Experience
I have worked at the local, state and federal level and understand the budgetary and municipal issues facing our community.
- I have had a successful first term on the Shrewsbury Board of Selectmen working cooperatively to move our town forward.
- Having served a full term on our Board of Selectmen, Shrewsbury's Fiscal Study Committee and the
Board of Assessors for 8 years, I understand our town's budget.
- I attended Holy Cross College for my undergraduate degree and Clark
University for my Masters in Public Administration.
Knowledge
My knowledge of private/public economic development is extensive. I have served in senior level positions that include public policy, finance and economic development, and real estate development.
- As a senior executive at MassDevelopment, I helped develop
a new community from scratch when the state took on the redevelopment of the former Fort Devens. I understand the infrastructure needs to expand our commercial tax base.
- As Senior Vice President for A.D. Makepeace Company, the largest private
land owner in Massachusetts, I oversee real estate development and
regulatory permitting.
I understand the difference a coordinated and efficient local
permitting process can make when faced with just how complex state development
permitting hampers expansion of our tax base.
Background
- Elected to my first term on the Shrewsbury Board of Selectmen in 2009
- Elected to 3 terms on the Marlborough City Council (1988 to 1994), 5 years as Finance Committee Chairman
- Worked at the local, state and federal level and understand budgetary and municipal issues
- Served in senior level positions that include public policy, finance and economic development, and real estate development.
- Former firefighter and E.M.T., Sudbury
- Served on the Shrewsbury Fiscal Study Committee (2006 - 2007)
- Member of Board of Assessors for 8 years (2001-present)
- Chair and member, Industrial Development Commission, for
3 years (1998-2001) - Graduate of Holy Cross College, BA Political Science/Economics, 1987
- Masters in Public Administration
from Clark University, 1992
"I have the experience necessary to help lead Shrewsbury in this fiscally challenging environment."
