Who is a member?
Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
Graduates of the MMA and Suffolk University Certificate in Local Government Leadership and Management program in Dartmouth.
On June 27, the MMA and Suffolk University graduated the 19th and 20th classes of the Certificate in Local Government Leadership and Management program.
At a ceremony in Boston, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, the graduation keynote speaker, addressed 37 graduates who attended certificate programs in Dartmouth and Grafton.
North Andover Deputy Town Manager Denise Casey and Natick Police Chief Jim Hicks addressed the graduates as faculty speakers. The student speakers were Danvers Equity and Inclusion Director Jasmine Ramón, Carver Town Planner Thomas Bott, and Medfield Land Use and Planning Director Maria De La Fuente.
Graduates of the MMA and Suffolk University Certificate in Local Government Leadership and Management program in Grafton.
Nearly 500 municipal officials have graduated from the MMA-Suffolk certificate program since its inception in 2011.
The program is designed for municipal employees looking to further their careers in municipal management. Classes cover topics including budgeting, human resources management, and strategic leadership. The five-course, graduate-level program is held over the course of 25 Fridays.
The application period ended April 30 for certificate programs scheduled to begin this fall in Barnstable and Danvers. Information about the 2024-2025 programs will be available in the fall, and applications will be available on Feb. 1 on the MMA website.
Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll addressed 37 graduates who attended certificate programs in Dartmouth and Grafton.
Welcoming Municipal Fellows
The MMA and Suffolk University are welcoming the third class of MMA-Suffolk Municipal Fellows.
The program, a partnership of the MMA and Suffolk that launched in 2021, offers significant financial support to municipal professionals to attend the master’s in public administration program at Suffolk’s Sawyer School of Business.
The 2023-2024 MMA-Suffolk Municipal Fellows are:
• Medfield Land Use and Planning Director Maria De La Fuente
• Malden Housing and Community Development Deputy Director Alex Pratt
The fellows are both graduates of the MMA-Suffolk Certificate in Local Government Leadership and Management program, and were accepted into Suffolk’s MPA program. Each recipient received the support of the chief municipal official in their respective municipality to continue working while attending the program part-time.
The fellowship was highly competitive, and the MMA and Suffolk congratulate the recipients.
Municipal Finance Management Seminar
The MMA-Suffolk Municipal Finance Management Seminar will hold three programs in 2023.
The five-week program, held on Fridays via Zoom, provides an in-depth examination of Massachusetts municipal finance, including the operational aspects of finance structure, systems and processes in Massachusetts cities and towns.
The application for the fall 2023 session remains open through July 31. The application is available on the MMA website.
Questions
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.