Who is a member?
Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
Students from the MMA-Suffolk winter 2025 Municipal HR Seminar gather online on Jan. 31 for their orientation. There are 26 students in this third session of the HR seminar.
The MMA and Suffolk University will hold a Zoom information session on March 12 about upcoming offerings of the Certificate in Local Government Leadership and Management program.
To register for the session, visit www.mma.org or click here. The one-hour session will begin at 10 a.m.
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 2025-2026 certificate programs will be hosted in Barnstable and Winchester; the program is held in person (40%) and on Zoom (60%).
The certificate program application is available on the MMA website, and the deadline to apply is April 30. This is a competitive application process; applicants will be notified of their status by mid-May.
Municipal Fellowship
Municipal professionals interested in pursuing a Master of Public Administration degree at Suffolk University are encouraged to apply for the fellowship program, which offers a scholarship of up to $28,000, while the recipient’s municipality commits to continuing their salary and position while they attend the program part-time.
Fellowship applicants must be accepted for admission to Suffolk’s Master of Public Administration program and must receive the support of the chief municipal official in their municipality. Additional consideration will be given to graduates of the MMA-Suffolk Certificate in Local Government Leadership and Management program.
Those interested in the Municipal Fellowship should check off, on Suffolk’s application, that they are a municipal employee interested in the fellowship, and apply to Suffolk by May 1. The fellowship selection committee will interview qualified applicants and award up to two fellowships in June.
More information
The MMA has partnered with Suffolk University since 2011 to offer programs designed exclusively for municipal employees to help them further their professional careers.
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.