Who is a member?
Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
Students gather online for the March 3 orientation for the spring 2023 MMA-Suffolk Municipal Finance Management Seminar. Twenty-eight students are participating in this 11th session of the seminar.
The application deadline is April 30 for the MMA and Suffolk University’s Certificate in Local Government Leadership and Management programs scheduled for this fall.
In September, the MMA and Suffolk University will launch the 21st and 22nd certificate programs in-person in Barnstable and Danvers.
The graduate-level academic program provides a solid grounding in municipal management, and covers topics such as human resources management, budgeting and financial management, and strategic leadership.
The program is held over the course of 25 Fridays from September through May.
The program application is available on the MMA website.
Fellowship Program
May 1 is the application deadline for the MMA and Suffolk University’s Municipal Fellowship Program, which offers significant support to municipal managers and professionals to attend the master’s in public administration program at Suffolk’s Sawyer School of Business.
The fellowship program provides a scholarship of up to $28,000 while the recipient’s municipality commits to continuing their salary and position while they attend the MPA program part-time. The application is available on the MMA-Suffolk programs web page.
Applicants must already be accepted for admission to the MPA program and have the support of the chief municipal official in their municipality. Consideration will be given to graduates of the MMA-Suffolk Certificate in Local Government Leadership and Management program.
Finance Seminar
The MMA-Suffolk Municipal Finance Management Seminar will hold three programs in 2023.
The five-week program, held on Fridays, is designed to provide a deep dive into municipal finance.
The application for the fall 2023 session remains open through July 31. The application is available on the MMA website.
For more information on any of the MMA-Suffolk programs, visit mma.org/suffolk or contact Katie McCue at 617-426-7272, ext. 111, or kmccue@mma.org, or Kate Evarts at 617-426-7272, ext. 172, or kevarts@mma.org.