BOARDS & COMMITTEES

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Elected Positions

Select Board

The Select Board monitors the activities of the municipal government and Town Manager. It reviews and approves warrant articles for Town Meetings. The Select Board also performs a variety of statutory functions related to water, sewer, alcoholic beverage licenses, fuel storage permits, cemeteries, parks, and roads.

Stephanie Boyd – Chair 2026
Peter Beck – 2028
Matthew Neely – 2028
Shana Dixon – 2026

Vacancy (1)

Library Board of Trustees

The Library Trustees oversee the activities and operations of the Milne Public Library.

Micah Manary, Chair – 2028
Robin Lenz – 2028
Anna Halpin-Healy – 2027
Ben Lee-Cohen – 2028
Katherine Myers – 2028
Katy Evans – 2026
Bridget Spann – 2026

Moderator

The Town Moderator chairs Annual and Special Town Meetings. The Moderator also appoints members to the Finance Committee.

Elisabeth Goodman – 2028

Housing Authority

The Williamstown Housing Authority is responsible for providing fair and safe housing to eligible families and individuals regardless of age considerations in accordance with Massachusetts Chapter 667 Public Housing guidelines.

Judy Bombardier – 2030
Thomas Webb – 2029
Andrea Bryant – 2028
Steve Dew – 2026
Paula McKenna – 2026

Planning Board

The Planning Board is responsible for overseeing the long term land use patterns of Williamstown through the Zoning Bylaw, Subdivision Rules, and Comprehensive Planning process. The Board meets the 2nd Tuesday of the Month at 7 PM. All members of the public are welcome to join the Board’s discussions on the development patterns in our community. For the Board’s current activities click HERE.

 

Ken Kuttner, Chair – 2027
Erik Reardon – 2030
Cory Campbell – 2028
Roger Lawrence – 2026
Samantha Page – 2029
Paul Harsch, Alternate – 2026

Greylock Regional School District

Steven Miller -2026
Curtis Elfenbein – 2026
Jose Constanine – 2028
Christina Conry – 2026
Carrie Greene – 2026
Ursula Maloy – 2028
Julia Bowen – 2028

Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School District

Laila Boucher – 2027
David Westall – 2028

APPOINTED BY MODERATOR

Finance Committee

The Finance Committee considers the relative need, impact, timing, of town expenditures and the effect each will have on the financial position of the Town. It reviews the annual budget prepared by the Town Manager and recommends a final budget for approval at the Annual Town Meeting. For the Committee’s current activities, CLICK HERE

Fred Puddester, Chair – 2026
Melissa Cragg – 2026
Margo Neely – 2025

Molly Magavern – 2025
Rachel Tarses
Michael Sussman – 2027

Donna Quirk – 2027
Paula Consolini -2025
Suzanne Stinson – 2025

Select Board Appointments

Affordable Housing Trust

For current activities and information, click HERE.

Daniel Gura, Chair – 2026
Kayla Servin – 2027
Cheryl Shanks – 2027
Robin Malloy – 2027
Ruth Harrison – 2026
Thomas Sheldon – 2026
Stephanie Boyd – 2026

Mobile Home Rent Control Board

David Levine – 2026
Cheryl Shanks – 2027
Susan Puddester – 2028
Martin Mitsoff – 2027
Vacancy (1)

Agricultural Commission

Sarah Gardner, Chair – 2027
Darryl Lapinski – 2026
William Galusha – 2027
Brian Cole – 2027
Severin Beckwith – 2028

Municipal Scholarship Committee

Vacancy – 2028
Kris Kirby – 2026
Janos Levin – 2028
Vacancy – 2026
Vacancy – 2028

SIGN COMMISSION​

New by-law to assign to ZBA soon

Board of Registrars

Terms expire March 31st of year noted

Nicole E. Beverly (Town Clerk)
Parvin Hajizadeh (D) – 2026
Kurt Gabel (R) – 2027
Robert A. Jones (R) – 2028

Community Preservation Committee

For the Committee’s current activities click HERE

Philip McKnight, Chair (Conservation Committee)
Barbara Halligan (Town Resident) 
Nate Budington (Historical Commission)
Molly Magavern (Finance Committee)
Polly Macpherson (Town Resident)
Alison Bost (Town Manager Designee)
Samantha Page (Planning Board)
Peter Beck (Parks Commission)
Steve Dew (Housing Authority)

COMMITTEE ON Racial Equity, Accessibility, Diversity, & Inclusion (READI)

For the Committee’s current activities click HERE

Noah Smalls, Chair – 2026
Andrew Art – 2025
Shana Dixon – 2027
Vacancies (2)

Northern Berkshire Cultural Council

Gerrit Blauvelt – 2027
Michael Eagle – 2028

Constables

Andrew Bernardy – 2026
Vacancy – 2026

Fence Viewers

Nicolas McWeeny – 2026
Vacancy – 2026

Berkshire Regional Transit Authority

Appointed by the Select Board annually.

Brian O’Grady

Zoning Board of Appeals

For the Board’s current activities click HERE.

Keith Davis, Chair – 2027
Vince Pesce – 2027
Amy Jeschawitz – 2028
David Levine – 2026
Eunice Marigliano – 2027
Andrew Hoar, Alternate – 2027
Annie Singleton, Alternate – 2027
Vacant Alternate – 2027

 

Hoosac Water Quality District

Terms expire March 31st of year noted

Hugh Daley – 2026
Russell Howard –  2025

NORTHERN BERKSHIRE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Current activity and information can be found HERE.

Nancy Nylen – 2027

Woodland Partnership of Northwest Ma

Elise Leduce-Fleming – 2028

Cable Television Advisory Committee

Vacancy (3)

Mt. Greylock Advisory Committee

Scott Lewis
Vacancy, State Appointed

Town Manager Appointments

Council on Aging

Brian T. O’Grady, Director
Geoffrey King – 2028
Martin Greenstein – 2026
Paula McKenna – 2027
Susan Puddester – 2026
Rose Oliver – 2026
Mary Jo Green – 2027
Karen Kelly – 2028
Laurie Bank – 2026
Judy Ensign – 2027

Conservation Commission

Philip McKnight, Chair – 2026
Lauren Stevens – 2026
Robert-Baker White – 2027
Mark Brandiss – 2026
Tim Carr – 2027
Laura Schoenbawm – 2028
Delia Marshall – 2027

BOARD OF ASSESSORS​

Chris Lamarre, Chair
David Westall
Jane Miller

Berkshire Regional Planning Commission Alternate

Erik Reardon, Appointed by Planning Board – 2026
Sarah Gardner, Alternate – 2026

Emergency Management
DIRECTOR

Michael Ziemba, Police Chief

Animal Control Officers

Ruth Russell, Inspector of Animals
Officer David Jennings, Animal Control Officer

Board of Health

Marzio Gusmaroli, IMG – 2026
Sandra Goodbody, MPH  – 2026
James Parkinson, MD  – 2027
Devan Bartels, MD, MPH – 2027
Wendy McWeeny, MPA – 2028

Historical Commission

Dustin Griffin, Chair – 2028
Nate Budington – 2026
Andrus Burr – 2027
Vacancy – 2027
Vacancy – 2026

Forestry/Pest Control Superintendent/Tree Warden

Robert E. McCarthy, Jr.