Who is a member?
Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
MMA President and Franklin Town Administrator Jamie Hellen, right, with MMA Executive Director Adam Chapdelaine, gathers with other members of the MMA Board of Directors on Jan. 25 at the MMA Annual Business Meeting in Boston.
The 2025 MMA Board of Directors was installed during the association’s Annual Business Meeting on Jan. 25.
The voting directors are elected by the following MMA organizations: Massachusetts Mayors’ Association, Massachusetts Municipal Councillors’ Association, Massachusetts Municipal Management Association, Massachusetts Select Board Association, and Association of Town Finance Committees.
The immediate past president of the MMA is an ex-officio member.
The board members for 2025 are:
Appointed directors
MMA President: Jamie Hellen*
Town Administrator, Franklin
MMA Vice President: Kassandra Gove*
Mayor, Amesbury
Mayors’ Association President: Michael Nicholson*
Mayor, Gardner
Mayors’ Association First Vice President: Josh Garcia*
Mayor, Holyoke
Mayors’ Association Second Vice President: Michelle Wu
Mayor, Boston
Councillors’ Association President: Brendan Sweeney*
Councillor, Beverly
Councillors’ Association First Vice President: Lisa Feltner*
Councillor, Watertown
MMA Immediate Past President and Councillors’ Association Second Vice President: John McLaughlin
Councillor, Waltham
Management Association President: John Mangiaratti*
Town Manager, Acton
Management Association First Vice President: Denise Casey*
Deputy Town Manager, North Andover
Management Association Second Vice President: Kevin Mizikar
Town Manager, Shrewsbury
Select Board Association President: Debra Roberts*
Select Board, Stoughton
Select Board Association First Vice President: Jennifer Glass*
Select Board, Lincoln
Select Board Association Second Vice President: Jill Hai
Select Board, Lexington
Finance Committees President: Melinda Tarsi-Goldfien*
Industrial and Development Committee, Mansfield
Finance Committees First Vice President: Kevin Sullivan*
Finance Committee, Hanson
MMA Executive Director: Adam Chapdelaine*
(ex-officio, non-voting)
Elected directors
Paul Bockelman, Town Manager, Amherst
Colleen Bradley-McArthur, Councillor, Waltham
Peter Cusolito, Select Board Member, Leicester
Denise Dembkoski, Town Administrator, Stow
Yolanda Greaves, Select Board Member, Ashland
Christine Hoyt, Select Board Member, Adams
Carole Julius, Select Board Member, East Bridgewater
Afroz Khan, Councillor, Newburyport
Andrea Llamas, Town Administrator, Northfield
Breanna Lungo-Koehn, Mayor, Medford
Mike McCabe, Mayor, Westfield
Michael Ossing, Councillor, Marlborough
Ryan Pereria, Councillor, New Bedford
Kiana Pierre-Louis, Select Board Member, Sharon
Israel Rivera, Councillor, Holyoke
Sam Squailia, Mayor, Fitchburg
Liz Sullivan, Town Administrator, Dennis
Robert Sullivan, Mayor, Brockton
* Denotes Executive Committee member