About Michelle Ciccolo

A lifelong resident of Lexington, Michelle has served as a Town Meeting Member, a Planning Board Member, and is currently Vice-Chair of the Board of Selectmen. Along with her husband Phil Jackson (Town Meeting, Precinct 9) they are raising two sons - one currently at LHS and one LHS graduate away at college. Michelle's parents Ray and Grace Ciccolo have been Lexington residents for 50 years.

Michelle has spent her entire career engaged in local, regional and state government, including serving as an Assistant Town Manager, interim Town Manager, and Community Development Director. She has had significant roles in local and regional planning, including serving as the President of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC). She is also currently the First Vice-President of the Massachusetts Selectman's Association. She is a noted expert in transportation circles, having been a driving force behind the creation of the Assabet River Rail Trail and the statewide Complete Streets Program.

Michelle currently runs her own business - The  Ciccolo Group, LLC - a consulting firm which specializes in planning, community development, and commercial development.
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Lexington Activities 

• Current elected member of the Board of Selectmen (2014-2017). Serving as Vice-Chair.
• Elected member of the Planning Board (2011-2014). Served as Vice-Chair.
• Liaison to:  Energy Conservation Committee, Sidewalk Committee.  Former Liaison to Greenways Corridor Committee.
  
• MassPort Community Advisory Committee representative for Lexington.
• Member of the Cary Memorial Library Board of Trustees.
• Chair, Ad hoc Community Center Advisory Committee.
• Chair, Estabrook School Access Ad Hoc Task Force, 2011-2012.
• Member, Lexington Housing Partnership.
• Member, Community Farming Committee (overseeing Busa farm).
• Member, Transportation Governance Committee (now dissolved).
• Past Town Meeting Member in Precincts 4 & 9.
• Project Participant/Working Group Member: Transportation Forum, Quarterly Combined Meeting, Parking Management Group, Healthy Communities Project.
• League of Women Voters Member.
• Boy Scout Troop 160 Adult Leader.

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Career Highlights

• 20 years experience in Municipal Government.  Positions include Assistant Town Administrator, Community Development Director, Economic Development Assistant & Interim Town Administrator.
  
• 1st Vice President of the Mass. Selectmen's Association; Mass. Municipal Association Board, and Member Local Government Advisory Commission which meets regularly with the Lt. Governor & key state officials.
  
• Healthy Transportation Compact Advisory Council, serving MassDOT, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Energy and Environmental Affairs.
  
• Pending confirmation to the MassDOT’s statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board.
  
• Legislative Committee Chair of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) and former President for 3 terms. MAPC is an organization of 101 Cities and Towns in Greater Boston, and includes Lexington.
• Former Chair of the MAPC MAGIC Subregion, which includes Lexington.  MAGIC = Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination.
• Formerly Board of Directors, 495 Metrowest Corridor Partnership.
• MassDOT Transportation Advisory Committee Member.
• Masters Degree in Public Affairs from the John W. McCormack Graduate School of Public Policy at UMass Boston.  Graduated as class valedictorian.
• Villanova University, BA in Psychology & Philosophy.
• Argeo R. Cellucci Award for Local Leadership, given by the Assabet Valley Chamber of Commerce.
• Good Scout Award for exemplifying community leadership, given by the Knox Trail Council of Boy Scouts.

Significant Professional Accomplishments

• Obtained funding and spearheaded construction of Assabet River Rail Trail in Hudson.
• Restored the historic Town Hall in Hudson, which included obtaining funding and overseeing the project.
• Worked to revitalize the Hudson downtown.
• Rebuilt the Senior Center in Hudson.  Obtained funding, hired architects and engineers, and oversaw the construction of this $5 million dollar project.
• Built skatepark and water-splash park in downtown Hudson.
• Oversaw design, funding, and implementation of $11,000,000 Route 85 highway expansion.  The project was designed to alleviate congestion, while adding full bicycle and pedestrian amenities to this critical retail corridor in Hudson.

Recent Consulting Work

• City of Newton: part of Owners Project Manager's consulting team advancing an 8-unit affordable housing construction and neighborhood park creation project. Just getting underway winter 2017.
• Town of Wellesley: HHU Committee school master planning public outreach project.
• Town of Hopedale: Capital Planning.
• Town of Oakham: Capital Planning.
• City of Gardner: Complete Streets Planning in conjunction with BSC.
• City of Haverhill: Complete Streets Planning in conjunction with GPI.
• Town of Sudbury: Interim Planning Assistance, and Mass. Central Rail Trail project advancement.
• Successfully authored 2013 CDBG application for Town of Clinton, which obtained $800,000 in funding for Historic Senior Center renovation project and Complete Streets project.
• Produced Master Plan for Town of Stow.
• Served as Interim Town Administrator for Town of Bolton while conducting its search for a permanent Town Administrator.
• Interim Community Development Director, City of Marlborough.  Assisted its Community Development Authority transition the office back to a fully functional, staffed department.
• Town of Bolton: conducted personnel management study of Town Hall positions.
• Hudson Business Association: oversaw initial creation of 501 C6 organization and assisted in the launching of this new agency to assist with business retention and location in Downtown Hudson.