We are 20 cities and towns that have come together for common benefit.
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Why We’re Here
Massachusetts lacks the formal regional government structures needed to plan, finance, and implement regional climate resilience measures.
As climate risks like coastal flooding, The Resilient Mystic Collaborative developed to address this gap and enable work across political and community boundaries .
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RMC Communities
Click on a community to view its climate plan.
Community Participants
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A Better City
Yve Torrie, Director of Climate, Energy & Resilience // ytorrie@abettercity.org
Isabella Gambill, Assistant Director of Climate, Energy, and Resilience // igambill@abettercity.org
ACBC Consulting
Andréanne Chu Breton-Carbonneau, Founder and Principal // andreanne@acbcconsulting.com
Town of Arlington
David Morgan, Environmental Planner & Conservation Agent // dmorgan@town.arlington.ma.us
Talia Fox, Sustainability Manager // tfox@town.arlington.ma.us
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Caleb Dresser, Climate and Human Health Fellow // calebdresser@gmail.com
Town of Belmont
Wayne Chouinard, Town Engineer // wchouinard@belmont-ma.gov
City of Boston
Zoe Davis, Climate Resilience Project Manager // zoe.davis@boston.gov
Delaney Morris-Landry, Senior Project Manager, Planning Department // delaney.morrislandry@boston.gov
Catherine McCandless, Climate Change & Environmental Planning Project Manager // catherine.mccandless2@boston.gov
Nayeli Rodriguez, Deputy Director, Office of Climate Resilience // nayeli.rodriguez@boston.gov
B Chatfield, Senior Project Manager, Parks & Recreation Department // abigail.chatfield@boston.gov
Kelly Sherman, Climate Resilience Project Manager // kelly.sherman@boston.gov
Kevin Bogle, Senior Project Manager, Parks & Recreation Department // kevin.bogle@boston.gov
Boston Water and Sewer Commision
Charlie Jewell, Director of Planning // jewellc@bwsc.org
Town of Burlington
Eileen Coleman, Conservation Administrator // ecoleman@burlington.org
Lucy Hansen, Assistant Conservation Administrator // lhansen@burlington.org
City of Cambridge
Drew Kane, Senior City Planner // dkane@cambridgema.gov
Andrew Putnam, Urban Forester // aputnam@cambridgema.gov
Kara Falise, Supervising Engineer // kfalise@cambridgema.gov
Cambria Ung , Climate Resilience Project Planner // lmekias@cambridgema.gov
Kathy Watkins, Deputy City Manager // kwatkins@cambridgema.gov
Kendra White, Climate Resilience Planner // kwhite@cambridgema.gov
Julie Wormser, Chief Climate Officer // jwormser@cambridgema.gov
Cambridge Health Alliance
Laura McNulty, Director, Engagement and Evaluation // lmcnulty@challiance.org
Kathleen O’Brien, Community Engagement Manager // krobrien@challiance.org
Chinese Culture Connection
Jonathan Dong, Programs Coordinator // jdong@chinesecultureconnection.org
CH Consulting, LLC
Carri Hulet, Principal, carri@carrihulet.com (RMC Facilitator)
Charles River Watershed Association
Julie Wood, Climate Resilience Director // jwood@crwa.org
City of Chelsea
Ben Cares, Director of Housing & Community Development // bcares@chelseama.gov
Bianca Mercado, Housing and Community Preservation Manager // bmercado@chelseama.gov
Bladimir Hernandez, Parks and Open Space Manager, Tree Warden // bhernandez2@chelseama.gov
Karl Allen, Sr. Urban Planner for Economic Mobility // kallen@chelseama.gov
Flor Amaya, Director of Public Health // famaya@chelseama.gov
CREW
Rachael Boyce, Climate Justice and Resilience Manager // rachael@climatecrew.org
City of Everett
Kate Jenkins-Sullivan, Sustainability Planner // Katherine.Jenkins-Sullivan@ci.everett.ma.us
Matt Lattanzi, Director of the Planning & Development Department // Matt.Lattanzi@ci.everett.ma.us
Tom Philbin, Conservation Agent // tom.philbin@ci.everett.ma.us
Erik Swanson, Executive Director of Engineering // eric.swanson@ci.everett.ma.us
Jacob St. Louis, Tree Warden // Jacob.StLouis@ci.everett.ma.us
Everett Community Growers
Nicole Fina, Civic Engagement and Advocacy Manager // nfina@everettcommunitygrowers.org
GreenRoots
John Walkey, Director of Climate Justice & Waterfront Initiatives // johnw@greenrootsej.org
Groundwork Somerville
Kenzie Ballard, Director of Community Engagement and Climate Resilience // kenzie@groundworksomerville.org
Town of Lexington
Marissa Liggliero, Senior Civil Engineer // mliggiero@lexingtonma.gov
John Livsey, Town Engineer // jlivsey@lexingtonma.gov
City of Malden
Yem Lip, Director and City Engineer //ylip@cityofmalden.org
Maria Luise, Special Assistant to the Mayor // mluise@cityofmalden.org
Rebekah McPheeters, Sustainability & Grants Manager // rmcpheeters@cityofmalden.org
Christopher Rosa, Tree Warden // crosa@cityofmalden.org
Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation
Celeste De Palma, Climate Resilience Program Coordinator // celeste.depalma@mass.gov
Nadia Madden, Director of Flood Hazard Management Program // nadia.madden@mass.gov
Sarah White, Director of Climate Resilience // sarah.j.white@state.ma.us
Ginna Johnson, Deputy Chief of Design and Project Management // ginna.johnson@mass.gov
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
Marybeth Groff, Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Coordinator // Marybeth.Groff@massmail.state.ma.us
David Woodbury, Hazard Mitigation Grants Coordinator // david.woodbury@massmail.state.ma.us
Donnie Ganley, Hazard Mitigation Grants Coordinator // Donald.Ganley@mass.gov
Mike Enko, Civil Engineer // Michael.Enko@mass.gov
Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Carolyn Norkiewicz, MVP Regional Program Coordinator // Carolyn.M.Norkiewicz@mass.gov
Michelle Rowden, MVP Regional Coordinator- Northeast // michelle.rowden@mass.gov
Mass General Brigham
David Burson, Senior Project Manager // dburson@partners.org
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
Stephen Estes-Smargiassi, Interim Executive Director // Stephen.Estes-Smargiassi@mwra.com
Hillary Coolidge, Project Manager, Environmental Permitting // Hillary.Monahan@mwra.com
Michael O’Keefe, Senior Program Manager, Planning // Michael.OKeefe@mwra.com
Malcolm Ragan, Project Manager, Planning // malcolm.ragan@mwra.com
Makenzie Wenninghoff, Senior Planner // makenzie.wenninghoff@mwra.com
City of Medford
Amanda Centrella,Open Space Planner, acentrella@medford-ma.gov
Catherine Dhingra,Outreach and Prevention Manager, cdhingra@medford-ma.gov
Sal DiStefano,Director of Economic Development
Alicia Hunt, Director of Planning, Development, and Sustainability // ahunt@medford-ma.gov
Tim McGivern, Commissioner of Public Works // tmcgivern@medford-ma.gov
Mary Ann O'Connor, Director of Public Health // moconnor@medford-ma.gov
Brenda Pike,Climate Planner, bpike@medford-ma.gov
Owen Wartella, City Engineer // owartella@medford-ma.gov
City of Melrose
Jay Coy, Deputy City Engineer // jcoy@cityofmelrose.org
Elena Proakis Ellis, Director of Public Works // eproakis@cityofmelrose.org
Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Norman Abbott, Senior Government Affairs Specialist // anorman@mapc.org
Julie Curti, Director of Clean Energy // jcurti@mapc.org
Julia Nassar, Senior Clean Energy & Climate Planner // jnassar@mapc.org
Leah Robins, Government Affairs Director // lrobins@mapc.org
Sasha Shyduroff-Gutman, Principal Planner // sshyduroff@mapc.org
Sharon Ron, Assistant Director of the Public Health Department // sron@mapc.org
Mystic River Watershed Association
Nasser Brahim, Director of Climate Resilience // nasser.brahim@mysticriver.org (RMC Facilitator)
Mariangelí Echevarría-Ramos, Climate & Social Resilience Manager & RMC Facilitator // mariangeli.echevarria-ramos@mysticriver.org
Patrick Herron, Executive Director // patrick.herron@mysticriver.org
Karina Ramos, Project Manager, Urban Forestry & RMC Facilitator // karina.ramos@mysticriver.org
Catherine Pedemonti, Senior Climate Resilience Manager & RMC Facilitator // catherine.pedemonti@mysticriver.org
Marissa Zampino, Senior Climate Organizing Manager // marissa.zampino@mysticriver.org
Shannon Collins, Climate Engagement Associate // shannon.collins@mysticriver.org
Katie Figueroa Beltran, Climate & Social Resilience Associate // katie.figueroabeltran@mysticriver.org
Noble, Wickersham & Heart
Barbara Landau, Attorney // bl@noblewickersham.com
North Suffolk Office of Resilience and Sustainability
Kristen Homeyer, Resilience Manager // khomeyer@chelseama.gov
Town of Reading
Andrew MacNichol, Community Development Director, amacnichol@readingma.gov
Ryan Percival, Town Engineer // rpercival@ci.reading.ma.us
City of Revere
Elle Baker, Open Space and Environmental Planner // ebaker@revere.org
City of Somerville
Elyse Belarge, Sustainability and Resiliency Planner //ebelarge@somervillema.gov
Kate Bossingham, Environmental Policy Manager // kbossingham@somervillema.gov
Alison Maurer,Ecological Restoration Planner // amaurer@somervillema.gov
Emily Sullivan, Climate Change Program Manager // esullivan@somervillema.gov
Vanessa Boukili, Senior Landscaper and Urban Forester // vboukili@somervillema.gov
Malik Drayton, Tree Warden // mdrayton@somervillema.gov
Town of Stoneham
Brett Gonsalves, Director of Public Works // BGonsalves@stoneham-ma.gov
Dennis Sheehan, Town Administrator // DSheehan@stoneham-ma.gov
Erin Wortman, Director of Planning & Community Development // ewortman@stoneham-ma.gov
Town of Wakefield
Bill Renault, Town Engineer // wrenault@wakefield.ma.us
City of Watertown
Steve Magoon, Assistant Town Manager, Community Development, Planning Director // smagoon@watertown-ma.gov
Gideon Schreiber, Assistant Director of Planning // gschreiber@watertown-ma.gov
Laurel Schwab, Senior Environmental Planner & Conservation Agent // lschwab@watertown-ma.gov
Katherine Swan, Environmental Planner & Conservation Agent // kswan@watertown-ma.gov
Mike Micieli, Tree Warden // mmicieli@watertown-ma.gov
Town of Winchester
Ken Pruitt, Sustainability Director // kpruitt@winchester.us
Matt Shuman, Town Engineer // mshuman@winchester.us
Elaine Vreeland, Conservation Administrator // evreeland@winchester.us
Town of Winthrop
Tom Derderian, Tree Warden // tom.derderian@comcast.net
City of Woburn
Matt Barrett, GIS Coordinator // mbarrett@cityofwoburn.com
Alex Rozycki, City Engineer // arozycki@cityofwoburn.com
The RMC was launched in 2018 by 10 Greater Boston communities concerned about climate preparedness.
Within 12 months, the RMC grew to 18 communities, or 85 percent of the Mystic River Watershed.
The seeds of our collective vision were planted in our first meeting.
We wanted to manage chronic flooding.
We wanted to storm-proof critical regional infrastructure.
We wanted to protect our most vulnerable residents and workers.
In our first four years we have attracted over $51 million in grants and bonds for climate resilience projects—despite COVID having sent us on-line.
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