Supporting our first responders
Working with our delegation
Leading on inclusion and equity
Caring for our seniors
WHERE'S JAYNE? Check my Twitter feed to see where to meet up with me.
How I've served as a Select Board member:
Select Board Vice-Chair 2021 - present, Clerk 2019 - 2020
Councilor, Northern Middlesex Council of Governments (NMCOG), Assistant Treasurer 2021
Lowell Regional Transit Authority Advisory Board
Beautification Committee
Chair, Tewksbury Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee
Partnering with Lowell 5 to create a Rental and Mortgage Assistance Plan during the pandemic with CARES Act funding
General Bylaw Committee
Constituent Services - advocating for our Veterans, our Seniors, residents in flooded areas
Additional changes and initiatives I’ve advocated for include:
Use of ARPA funds for water distribution updates -- and to reduce water-main breaks
Passage of a new $15.8 million central fire station
A new $98.5 million elementary school
Sidewalk development and funding
Senior tax relief for our financially vulnerable elders, securing first-responder funding and taking the lead on regional approaches to transportation, affordable housing, and the unhoused via my work with NMCOG
Education:
Masters in Public Administration candidate, Carsey School of Public Policy, University of New Hampshire
Graduate Certificate in Business, Manning School of Business, UMass Lowell
BA in Economics, Tufts University
Professional:
2016-present: Business administrator for the Town of Reading, where my purview includes communications, risk management, budgets, and analysis
2006-2016: Editor, reporter for the Tewksbury and Wilmington Town Crier newspapers
1999-2001: Research associate, The Patricia Seybold Group
Community:
Co-Chair, 100 People Who Care Tewksbury
Current member, Tewksbury 9-11 Memorial Committee
2017, elected as the first female Town Moderator in Tewksbury.
2016 Cable Advisory Committee, which led to the creation of Tewksbury Telemedia
Senior Warden, Christ Church Andover (Vestry, other), 2011-2020
Open Space and Recreation Plan committee
Founder, Tewksbury Rail Trails
Past-President, Tewksbury Rotary Club
Member, Wilmington-Tewksbury Chamber of Commerce
Junior Achievement instructor
And that time I coached youth soccer!
Each of my roles informs the others and creates opportunities for me to grow and challenge myself and the communities in which I work and thrive. Public service is my passion, and going to work every day is something I truly enjoy. The changing nature of municipal governance, the projects and initiatives, and even the problems, make it exciting.
Previous Service to Tewksbury:
In 2008, after serving on the budget advisory committee, I was elected to the School Committee, where I worked with members and staff to:
Lead the then 4,411-student system with a $46 million budget through the Great Recession
Work the levers of financial strategy with our School Department staff to increase our Chapter 70 aid and fund a new high school
Negotiate collective bargaining agreements with our public-sector unions
Complete two Superintendent searches