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.

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The seeds of our collective vision were planted in our first meeting.

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We wanted to manage chronic flooding.

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We wanted to storm-proof critical regional infrastructure.

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We wanted to protect our most vulnerable residents and workers.

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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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We are putting into practice our aspiration of preparing our people and places for extreme weather while enhancing the beauty, equity and livability of our communities.