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.

Jane Patton
Randal Fippinger
Jeff Johnson

Stephanie Boyd                  Matthew Neely  

Library Board of Trustees

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

Robin Lenz

Katy Evans

Bridget Spann

Anna Halpin-Healy

Jared Della Rocca

Micah Manary

Ben Lee-Cohen

Moderator

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

Elisabeth Goodman

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

Steve Dew

Andi Bryant

Thomas Webb

Paula McKenna

 

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.

 

Peter Beck
Cory Campbell
Ken Kuttner
Roger Lawrence
Samantha Page
Paul Harsch, Alternate

Greylock Regional School District

Steven Miller

Curtis Elfenbein

 

Christina Conry
Carrie Greene

 

Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School District

David Westall

Laila Boucher

 

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

Melissa Cragg
Elaine Neely
Fred Puddester, Chair

Molly Magavern
Rachel Tarses
Michael Sussman

Donna Quirk
Paula Consolini
Suzanne Stinson, Vice Chair

Select Board Appointments

Affordable Housing Trust

Kayla Servin  2025
Cheryl Shanks  2025          

Robin Malloy 2025
Ruth Harrison 2026

Thomas Sheldon 2026
Daniel Gura 2026

Jane Patton  2026

Mobile Home Rent Control Board

David Levine        2027

Cheryl Shanks      2026

Susan Puddester  2025

 

Agricultural Commission

Darryl Lapinski
William Galusha
Sarah Gardner

Brian Cole
Averill Cook

Municipal Scholarship Committee

vacancy

Donna Denelli-Hess

Kris Kirby

Linda Brown

Justine Beringer

SIGN COMMISSION​

vacancy
Anne Singleton
vacancy

vacancy
Tim Cherubini

Registrars of Voters

Nicole Beverly (D)
Parvin Hajizadeh (D)

Kurt Gabel (R)
Robert Jones (R)

Community Preservation Committee

For the Committee’s current activities click HERE

Philip McKnight, Chair
Nate Budington
Molly Magavern

Barbara Halligan

Ken Kuttner
Randal Fippinger
Steve Dew
Alison Bost

Polly Macpherson

Diversity, Inclusion and Racial Equity Committee

For the Committee’s current activities click HERE

Andrew Art

Shana Dixon

Ashley Shan

Randal Fippinger
Noah Smalls

Justine Beringer

Northern Berkshire Cultural Council

Michael Eagle                           Gerrit Blauvelt

Constables


Andrew Bernardy

Fence Viewers

Richard Duncan

Berkshire Regional Transit Authority

Brian O’Grady

Zoning Board of Appeals

For the Board’s current activities click HERE.

Keith Davis
Vince Pesce
Amy Jeschawitz
David Levine

Eunice Marigliano

Andrew Hoar, Alternate
Vacant Alternate
Vacant Alternate

Hoosac Water Quality District

Hugh Daley      2025

Russell Howard  2025

NORTHERN BERKSHIRE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Current activity and information can be found HERE.

Nancy Nylen

Town Manager Appointments

Conservation Commission

Philip McKnight, Chair, ’26

Lauren Stevens ’26

Robert-Baker White ’27

 

 

 

C Mark Brandiss ’26

Tim Carr ’27

Barbara Robertson ’25

Sarah Rowe ’27

BOARD OF ASSESSORS​

Chris Lamarre
David Westall
Jane Miller

 

Berkshire Regional Planning Commission Alternate

Roger Bolton

Samantha Page

 

Emergency Management
DIRECTOR

Michael Ziemba

Animal Control Officers

Michael Ziemba
David Jennings

Council on Aging

Susan Puddester 2026
Martin Greenstein 2026
Laurie Bank 2026
Rose Oliver 2026

Geoffrey King 2025

Edward Sedarbaum 2027

Karen Kelly 2025

Paula McKenna 2027

 

Board of Health

Erwin Steubner, MD 2026
Sandra Goodbody  2026
James Parkinson, MD 2027

Devan Bartels 2027
Ronald Stant 2025

 

Historical Commission

Nate Budington  2026
Dustin Griffin      2025


Andrus Burr     2027

Gabriel Perez   2026