BOARDS & COMMITTEES
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Berkshire Regional Planning Commission Alternate
Erik Reardon, Appointed by Planning Board – 2026
Sarah Gardner, Alternate – 2026
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.