Massachusetts Municipal Management Association Meeting

Thursday - July 16, 2026
9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Massachusetts Municipal Management Association
Summer Meeting
July 16, 2026
Olde Scotland Links, Bridgewater

Agenda

9 – 9:45 a.m.
Registration, Coffee

9:45 a.m.
Welcome
Denise Casey, MMMA President and Wakefield Town Administrator

Whitlock Scholarship Presentation

MMA Legislative Update
Adam Chapdelaine, Executive Director

10:15 a.m. – noon
Modern Municipal Communications
• Managing communication responsibilities within a multi-faceted job description
• Dynamics of a full-time communication role
• Strategic development and implementation of a communications plan
• Effective techniques for engaging hard-to-reach audiences
• Methods for conveying sensitive or challenging information
Speakers
Stephen Addonizio, Assistant to the Town Manager/Public Information Coordinator, Weston
Dan Riviello, Assistant Town Manager, Provincetown
Amanda Smith, Communications Director, Dedham
Aubrey Thomas, Assistant Town Administrator, Carlisle
Moderator: Sean Dugan, Deputy Town Administrator, Easton

Noon
Lunch

Contact
Contact: MMA Senior Member Program Coordinator Denise Baker