BOSTON — Massachusetts Governor-elect Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor-elect Kim Driscoll announced the full membership of their six transition policy committees. 

 

Each committee is composed of a diverse group of community members, advocates, subject matter experts, and business and nonprofit leaders. 

 

"We're excited to welcome this experienced, innovative and hardworking group of leaders to our transition policy committees," said Lieutenant Governor-elect and Transition Chair Kim Driscoll. "They will play a critical role in the important work we are doing to ensure that our administration is ready to begin moving Massachusetts forward on day one." 

 

Each committee is led by 2-4 co-chairs, who were previously announced. All committees will apply an equity and affordability lens to their work, always considering the ways in which historically marginalized communities may be impacted and how to alleviate economic burdens for Massachusetts residents, according to a press release.

 

 

The committees, co-chairs and members are:

 

How we get around: How we make sure our public transportation infrastructure is safe, reliable, affordable and connects our entire state.

 

Co-Chairs:

Thomas Glynn, Adjunct Lecturer, Harvard Kennedy School

 

Monica G. Tibbits-Nutt, AICP, LEED AP BD+C, Executive Director, 128 Business Council

 

Members:

Andrew Bagley, Vice President, Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation

 

Joseph Bonfiglio, Business Manager, Massachusetts & Northern New England Laborers' District Council 

 

Tom Cahir, Administrator, Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority 

 

Paul Fuerst, CFO, Massachusetts Transportation Company 

 

Jarred Johnson, Executive Director, TransitMatters

 

State Senator Eric Lesser

 

Sam Liao, Member, Democratic State Committee, Massachusetts Democratic Party

 

José F. Massó, Chief of Human Services, City of Boston

 

Jeannette Orsino, Executive Director, Massachusetts Association of Regional Transit Authorities  

 

John M. Pourbaix, Jr., Executive Director, Construction Industries of Massachusetts

 

Robert H Prince, President & CEO, Foot Prince LLC

 

Reggie B. Ramos, Director of Inclusive Public Transit, Institute for Human Centered Design

 

Paige Scott Reed, Partner, Prince, Lobel, Tye, LLP 

 

Sandra E. Sheehan, Administrator, Pioneer Valley Transit Authority

 

Former Braintree Mayor Joseph C. Sullivan

 

Corey Thomas, Chairman & CEO, Rapid7

 

Thomas J. Tinlin, Former Highway Administrator, MassDOT  and Former Commissioner, Boston Transportation Department

 

Rebecca M. Townsend, Associate Professor, University of Hartford & Founding Member, Trains In The Valley

 

Jeffrey Walker, Executive Director, Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD)

 

Julia Wallerce, Boston Program Manager, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)

 

 

Affordable, abundant housing: How we ensure all residents have access to safe, affordable housing regardless of the region in which they live.

 

Co-Chairs:

Stephen Davis, Co-President, the Davis Companies

 

Keith Fairey, President and CEO, Way Finders

 

Alisa Magnotta, President and CEO, Housing Assistance Corporation

 

Members:

Vanessa Calderon-Rosado, PhD., Chief Executive Officer, IBA-Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción

 

Charlie Carr, Legislative Liaison, Disability Policy Consortium

 

Kate Chang, Vice President, Community and Government Relations, Pine Street Inn

 

Matthew H. Cole, President & CEO, Cape Associates, Inc.

 

Symone Crawford, Executive Director, Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance

 

Herby Duverne, CEO & Founder, RISE Development

 

Jason R. Etheridge, President, Lifebridge North Shore

 

Michael Fallon, CEO, The Fallon Company

 

Kenneth Fiola, Jr. Esq., Executive Vice President, Bristol County Economic Development Consultants (EDC)

 

Aaron Gornstein, President & CEO, Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH)

 

Rachel Heller, CEO, CHAPA

 

Lisa I. Iezzoni, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

 

Philippe Jordi, CEO, Island Housing Trust 

 

Gary Kerr, Managing Director, Greystar

 

Chrystal Kornegay, Executive Director, MassHousing

 

Former Lynn Mayor & Former Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Transportation Thomas M. McGee

 

Chris Palames, Executive Director, Independent Living Resources

 

Eileen Peltier, CEO & President, Berkshire Housing Development Corporation

 

Melissa Schrock, EVP, Mixed-Use Development, Hilco Redevelopment Partners

 

Darryl Smith, Co-Founder, Communities of Color 

 

Lisa Wong, Town Administrator, Town of South Hadley 

 

 

Climate readiness, resiliency and adaptation: How we tackle the climate crisis head on while also creating good-paying jobs, protecting our communities and addressing climate injustices.

 

Co-Chairs:

Gina McCarthy, former White House National Climate Advisor and U.S. EPA Administrator

 

Lizzi Weyant, Deputy Executive Director for Public Affairs and Advocacy, Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC)

 

Members:

Megan Aki, Deputy Director, Browning the Green Space

 

Lou Antonellis, Business Manager, IBEW 103 

 

Alicia Barton, Chief Executive Officer, FirstLight Power

 

María Belén Power, Associate Executive Director, GreenRoots

 

Dan Dolan, President, New England Power Generators Association

 

Former State Senator Ben Downing, Vice President Public Affairs, The Engine

 

Eugenia T. Gibbons, climate and energy policy expert

 

Darien Johnson, Policy Lead, the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts

 

Dan McWilliams, Business Agent, Local 7 Iron Workers

 

Ashley Muspratt, President, Center for EcoTechnology (CET)

 

Former Boston City Councilor Matt O'Malley, Chief Sustainability Officer, Vicinity Energy

 

Jeff Porter, Chair, Environmental Law Practice, Mintz

 

Dorothy A Savarese, President of the Board, Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative and Executive Chair, Cape Cod 5

 

Khalida Smalls

 

Vikki N. Spruill, President & CEO, New England Aquarium 

 

Elizabeth Turnbull Henry, President, Environmental League of Massachusetts 

 

Mary Wambui, Asset Manager, POUA

 

Rev. Mariama White-Hammond

 

Former State Senator Daniel Wolf, Founder and Board Chair, Cape Air

 

 

Jobs and a flourishing economy for all: How we build a dynamic economy that reduces costs for people and businesses while lifting up our workers.

 

Co-Chairs:

JD Chesloff, President & CEO, Massachusetts Business Roundtable

 

Pam Eddinger, PhD, President, Bunker Hill Community College

 

A.J. Enchill, President & Executive Director of The Berkshire Black Economic Council

 

Chrissy Lynch, Chief of Staff, Massachusetts AFL-CIO

 

Members:

Mohamad Ali, CEO, International Data Group (IDG)

 

Danielle Allen, Professor and Director, Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University

 

Patricia Begrowicz, President, Onyx Specialty Papers, Inc.

 

Former State Representative Jennifer Benson, President, The Alliance for Business Leadership

 

Beth Boland, Foley & Lardner

 

Robert Bower, Special Advisor to the President, Workforce Development, Massachusetts AFL/CIO

 

Roger Brunelle, President, IUPAT DC35

 

Linda Champion, Board Secretary, Urban League of Eastern MA

 

Marie-Frances Rivera, President, Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center 

 

Betty Francisco, CEO, Boston Impact Initiative

 

Steve Grossman, CEO, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC)

 

Doug Howgate, Executive Vice President, Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation

 

Deeqo Jibril, Small Business Development, City of Boston

 

Dr. Robert E. Johnson, President, Western New England University

 

Lauren Jones, Executive Vice President, Massachusetts Business Roundtable

 

Carolyn A. Kirk, Executive Director, Mass Tech Collaborative

 

Jeffery Markley, CEO, Markley Group

 

Brenda Molife, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Massachusetts College of Art and Design

 

JC Morales, Managing Partner, Surfside Capital Advisors 

 

Grace Moreno, CEO & Executive Director, MA LGBT Chamber of Commerce

 

Former Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray, President/CEO, Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce 

 

Paul Niedzwiecki, President & CEO, Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce 

 

Joanne Pokaski, Assistant Vice President, Workforce Planning and Development, Beth Israel Lahey Health

 

Gustavo Quiroga, Director of Neighborhood Strategy, Graffito SP

 

Jim Rooney, President & CEO, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce 

 

Dr. Christina Royal, President, Holyoke Community College

 

Jerry Rubin, Visiting Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School Project on the Workforce and Foundation Fellow, Eastern Bank Foundation

 

Rick Sullivan, President & CEO, Western Mass Economic Development Council

 

Kenneth Turner, President & CEO, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

 

 

Thriving youth and young adults: How we address learning loss from the pandemic and give all children and families equitable access to the educational, social, emotional and behavioral supports they need.

 

Co-Chairs:

Amanda Fernandez, CEO and Founder, Latinos for Education

 

Rachel H. Monárrez, PhD, Superintendent, Worcester Public Schools

 

Members:

Thomas Anderson, Superintendent, New Bedford Public Schools

 

Dana Ansel, Chief Administrative Officer, LearnLaunch

 

Shaplaie Brooks, Executive Director, Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth

 

Lowell Mayor Sokhary Chau

 

Turahn Dorsey, Chief Impact Officer, Eastern Bank Foundation

 

William J. Eddy, Executive Director, Massachusetts Association of Early Education & Care

 

Marta García, ESL/ML Teacher, MA Teacher of the Year 2022, Salem Public Schools

 

Erika Giampietro, Executive Director, Massachusetts Alliance for Early College

 

Lauren Kennedy, Co-President and Chief Strategy Officer, Neighborhood Villages

 

Beth Kontos, President, American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts

 

Pema Latshang, Founding Executive Director, Teach Western Mass

 

Robert Lewis, Jr., Nicholas President & CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston

 

Erin McAleer, President & CEO, Project Bread

 

Bri Nichols, Consultant, Coach Bri Nichols 

 

Eliza Novick, Director, Shah Family Foundation

 

Max Page, President, Massachusetts Teachers Association

 

Mark Reilly, Vice President of Policy & Government Relations, Jumpstart

 

Ventura Rodriguez, Partner, Education Resource Strategies and Board Chair, Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System

 

Adam Steiner, Director of Technology, Maynard Public Schools

 

 

Safe and healthy communities for all ages: How we build safe communities and increase access to critical community health resources, including mental health supports and substance use recovery services.

 

Co-Chairs:

Michael A. Curry, Esq., President & Chief Executive Officer, Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers

 

Dr. Aisha E. Miller, Vice President, Related Beal

 

Members:

Molly Baldwin, CEO & Founder, Roca Inc.

 

Karen Chen, Executive Director, Chinese Progressive Association 

 

Richard J. Curcuru, President & CEO, Gosnold Inc.

 

Michael Dandorph, President and CEO, Tufts Medicine

 

Eric W. Dickson MD, President & CEO, UMass Memorial Health

 

Juan Fernando Lopera, Chief DEI Officer, Beth Israel Lahey Health

 

Valerie K. Frias, Chief Executive Officer, Ethos

 

Tim Garvin, President & CEO, United Way of Central Massachusetts

 

James Giessler, Executive Director, North Shore Alliance of LGBTQ Youth (NAGLY)

 

Rebecca Hart Holder, President, Reproductive Equity Now

 

Shawn Hayden, Vice President, GAAMHA

 

Jody Kasper, Chief of Police, City of Northampton 

 

Mark A. Keroack, MD, MPH, President & CEO, Baystate Health

 

Rayford S Kruger MD, President & CEO, SouthCoast Health 

 

Kimberley Lee, Chief of Creative Strategy and Development, MiraVista Behavioral Health Center

 

Manny Lopes, Executive Vice President, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

 

Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan, President & CEO, CareQuest Institute for Oral Health

 

Daniel P. Mulhern, Partner, Nutter McClennen & Fish, LLP

 

Leroy Peeples Jr, President, The PIM Project  

 

Lora Pellegrini, President & CEO, Massachusetts Association of Health Plans

 

Joanne Peterson, Executive Director, Learn to Cope

 

Amy Rosenthal, Executive Director, Health Care For All

 

Jo Ann Simons, President & CEO, Northeast Arc

 

Monalisa Smith, President & CEO, Mothers for Justice & Equality

 

Elsie Taveras, Chief Community Health & Health Equity Officer at Mass General Brigham; Executive Director, the Kraft Center for Community Health; and Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

 

Karen Tseng, Special Advisor to the CEO & Founding Sr. VP for Population Health, Harris Health System

 

Steve Walsh, President & CEO, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association

 

 

The Healey-Driscoll Transition also wants to remind anyone who is interested in joining their administration and delivering results for the people of Massachusetts to submit their resumes here. The public is also encouraged to submit their ideas for the new administration here. Ideas that align with the transition's policy committee focus areas will be shared with relevant committees and included in their work. Additional information is available at HealeyDriscollTransition.com.