Boston Region MPO - Membership

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The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is composed of 22 voting members and 2 nonvoting members. The current member entities and the person representing each on the MPO are:

Voting Members

Permanent Members

• Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) (3 votes)
  Stephanie Pollack, MassDOT Secretary and CEO
  Designees: David Mohler, MassDOT; John Bechard, Highway Division;
  John Romano, Highway Division
   
• Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) (1 vote)
  Luis Ramirez, Acting General Manager
  Designee: Samantha Silverberg, Senior Director, Capital Planning
   
• MBTA Advisory Board (1 vote)
  Paul Regan, Executive Director
  Designee: Micha Gensler, Transit Policy Analyst
   
• Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) (1 vote)
  Thomas P. Glynn, CEO
  Designees: Hayes Morrison, Deputy Director, Transportation and Land Use Planning;
  Laura Gilmore, Senior Transportation Planner/Project Manager
   
• Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) (1 vote)
  Keith Bergman, President
  Designee: Eric Bourassa, Transportation Manager
   
• Regional Transportation Advisory Council (1 vote)
  Tegin Teich, Chair
   
• City of Boston (2 votes)
  Martin Walsh, Mayor
  Designees: James Gillooly, Deputy Commissioner of Transportation;
  Jim Fitzgerald, Boston Planning & Development Agency

Elected Members

• At-Large City, City of Everett (1 vote)
  Carlo DeMaria, Mayor
  Designee: Jay Monty, Transportation Planner
   
• At-Large City, City of Newton (1 vote)
  Ruthanne Fuller, Mayor
  Designee: David Koses, Transportation Planning Coordinator
   
• At-Large Town, Town of Lexington (1 vote)
  Suzanne E. Barry, Chairman, Office of Selectmen
  Designee: David Kucharsky, Assistant Planning Director
   
• At-Large Town, Town of Arlington (1 vote)
  Joseph A. Curro Jr., Chair, Board of Selectmen
  Designee: Jennifer Raitt, Planning and Community Development
   
• Subregional Representative: Inner Core Committee, City of Somerville (1 vote)
  Joseph Curtatone, Mayor
  Designees: Thomas Bent, Mayor’s Liaison;
  Brad Rawson, Director of Transportation and Infrastructure
   
• Subregional Representative: MetroWest Regional Collaborative, City of Framingham (1 vote)
  Yvonne M. Spicer, Mayor
  Designee: Dennis L. Giombetti, Chair of City Council​
   
• Subregional Representative: Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination, Town of Bedford (1 vote)
  Margot R. Fleischman, Chair, Board of Selectmen
  Designees: Richard Reed, Town Manager;
  David Manugian, Director of Public Works
   
• Subregional Representative: North Shore Task Force, City of Beverly (1 vote)
  Michael Cahill, Mayor
  Designee: Aaron Clausen, Director of Planning
   
• Subregional Representative: North Suburban Planning Council, City of Woburn (1 vote)
  Scott D. Galvin, Mayor
  Designee: Tina Cassidy, Planning Director
   
• Subregional Representative: South Shore Coalition, Town of Braintree (1 vote)
  Joseph Sullivan, Mayor
  Designee: Christine Stickney, Planning and Community Development Director
   
• Subregional Representative: SouthWest Advisory Planning Committee, Town of Medway (1 vote)
  Maryjane White​, Chair, Board of Selectmen
  Designee: ​Glenn Trindade, Selectman
   
• Subregional Representative: Three Rivers Interlocal Council, Town of Norwood/Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce (1 vote)
  William J. Plasko, Chair, Board of Selectmen
  Designees: Tom O'Rourke, Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce President/CEO;
  Steve Olanoff

Nonvoting Members

• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
  Jeff McEwen, Massachusetts Division Administrator
  Designees: Nelson Hoffman, Program Development Team Leader; 
  Kenneth Miller, Assistant Division Administrator
   
• Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
  Mary Beth Mello, Regional Administrator, FTA Region 1
  Designees: Kristen Wood, Director, Office of Planning and Programming Development;
  Leah Sirmin, Program Manager; Ryan Bartlett, Program Manager

MPO Committees

The MPO currently has three active committees that help accomplish its work:

• Administration and Finance Committee, to review the MPO staff operating budget, legal matters, and other administrative functions
   
• Congestion Management Process (CMP) Committee, to guide the implementation of this process
   
• Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Committee, to provide input on the development of the UPWP and monitor progress on staff’s work

Please refer to the meeting calendar for a schedule of upcoming MPO committee meetings and materials.