{"id":5852,"date":"2021-09-22T08:14:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T08:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marttransit.infojiniconsulting.com\/?page_id=5852"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:18:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:18:03","slug":"advisory-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mrta.us\/about\/advisory-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Advisory Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\r\n<div class=\"col-12 mb-4\">\r\n<h2>Advisory Board<\/h2>\r\n<h3 class=\"mt-4\">Current Members<\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n\r\n<!-- Chair -->\r\n<div class=\"col-12 mb-2\"><strong>Gardner:<\/strong>\r\n<span style=\"color: #1f5897; font-weight: 600;\">Mayor Michael Nicholson<\/span>\r\n<strong>(Chair)<\/strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.85rem; color: #555;\">mnicholson@gardner-ma.gov<\/span><\/div>\r\n<!-- Vice Chair -->\r\n<div class=\"col-12 mb-3\"><strong>Fitchburg:<\/strong>\r\n<span style=\"color: #1f5897; font-weight: 600;\">Mayor Samantha Squailia<\/span>\r\n<strong>(Vice Chair)<\/strong>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.85rem; color: #555;\">ssquailia@fitchburgma.gov<\/span><\/div>\r\n<!-- Divider -->\r\n<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\r\n<hr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 2px solid #1f5897; margin: 1rem 0 1.5rem 0;\" \/>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- Alphabetized Full List -->\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-6\"><strong>Ashburnham:<\/strong> Janet Robbins\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.85rem; color: #555;\">jrobbins@ashburnham-ma.gov<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-6\"><strong>Ashby:<\/strong> April-Lynn Forest\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.85rem; color: #555;\">coa@ashbyma.gov<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-6\"><strong>Athol:<\/strong> Shaun Suhoski (Town Manager)\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.85rem; color: #555;\">ssuhoski@townofathol.org<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-6\"><strong>Ayer:<\/strong> Robert Pontbriand (Town Manager)\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.85rem; color: #555;\">ta@ayer.ma.us<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-6\"><strong>Barre:<\/strong> Tammy Martin\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.85rem; color: #555;\">tmartin@townofbarre.com<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-6\"><strong>Bolton:<\/strong> Ken Troup\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.85rem; color: #555;\">ktroup@townofbolton.com<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-6\"><strong>Boxborough:<\/strong> Kim Dee\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.85rem; color: #555;\">kdee@boxborough-ma.gov<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-6\"><strong>Hardwick:<\/strong> Chairman \u2013 Board of Selectmen<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-6\"><strong>Harvard:<\/strong> Dan Nason (Town Administrator)\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.85rem; color: #555;\">dnason@harvard.ma.us<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-6\"><strong>Hubbardston:<\/strong> Nathan Boudreau (Town Administrator)\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.85rem; color: #555;\">administrator@hubbardstonma.us<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-6\"><strong>Lancaster:<\/strong> Caitlin Roy\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.85rem; color: #555;\">croy@lancasterma.net<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-6\"><strong>Leominster:<\/strong> Mayor Dean Mazzarella\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.85rem; color: #555;\">dmazzarella@leominster-ma.gov<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-6\"><strong>Lunenburg:<\/strong> Jennifer Warren-Dyment\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.85rem; color: #555;\">jwarrendyment@lunenburgonline.com<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-6\"><strong>Littleton:<\/strong> James Duggan\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.85rem; color: #555;\">jduggan@littletonma.org<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-6\"><strong>Phillipston:<\/strong> Chairman \u2013 Board of Selectmen<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-6\"><strong>Royalston:<\/strong> Bill Chapman\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.85rem; color: #555;\">bchapman@royalston-ma.gov<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-6\"><strong>Shirley:<\/strong> Bryan Sawyer\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.85rem; color: #555;\">bsawyer@shirley-ma.gov<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-6\"><strong>Sterling:<\/strong> Bill Caldwell\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.85rem; 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