Board Members
EXECUTIVE BOARD
PRESIDENT
Felipe Schwarz AICP | Assistant Vice President, External Affairs
Merrimack College
315 Turnpike Street | North Andover, MA 01845
978-837-5459 | schwarzf@merrimack.edu
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Steve Sadwick AICP | Director of Community Development
Town of Tewksbury
999 Whipple Road | Tewksbury, MA 01876-3756
978-640-4370 | ssadwick@town.tewksbury.ma.us
VICE PRESIDENT FOR CHAPTER AFFAIRS
Jonathan Church AICP | Project Manager
Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission
2 Washington Square – Union Station | Worcester, MA 01604-4016
508-459-3316 | jchurch@cmrpc.org
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Kristin Kassner AICP | Planning Director
Town of Burlington
25 Center Street | Burlington, MA 01803
781-270-1646 | kkassner@burlmass.org
SECRETARY
Kristen Las AICP | Principal Planner/Economic Development Coordinator
Town of Shrewsbury
Richard D. Carney Municipal Office Building
100 Maple Avenue | Shrewsbury, MA 01545
508-841-8502 | kwilson@th.ci.shrewsbury.ma.us
TREASURER
Chris Kluchman AICP | Planner
Town of Westford
55 Main Street | Westford, MA 01886
978-692-5524 | ckluchman@westfordma.gov
LEGISLATION AND POLICY OFFICER
Tony Fields AICP | Director of Planning
Town of Billerica
365 Boston Road | Billerica, MA 01821
781-671-0962 | afields@town.billerica.ma.us
REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
NORTHEAST REGION
Andrew Port AICP | Director of Planning & Development
City of Newburyport
60 Pleasant Street | Newburyport, MA 01950
978-465-4400 | aport@cityofnewburyport.com
SOUTHEAST REGION
Thomas Bott AICP | Town Planner
Town of Kingston
26 Evergreen Street | Kingston, MA 02364
781-585-0549 | tbott@kingstonmass.org
CENTRAL REGION
Megan DiPrete AICP | Manager, Community Dev. and Planning
Central Mass. Regional Planning Commission
2 Washington Square – Union Station | Worcester, MA 01604
508-459-3315 | mdiprete@cmrpc.org
WESTERN REGION
Jeff Lacy AICP | Chief Environmental Planner
MA Department of Conservation and Recreation
Division of Water Supply Protection
485 Ware Road | Belchertown, MA 01007
(413) 323-6921 x501 | Jeff.Lacy@state.ma.us
CAPE & ISLANDS REGION
Brian A. Currie, AICP | Town Planner
Town of Falmouth
59 Town Hall Sq. | Falmouth, MA 02540
508-495-7440 | bcurrie@falmouthmass.us
BOSTON REGION
Manisha Gadia Bewtra, AICP | Senior Regional Planner & Inner Core Committee Coordinator
Metropolitan Area Planning Council
60 Temple Place | Boston, MA 02111
617-451-2770 ext. 2081 | mbewtra@mapc.org
CHAPTER SUB-COMMITTEES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR
Peter Lowitt FAICP | Director/Land Use Administrator
Devens Enterprise Commission
33 Andrews Parkway | Devens, MA 01434
978-772-8831 x 3313 | peterlowitt@devensec.com
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR
Bob Mitchell FAICP
Land Use, Planning, Sustainable Development
151 Tremont Street #23A | Boston MA 02111
617-512-9751 | MitchellFAICP@gmail.com
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE CHAIR
Lindsey K. Morse AICP | Community Planner
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
U.S. Department of Transportation
55 Broadway | Cambridge, MA 02142
617-494-2435 | lindsey.morse@dot.gov
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & HOUSING COMMITTEE CHAIR
Judi Barrett | Director of Planning
Community Opportunities Group, Inc.
129 Kingston Street, Third Floor | Boston, MA 02111
617-542-3300, ext. 308 | jbarrett@cogincorp.com
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (DHCD) LIAISON
Elaine Wijnja | Principal Land Use Planner
DHCD
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 300 | Boston, MA 02114
617-573-1360 | elaine.wijnja@state.ma.us
MASS. ASSOCIATION OF PLANNING DIRECTORS (MAPD) LIAISON
Angus Jennings, AICP | Director of Land Use Management
Town of Westford
55 Main Street | Westford, MA 01886
978-692-5524 | ajennings@westfordma.gov
CITIZEN PLANNER TRAINING COLLABORATIVE (CPTC) LIAISON
Kathy Joubert | Town Planner
Town of Northborough
Northborough Town Offices
63 Main Street | Northborough, MA 01532
508-393-5019 | kjoubert@town.northborough.ma.us
MASS. ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTING PLANNERS (MACP) LIAISON
Ken Buckland AICP LEED AP | Principal
The Cecil Group
241 A Street Suite 500 | Boston, MA 02210
617-426-5050 | buckland@cecilgroup.com
YOUNG PLANNERS GROUP CHAIR
Alison LeFlore
alison.leflore@gmail.com
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Toni Marie Pignatelli
tpignate@gmail.com
Timothy Inacio
tinacio@larp.umass.edu
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Harvard University
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Tufts University
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ADMINISTRATION
BOARD ADMINISTRATOR
Chris Skelly
PO Box 912
Greenfield, MA 01302
Skelly-MHC@comcast.net
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