Board Members

EXECUTIVE BOARD

PRESIDENT
Felipe Schwarz, AICP
Senior Planner/Project Manager
VHB/Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
101 Walnut Street
Watertown, MA 02472
617-924-1770
fschwarz@vhb.com
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Steven 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 E. 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 E. Kassner, AICP
Senior Planner
Town of Burlington
25 Center Street
Burlington, MA 01803
781-270-1646
kkassner@burlmass.org
SECRETARY
Kristen D. Wilson, 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
Town Hall
55 Main Street
Westford, MA 01886
978-692-5524
ckluchman@westfordma.gov
LEGISLATION AND POLICY OFFICER
D. Anthony Fields, AICP
Planning Director
Town of Burlington
25 Center Street
Burlington, MA 01803
781-270-1645
afields@burlmass.org

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES

NORTHEAST REGION
Andrew R. Port, AICP
Director of Planning & Development
Office 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 T. DiPrete, AICP
Manager, Community Dev. and Planning
Central Mass. Regional Planning Commission
2 Washington Square – Union Station
Worcester, MA 01604 – 4016
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
Town Hall
59 Town Hall Sq.
Falmouth, MA 02540
508-495-7440
brian.currie@falmouthmass.us
BOSTON REGION
Manisha Gadia Bewtra, AICP
Senior Regional Planner & MAGIC Subregional 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
Robert P. 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
William D. Roth, Jr. AICP
Director of Planning and Economic Development
Town of Fairhaven
Town Hall
40 Center Street
Fairhaven, MA 02719
508-979-4082
broth@fairhaven-ma.gov
CITIZEN PLANNER TRAINING COLLABORATIVE  (CPTC) LIAISON
Kathryn A. 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
Kenneth J. 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
Peter Matchak
pmatchak@gmail.comMassachusetts Institute of Technology
OPEN

Tufts University
OPEN

Harvard University
Meg Howard
margaret.s.howard@gmail.comEmily Mytkowicz
emily.mytkowicz@gmail.com

Evy Zwiebach
ezwiebach@gmail.com

ADMINISTRATION

BOARD ADMINISTRATOR
Chris Skelly
PO Box 912
Greenfield, MA 01302
Skelly-MHC@comcast.net
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