Who is a member?
Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
The 2022 MMA Board of Directors was installed during an organizational meeting held on Jan. 31.
The voting directors are elected by the following MMA organizations: the Massachusetts Mayors’ Association (MMaA), the Massachusetts Municipal Councillors’ Association (MMCA), the Massachusetts Municipal Management Association (MMMA), the Massachusetts Select Board Association (MSA), and the Association of Town Finance Committees (ATFC).
The immediate past president of the MMA is an ex-officio member.
The board members for 2022 are:
Appointed directors
MMA President: Ruthanne Fuller*
Mayor, Newton
MMA Vice President: Jill Hai*
Select Board, Lexington
MMaA President: Linda Tyer*
Mayor, Pittsfield
MMaA First Vice President: Brian Arrigo*
Mayor, Revere
MMaA Second Vice President: Michelle Wu
Mayor, Boston
MMCA President: Lisa Blackmer*
Councillor, North Adams
MMCA First Vice President: Samantha Squailia*
Councillor, Fitchburg
MMCA Second Vice President: John McLaughlin
Councillor, Waltham
MMMA President: George “Bud” Dunham*
Town Manager, Sandwich
MMMA First Vice President: Steve Bartha*
Town Manager, Danvers
MMMA Second Vice President: Kristi Williams
Town Manager, Westborough
MSA President: Michael Walsh*
Select Board, Westwood
MSA First Vice President: Andrew Hogeland*
Select Board, Williamstown
MSA Second Vice President: Jill Hai
Select Board, Lexington
ATFC President: John Trickey*
Finance Committee, Pelham
ATFC First Vice President: Melinda Tarsi*
Industrial and Development Committee, Mansfield
MMA Immediate Past President: Adam Chapdelaine*
Town Manager, Arlington
MMA Executive Director: Geoff Beckwith*
(ex-officio, non-voting)
Elected directors
Ted Bettencourt, Mayor, Peabody
Lisa Braccio, Selectman, Southborough
Denise Casey, Deputy Town Manager, North Andover
Ralph Figy, Councillor, Westfield
Andrew Flanagan, Town Manager, Andover
Claire Freda, Councillor, Leominster
Scott Galvin, Mayor, Woburn
Afroz Khan, Councillor, Newburyport
Nicole LaChapelle, Mayor, Easthampton
Andrea Llamas, Town Administrator, Northfield
John Mangiaratti, Town Manager, Acton
Dan Matthews, Select Board, Needham
Moises Rodrigues, Councillor, Brockton
Alan Slavin, Selectman, Wareham
Peter Spellios, Select Board, Swampscott
Kevin Sweet, Town Administrator, Wrentham
Arthur Vigeant, Mayor, Marlborough
* Denotes Executive Committee member