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 representatives are listed below.

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)
  Steve Poftak, General Manager
  Designees: Samantha Silverberg, Senior Director, Capital Planning; Jillian Linnell
   
• MBTA Advisory Board (1 vote)
  Brian Kane, Acting Executive Director
   
• Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) (1 vote)
  Lisa Wieland, CEO
  Designee: Laura Gilmore, Senior Transportation Planner/Project Manager
   
• Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) (1 vote)
  Erin Wortman, President
  Designee: Eric Bourassa, Transportation Manager
   
• Regional Transportation Advisory Council (1 vote)
  Lenard Diggins, Chair; Scott Zadakis, Vice-Chair
   
• City of Boston (2 votes)
  Martin Walsh, Mayor
  Designees: Thomas Kadzis, Boston Transportation Department;
  Jim Fitzgerald, Boston Planning & Development Agency

Elected Members

• At-Large City, City of Everett (1 vote)
  Term: 2020-2023
  Carlo DeMaria, Mayor
  Designee: Jay Monty, Transportation Planner
   
• At-Large Town, Town of Brookline (1 vote)
  Term: 2020-2023
  Bernard Greene, Chair, Select Board
  Designees: Heather Hamilton, Select Board; Todd Kirrane, Transportation Administrator
   
• At-Large City, City of Newton (1 vote)
  Term: 2018-2021
  Ruthanne Fuller, Mayor
  Designee: David Koses, Transportation Planning Coordinator
   
• At-Large Town, Town of Arlington (1 vote)
  Term: 2018-2021
  Diane M. Mahon, Chair, Board of Selectmen
  Designee: Daniel Amstutz, Senior Transportation Planner
   
• Subregional Representative: North Shore Task Force, City of Beverly (1 vote)
  Term: 2020-2023
  Michael Cahill, Mayor
  Designees: Darlene Wynne, Acting Director of Planning; Denise Deschamps, Economic Development Planner
   
• Subregional Representative: SouthWest Advisory Planning Committee, Town of Medway (1 vote)
  Term: 2020-2023
  Glenn Trindade, Chair, Board of Selectmen
  Designee: ​Peter Pelletier, Deputy Director, Department of Public Works
   
• Subregional Representative: North Suburban Planning Council, City of Woburn (1 vote)
  Term: 2018-2021
  Scott D. Galvin, Mayor
  Designee: Tina Cassidy, Planning Director
   
• Subregional Representative: Three Rivers Interlocal Council, Town of Norwood/Neponset River Regional Chamber (1 vote)
  Term: 2018-2021
  Paul A. Bishop, Chair, Board of Selectmen
  Designees: Tom O'Rourke, Neponset River Regional Chamber President/CEO;
  Steve Olanoff
   
• Subregional Representative: Inner Core Committee, City of Somerville (1 vote)
  Term: 2019-2022
  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)
  Term: 2019-2022
  Yvonne M. Spicer, Mayor
  Designee: Thatcher Kezer III, Chief Operating Officer
   
• Subregional Representative: Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination, Town of Acton (1 vote)
  Term: 2019-2022
  Joan Gardner, Chair, Board of Selectmen
  Designees: John Mangiaratti, Town Manager;
  Austin Cyganiewicz, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs
   
• Subregional Representative: South Shore Coalition, Town of Rockland (1 vote)
  Term: 2019-2022
  Michael O'Loughlin, Chair, Board of Selectmen
  Designee: Jennifer Constable, Assistant Town Manager

Nonvoting Members

• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
  Jeff McEwen, Massachusetts Division Administrator
  Designee: Kenneth Miller, Assistant Division Administrator
   
• Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
  Peter Butler, Acting 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.