Boards and Committees - Williamstown, MA
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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.
selectboard@williamstownma.gov
Jane Patton, Chair
Hugh Daley
Andrew Hogeland
Jeffrey Thomas
Anne O’Connor
Moderator
The Town Moderator chairs Annual and Special Town Meetings. The Moderator also appoints members to the Finance Committee.
afilson@williamstownma.gov
Adam Filson
Planning Board
The Planning Board is responsible for overseeing the long term land use patterns of Williamstown through the Zoning Bylaw, Subdivision Rules, and Master 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.
planningboard@williamstownma.gov
Stephanie Boyd, chair
Chris Winters
Susan Puddester
Dante Birch
Peter Beck
Library Trustees at Milne Public Library
The Library Trustees oversee the activities and operations of the Milne Public Library.
413-458-5369
Karen Kowitz
Charles Boneti
Pat Wilk
Deb Dimassimo
Peter Mehlin
Bridget Spann
Micah John Manary
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.
413-458-8282
David Mangun
Nancy LaValley
Judith BomBardier
Peter Mehlin
Mount Greylock Regional School District
School Committee
Christina Conry, Chair
Lanesborough- Term Ends 2022
Steven Miller, Vice-Chair
Williamstown – Term Ends 2022
Jamie Art, Secretary
Williamstown – Term Ends 2020
Alison Carter
Williamstown – Term Ends 2020
Regina Dilego
Lanesborough – Term Ends 2022
Al Terranova
Lanesborough- Term Ends 2020
Carrie Greene
Williamstown – Term Ends 2020
APPOINTED BY THE 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.
Stephen Sheppard, Chair
Elaine Neely
Melissa Cragg
Beth Goodman
Doris Karampatsos
Michael Sussman
Charles Fox
Paula Consolini
Dan Caplinger
APPOINTED BY THE SELECT BOARD
Affordable Housing Trust
Stan Parese
Thomas Sheldon
Anne O’Connor
Patrick Quinn
Liz Costley
Ruth Harrison
Van Ellet
Agricultural Commission
agcom@williamstownma.gov
Sarah Gardner, chair
Averill Cook
Bill Galusha
Brian Cole
Darryl Lapinski
Chris Sabot, alt.
Leslie Reed Evans, alt.
Community Preservation Committee
For the Committee’s current activities click here.
jhoch@williamstownma.gov
Jane Patton, Chair
Linda Conway
Melissa Cragg
Joe Finnegan
Phil McKnight
Peter Mehlin
Jason Hoch
Susan Puddester
Constables
Paul Yarter
Andrew Bernardy
Cultural Council of Northern Berkshires
Jane Hudson
Holly Edwards
Diversity, Inclusion and Racial Equity Committee
For the Committee’s current activities click here.
DIRECom@williamstownma.gov
Bilal Ansari
Andrew Art
Gina Coleman
Aruna D’Souza
Drea Finley
Mohammed Memfis
Kerri Nicoll
Jeffrey Johnson
Jane Patton
Fence Viewers
Brian Renaud
Tanya Tidmarsh
Hoosac Water Quality District
Elaine Neely
Don Clark
Mobile Home Rent Control Board
David Levine
John Luczynski
Municipal Scholarship Committee
Kim Grady
Kris Kirby
Linda Brown
Donna Denelli-Hess
Jeanne Delisio, chair
Registrars of Voters
mkennedy@williamstownma.gov
Mary Kennedy (D)
Kurt Gabel (R)
Mark Windover (D)
Robert A. Jones (R)
Sign Commission
Tim Cherubini
Anne Hogeland
Anne Singleton
Kathy Thompson
Spruces Land Use Committee
Andy Hogeland, chair
Libby Bartels
Leslie Reed-Evans
Tom Hyde
Nick Wright
Dick Schlesinger
Peter Wells
David Rempell
Berkshire Regional Transit Authority
bogrady@williamstownma.gov
Brian O’Grady
Zoning Board of Appeals
For the Board’s current activities click here.
Andrew Hoar, chair
David Levine
Keith Davis
Ryan Neathawk
Rob Matthews
Vince Pesce, alt.
APPOINTED BY THE TOWN MANAGER
1753 House Committee
Andrus Burr
Marilyn Faulkner
Lauren Stevens
Keith Davis
Sarah Currie
Henry Art
David Loomis
Keith Davis
Board of Assessors
clamarre@williamstownma.gov
David Westall
Thomas Elder
Chris Lamarre, Chair
Berkshire Regional Planning Commission
413-442-1521
Amy Jeschawitz, appointed by the planning board
Roger Bolton
Council on Aging
bogrady@williamstownma.gov
Brian O’Grady, Director
Martin Greenstein
Judith BomBardier
Alice Gagnier
Karen Kelly
Susan Puddester
Patricia Picard
Elaine Keyes
Jody Green
Pam Burger, Chair
Emergency Management
jhoch@williamstownma.gov
Jason Hoch
Conservation Commission
For the Commission’s current activities click here.
concom@williamstownma.gov
Lauren Stevens, Chair
Phil McKnight
Tim Carr
Stephanie Boyd
Michael Evans
Katherine Wolfgang
Henry Art
Forest Warden
rdaniels@williamstownma.gov
413-458-5695
Richard Daniels
Tree Warden
413-281-4335
Bob McCarthy
Health Inspector
jkennedy@williamstownma.gov
Jeffrey Kennedy
Board of Health
jkennedy@williamstownma.gov
Jeffrey Kennedy
Erwin Stuebner, MD
James Parkinson, MD
Ruth Harrison
Marcia Tessier
Ronald Stant, Chair
Historical Commission
Sarah Currie
Linda Conway
Andrus Burr
Patricia Leach
Interested in serving on a Board or Committee - please fill out a Citizen Activity Form.
All Board and Committee members must review State Ethics Guidelines and provide a certificate of completion from the State Ethics Test.