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Local Activities
  • Elected member of the Lexington Select Board (2014-2017). Served 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.
Awards, Honors & Achievements
  • Theodore Mann Regional Leadership Award, given by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, 2017
  • Community Leadership Award, given by Metrowest Collaborative Development, 2014
  • Outstanding Comprehensive Planning Award (awarded to Town of Hudson), given by the Massachusetts chapter of the American Planning Association, 2014
  • Leading by Example Award (awarded to the Town of Hudson), given by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs and the Department of Energy Resources, 2011
  • Good Scout Integrity and Service Award, given by the Knox Trail Boy Scouts Council of America, 2010
  • Argeo R. Cellucci Leadership Award, given by the Assabet Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce, 2006​
career highlights
  • 25 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.​
  • 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.
  • Women in Politics & Government, Graduate Certificate, Boston College
  • Villanova University, BA in Psychology & Philosophy.
significant accomplishments
  • Obtained funding and spearheaded construction of phase 1 of the Assabet River Rail Trail in Hudson & Marlborough; convened 5-town Intermunicipal Agreement.
  • Restored the historic Town Hall in Hudson, which included obtaining funding and overseeing the project.
  • Worked to revitalize the Hudson downtown.
  • Restored the historic 1859 Senior Center building 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.
Past consulting work
  • Town of Wenham: Open Space & Recreation Plan. 
  • City of Newton: part of Owners Project Manager's consulting team advancing an 8-unit affordable housing construction and neighborhood park creation project, with construction beginning 2018.
  • Town of Wellesley: HHU Committee school master planning public outreach campaign.
  • Town of Hopedale: Capital Planning.
  • Town of Oakham: Capital Planning.
  • City of Gardner: Complete Streets Planning in conjunction with BSC Group.
  • City of Haverhill: Complete Streets Planning in conjunction with Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.
  • Town of Sudbury: Interim Planning Assistance, and Mass. Central Rail Trail project advancement.
  • Town of Clinton:  Successfully authored 2013 CDBG application which obtained $800,000 in funding for Historic Senior Center renovation project and Complete Streets project.
  • Town of Stow:  Produced comprehensive Master Plan 
  • Town of Bolton:  Served as Interim Town Administrator while conducting its search for a permanent Town Administrator.
  • City of Marlborough:  Interim Community Development Director, assisting 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 organization to assist with business retention and area revitalization in Downtown Hudson.