Who is a member?
Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
The 2021 MMA Board of Directors was installed during the association’s Annual Business Meeting on Jan. 22.
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 2021 are:
Appointed directors
MMA President: Adam Chapdelaine*
Town Manager, Arlington
MMA Vice President: Ruthanne Fuller*
Mayor, Newton
MMaA President: Scott Galvin*
Mayor, Woburn
MMaA First Vice President: Linda Tyer*
Mayor, Pittsfield
MMaA Second Vice President: Martin Walsh
Mayor, Boston
MMCA President: Lisa Blackmer*
Councillor, North Adams
MMCA First Vice President: Jeovanny Rodriguez*
Councillor, Lawrence
MMCA Second Vice President: Eric Steinhilber
Councillor, Barnstable
MMMA President: Julie Jacobson*
Town Manager, Auburn
MMMA First Vice President: George “Bud” Dunham*
Town Manager, Sandwich
MMMA Second Vice President: Steve Bartha
Town Manager, Danvers
MSA President: Michael Bettencourt*
Select Board, Winchester
MSA First Vice President: Michael Walsh*
Select Board, Westwood
MSA Second Vice President: Jill Hai
Select Board, Lexington
ATFC President: Brian Boyle*
Finance Committee, Bolton
ATFC First Vice President: John Trickey*
Finance Committee, Pelham
MMA Immediate Past President: Cecilia Calabrese*
Councillor, Agawam
MMA Executive Director: Geoff Beckwith*
(ex-officio, non-voting)
Elected directors
Brian Arrigo, Mayor, Revere
Lisa Braccio, Selectman, Southborough
Ralph Figy, Councillor, Westfield
Andrew Flanagan, Town Manager, Andover
Claire Freda, Councillor, Leominster
Andrew Hogeland, Select Board, Williamstown
Donna Holaday, Mayor, Newburyport
Thomas Hutcheson, Town Administrator, Conway
Diane Kennedy, Select Board, Cohasset
Afroz Khan, Councillor, Newburyport
John McLaughlin, Councillor, Waltham
Dan Matthews, Select Board, Needham
David Narkewicz, Mayor, Northampton
Moises Rodrigues, Councillor, Brockton
Alan Slavin, Selectman, Wareham
Peter Spellios, Select Board, Swampscott
Kevin Sweet, Town Administrator, Wrentham
Arthur Vigeant, Mayor, Marlborough
Kristi Williams, Town Manager, Westborough
* Denotes Executive Committee member