshua Ostroff, selectman, Natick
Jeffrey Nutting, town administrator, Franklin
District 3
Bruce Tobey, councillor, Gloucester
William Scanlon, mayor, Beverly
Bernard Lynch, city manager, Lowell
District 4
Michael McGlynn, mayor, Medford
Robin Wilkins, selectman, Harwich
Thomas Younger, town administrator, Belmont
District 5
Robert Penta, councillor, Medford
Scott Lang, mayor, New Bedford
Sheila Vanderhoef, town administrator, Eastham
Non-voting
MMMA Secretary/Treasurer Michael Hale, assistant town manager, Shrewsbury
MMMA at-large representatives:
Mark Purple, assistant town manager, Ashland
Frederic Turkington, town administrator, Wayland
Leon Gaumond, town administrator, West Boylston
Donna Vanderclock, town manager, Weston
* Denotes Executive Committee member
About MMA MMA News 2008 MMA Board of Directors installed
2008 MMA Board of Directors installed
The 2008 MMA Board of Directors was installed during the association’s Annual Business Meeting on Jan. 12.
The 35 voting directors are selected by the following MMA organizations: the Massachusetts Mayors’ Association, the Massachusetts Municipal Councillors’ Association, the Massachusetts Municipal Management Association, the Massachusetts Selectmen’s Association, and the Massachusetts Association of Town Finance Committees.
The immediate past president of the MMA is an ex-officio member.
The board members for 2008 are:
Appointed directors
MMA President
Bruce Tobey*
Councillor, Gloucester
MMA Vice President
Jeffrey Nutting*
Town Administrator, Franklin
MMA Executive Director
Geoff Beckwith*
(ex-officio, non-voting)
MMaA President
Joseph Curtatone*
Mayor, Somerville
MMaA First Vice President
John Barrett III*
Mayor, North Adams
MMaA Second Vice President
Thomas Menino
Mayor, Boston
MMCA President
Claire Freda*
Councillor, Leominster
MMCA Vice President
Jonathan Hecht*
Councillor, Watertown
MMCA Second Vice President
Robert Logan
Councillor, Waltham
MMMA President
Maureen Valente*
Town Manager, Sudbury
MMMA First Vice President
Kate Fitzpatrick*
Town Manager, Needham
MMMA Second Vice President
James Malloy
Town Adminitrator, Sturbridge
MSA President
Gerald Wasserman*
Selectman, Needham
MSA First Vice President
Alan Sentkowski*
Selectman, Princeton
MSA Second Vice President
Colleen Corona
Selectman, Easton
ATFC President
Cinder McNerney*
Finance Committee, Swampscott
ATFC Vice President
Pat Brusch*
Finance Committee, Belmont
MMA immediate past president
David Kielson*
Select Board, Chesterfield
(ex-officio)
Elected directors
District 1
William Zaskey, alderman, Chicopee
Michael Sullivan, mayor, Holyoke
David Kielson, selectman, Chesterfield
David Nixon, town administrator, Hadley
District 2
Wayne Nickel, councillor, Leominster
David Cohen, mayor, Newton
Joshua Ostroff, selectman, Natick
Jeffrey Nutting, town administrator, Franklin
District 3
Bruce Tobey, councillor, Gloucester
William Scanlon, mayor, Beverly
Bernard Lynch, city manager, Lowell
District 4
Michael McGlynn, mayor, Medford
Robin Wilkins, selectman, Harwich
Thomas Younger, town administrator, Belmont
District 5
Robert Penta, councillor, Medford
Scott Lang, mayor, New Bedford
Sheila Vanderhoef, town administrator, Eastham
Non-voting
MMMA Secretary/Treasurer Michael Hale, assistant town manager, Shrewsbury
MMMA at-large representatives:
Mark Purple, assistant town manager, Ashland
Frederic Turkington, town administrator, Wayland
Leon Gaumond, town administrator, West Boylston
Donna Vanderclock, town manager, Weston
* Denotes Executive Committee member
Written by John Ouellette
