COMMITTEES
Large bodies such as the MBTA Advisory Board, with 178 member municipalities, function effectively with robust and active committee structures. The Advisory Board’s committees are where much of the organization’s work takes place, and where members can have the greatest impact on the MBTA.
OFFICERS:
Hon. Breanna Lungo-Koehn as Chair
City of Medford
Hon. Sean Reardon as Vice Chair
City of Newburyport
Hon. Shaunna O’Connell as Vice Chair
City of Taunton
Mayor Cathleen DeSimone as Secretary/Clerk
City of Attleboro
Colette Aufranc as Co-Treasurer
Town of Wellesley
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
M.G.L. c. 161A, § 7A, provides that the Advisory Board may delegate its power of approval to an Executive Committee formed and elected pursuant to the duly adopted by-laws of the board and constituting among its members at least one-half of the total weighted vote of the Board. The Executive Committee may make recommendations for action to the Advisory Board and shall oversee and advise the Executive Director and all other employees. The Executive Committee shall also serve as the Nominating Committee of the organization. The Executive Committee may create, from time to time, such other sub-committees as further the purpose and goals of the Advisory Board. Said sub-committees shall meet in accordance with the provisions of the Open Meeting Law, M.G.L. c. 30A, § 18-25. Notice of time, place, and topics of each meeting shall be posted in electronic format by the Secretary/Clerk, or their designee. A quorum shall consist of a simple majority of sub-committee members, but never less than three members. The sub-committee may act by the affirmative casting of a majority of the votes represented in the quorum.
| Municipality | CEO | Represented By |
| Arlington | Diane M. Mahon | Lenard Diggins |
| Ashland | Joseph J Magnani, Jr. | Robert Scherer |
| Attleboro | Hon. Cathleen DeSimone (Secretary) | Themself |
| Belmont | Matt Taylor | Patrice Garvin |
| Boston | Hon. Michelle Wu | Matthew Moran (Committee Co-Chair) |
| Brookline | Bernard Green | Erin Chute |
| Burlington | Michael W. Espejo | John Danizio |
| Cambridge | Yi-An Huang | Brooke McKenna |
| Canton | John R. McCourt | Chris Podgurski |
| Chelsea | Fidel Maltez | John DePriest |
| Cohasset | Ellen Maher | Corey Evans |
| C0ncord | Mark Howell | Kerry LaFluer |
| Everett | Hon. Robert Van Campen | Jay Monty |
| Fitchburg | Hon. Sam Squailia (Committee Chair) | Themself |
| Framingham | Hon. Charlie Sisitsky | Michael Tusino III |
| Franklin | Jamie Hellen | Themself |
| Hingham | William Ramsey | Joe Fisher |
| Hull | Irwin Nesoff | Jason McCann |
| Lincoln | Jennifer Glass | Andrew Glass, Esq. |
| Lowell | Thomas Golden, Jr. | Themself |
| Lynn | Hon. Jared Nicholson (Committee Chair) | Aaron Clausen |
| Malden | Hon. Gary Christenson | Yem Lip, P.E. |
| Medford | Hon. Breanna Lungo-Koehn (Committe Vice Chair) | Themself |
| Melrose | Hon. Jenniger Grigoraitis (Committee Co-Chair) | Garin Boyd |
| Milton | Benjamin Zoll | Nicholas Milano |
| Natick | Bruce T. Evans | Morgan Griffiths |
| Needham | Heidi Frail | Duncan Allen, P.E. |
| Newburyport | Hon. Sean Reardon (Committe Vice Chair) | Themself |
| Newton | Hon. Marc Laredo | David Koses |
| Norwood | Amanda R. Grow | Joe A. Collins |
| Quincy | Hon. Thomas P. Koch (Committee Chair | Themself |
| Reading | Christopher Haley | Matt Kraunelis |
| Revere | Hon. Patrick M. Keefe, Jr. (Committee Chair) | Tom Skwierawski |
| Salem | Hon. Dominick Pangallo | Themself |
| Somerville | Hon. Jake Wilson | Brad Rawson |
| Stoughton | Stephen M. Cavey | Debra Roberts (Committee Chair) |
| Taunton | Hon. Shaunna O’Connell | Themself |
| Watertown | George Proakis | Steve Magoon |
| Wellesley | Marjorie Freiman | Colette Aufranc (Committee Chair) |
| Weymouth | Hon. Michael Molisse | Themself |
| Woburn | Hon. Michael Concannon | John Cashell |
| Worcester | Eric D. Batista | Todd Kirrane |