Municipal members listen to a presentation by the Department of Energy Resources during a joint meeting of the Committee on Energy and the Environment, and the Committee on Public Works, Transportation and Public Utilities on July 24, 2025.

More than 110 local officials from communities across Massachusetts serve on the MMA policy committees, which advise the MMA Board of Directors, staff, and MMA members on legislative, regulatory and public policy issues.

The committees also draft resolutions for the MMA’s Annual Business Meeting and bills (biennially) for the MMA’s legislative package.

Each committee has a regular schedule of meetings, usually one per month, at the MMA office. Additionally, committee members may be asked to read legislative summaries, bill text, and/or position papers to prepare for meetings.

Each committee is assigned an MMA staff member to assist with its research, consideration of issues, and administrative functions.

Each committee has 23 members, including mayors, select board members, councillors, city and town managers/administrators, and finance committee members, plus five “presidential appointees” and five technical appointees. Presidential and technical appointees serve one-year terms, while the other members serve three-year terms.

The MMA president names the chair and members of the committee, subject to approval by the MMA Board of Directors.

The following are descriptions of the MMA’s current policy committees and a listing of the members who are serving during 2026:

Fiscal Policy Committee

This committee considers all municipal finance issues. Legislation that has a fiscal impact is referred to this committee from other committees as well. This committee also develops a policy framework for local government financing in the future.

Mayors
Dominick Pangallo, Salem
Domenic Sarno, Springfield
Michelle Wu, Boston

Select Boards
Jonathan Chines, Wakefield, Chair
George Solas, Rehoboth
Joyce Flynn, Yarmouth

Councillors
Lisa Blackmer, North Adams
Mary DeLai, Newburyport
Holly Garcia, Everett

Managers
Andrew Flanagan, Andover
Ryan McLane, Carlisle
Connor Read, Westwood

Finance Committee
Melinda Tarsi-Goldfien, Mansfield

Presidential
Glenn Cannon, Town Administrator, Carver
Justin Casanova-Davis, Town Administrator, Bridgewater
Nicole Parker, Town Administrator, Southwick
Paul Sagarino, Deputy City Manager, Chelsea
Lisa Wong, Town Administrator, South Hadley

Technical
David Davison, Assistant Town Manager, Needham
Melanie Jackson, Town Administrator, Barre
Mary MacKinnon, Finance Director, Duxbury
Maura O’Connor, Treasurer/Collector, Wellesley
Brendan Sweeney, Assistant Town Administrator, Boxford

Policy Committee on Energy and the Environment

This committee formulates policy in the following areas: water quality, water supply, air quality, solid waste and recycling, hazardous waste, wetlands, coastal areas, wastewater treatment, renewable energy and energy conservation.

Mayors
Mike Cahill, Beverly
Thomas Koch, Quincy
Jon Mitchell, New Bedford

Select Boards
Stephanie Boyd, Williamstown
Susan Bunnell, Wilbraham
Karen Gately Herrick, Reading

Councillors
Afroz Khan, Newburyport
Wilfred Mbah, Somerville
Michael Ossing, Marlborough

Managers
Antonio Barletta, Manchester-By-The-Sea
Véronique Blanchard, Conway, Chair
Gregory Johnson, Maynard

Finance Committee
Jonathan Harris, Weston

Presidential
Tim Carroll, Town Administrator, Chilmark
Phillip Duarte, City Councillor, Taunton
Zaida Govan, City Councillor, Springfield
David Martin, Select Board, Acton
Mark Sandeen, Select Board, Lexington

Technical
Joseph Assenza, Assistant Town Engineer, Andover
Paul Boehm, Select Board, Concord
Ari Sky, Deputy Town Administrator/Finance Director, Natick
Steven Solbo, Town Administrator, Halifax
Patrick Yeo, Weston & Sampson

Policy Committee on Municipal and Regional Administration

This committee considers issues that relate to the organization, structure, efficiency, and productivity of local and regional government and the relationships between the two levels of government. Issues include housing and zoning, procurement, economic development, regulation of marijuana, open meeting law and public records law, public health and safety, and licensing.

Mayors
Paul Coogan, Fall River
Jared Nicholson, Lynn
Michael Nicholson, Gardner

Select boards
Dottie Fulginiti, Easton
Yolanda Greaves, Ashland, Chair
Debra Roberts, Stoughton

Councillors
Lisle Baker, Newton
Mandi Jo Hanneke, Amherst
Kathleen Robey, Marlborough

Managers
Christopher Senior, Winchester
Marc Strange, Ludlow
Shaun Suhoski, Athol

Finance Committee
Gloria McPherson, Provincetown

Presidential
Matthew Coogan, Town Administrator, Boxford
Andrew Levine, Town Administrator, Hatfield
Paul McClatchy, Town Administrator, Ashfield
Heather Munroe, Town Administrator, Hubbardston
Walter Ramsey, Town Administrator, Montague

Technical
Mary Delaney, Chief Procurement Officer, Fitchburg
Tristan Israel, Commissioner, Dukes County
Matthew Kerwood, Finance Director, Pittsfield
Peter Lukes, Town Manager, Holden
Jennifer Raitt, Executive Director, Northern Middlesex Council of Governments

Policy Committee on Personnel and Labor Relations

This committee considers issues in the following areas: collective bargaining, civil service, employee benefits, and pension reform.

Mayors
Christian Dumais, Marlborough
Patrick Keefe, Revere
Jeannette McCarthy, Waltham

Select Boards
Paul DeRensis, Sherborn
Mary Jane Mastrangelo, Bourne
Alex Vispoli, Andover

Councillors
Jessica Ferry, Palmer
Brandon Robbins, Leominster
Barry Sanders, Taunton

Managers
Jennifer Breaker, Danvers, Chair
Paul Cohen, Chelmsford
Scott Lambiase, Kingston

Finance Committee
Ira Miller, Sharon

Presidential
James Boudreau, Town Administrator, Scituate
Justine Caggiano, Town Administrator, Hardwick
Denise Casey, Town Administrator, Wakefield
Thatcher Kezer, Town Administrator, Marblehead
Mary Lauria, Finance Director, Grafton

Technical
Conor Baldwin, Chief Financial Officer, Lowell
Austin Cyganiewicz, Town Manager, Sutton
Katie King, Town Manager, Needham
Michelle Pizzi O’Brien, Human Resources Director, Newton
Emily Russo, Human Resources Director, Easthampton

Policy Committee on Public Works, Transportation and Public Utilities

This committee considers the wide range of issues related to public works, with an emphasis on transportation. Topics include the relationship between municipalities and utility companies and state departments; funding for roads, bridges and water infrastructure; DPW workforce topics; transportation planning, and more.

Mayors
Erin Joyce, Braintree
Gina-Louise Sciarra, Northampton
Samantha Squailia, Fitchburg

Select Boards
Kathryn Coughlin, Natick
Peter Meier, Bourne
Joseph Pato, Lexington

Councillors
Zac Bears, Medford
Ashley Shade, North Adams
Danielle Spang, Beverly

Managers
Jonathan Beder, Avon
Jay Green, Lenox
Jeremy Marsette, Sherborn, Chair

Finance Committee
Alan Slavin, Wareham

Presidential
Jeff Colby, Director of Public Works, Yarmouth
Jeffrey Madison, Town Administrator, Aquinnah
James McGrail, Town Manager, Middleborough
Dan Murphy, Select Board, Sunderland
Kerry Reed, Director of Public Works, Hopkinton

Technical
Richard Benevento, Zoning Board of Appeals, Middleton
Peter Boria, Utilities and Facilities Superintendent, Spencer
Alan Cathcart, Public Works Director, Concord
Vonnie Reis, Senior Project Manager, Wright-Pierce
William Scully, Kimley-Horn & Associates