Who is a member?
Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
Massachusetts Municipal Communicators Chair Sean Dugan, Easton Assistant Town Administrator (left), and Vice chair Jeremy Warnick, Cambridge Director of Media Relations and Content Strategy (right).
The MMA is excited to announce the launch of the Massachusetts Municipal Communicators, a new affiliate member group dedicated to enhancing municipal communications.
The initiative aims to support professionals who manage communications for their communities through a variety of resources and networking opportunities. The MMC will host webinars and in-person events for MMC members to improve their skills in communications, learn best practices, and connect with peers.
The MMC is chaired by Easton Assistant Town Administrator Sean Dugan, and Jeremy Warnick, the director of media relations and content strategy for the city of Cambridge, serves as vice chair. MMA Senior Executive and Membership Director Candace Pierce will provide staff support.
In a webinar on Oct. 15, Dugan and Brianna Sunryd, public services manager at the Collins Center at UMass Boston, will discuss public communications basics: audience identification, crafting messages, and selecting the right communication channels.
On Dec. 2, Warnick will be joined by another speaker to tackle strategies for identifying and controlling misinformation, and regaining control of a message.
Invitations to these webinars will be sent this fall. Attendance will be limited to the MMC membership, but the recordings will be posted on the MMA website afterwards for all MMA members to access.
The group currently has 184 members, with approximately 75% dedicating at least half of their work time to communications.
Those interested in joining MMC should contact Maddie Roberts at mroberts@mma.org.