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Center's Executive Recruitment Practice Active in Several Communities
New Bedford, Longmeadow, Burlington, Belmont, Framingham, Hanover
| The Commonwealth's cities and towns continue to avail themselves of the Center's highly regarded executive recruitment services. Several municipalities are currently being guided through their search processes by the Center's experienced staff, led by Senior Associate Richard Kobayashi.
 The City of New Bedford recently retained the Center to conduct the search for a chief financial officer, a position which had remained unfilled for several years. The state's Department of Revenue had recommended reinstating the position as well as increasing its salary and newly-elected Mayor Jon Mitchell made implementing those two recommendations priorities in his inaugural address in January. The City Council approved the position and the increased pay last month. A comprehensive profile of the position and application requirements will be posted on the Collins Center website shortly, when active recruitment begins. New Bedford, the world's most famous whaling era seaport and the number one fishing port in America, has a population of approximately 100,000.
 The Select Board of the town of Longmeadow has also hired the Center to conduct its search for a new Town manager and appointed an eight member Search Committee to work with the Center. The Select Board hopes to hire a new manager by mid-June. Longmeadow is a residential suburb of Springfield, with a population of approximately 14,000.
 The Center's recruitment work in Burlington culminated this week with the unanimous selection by the Town's Board of Selectmen of John D. Petrin, Ashland Town Manager, as the Town's new administrator. The Center vetted 22 candidates for the position and recommended 12 for consideration by the Town's Search Committee, which in turn, sent the names of three finalists to the Board of Selectmen. Burlington's current town administrator, Robert Mercier, will retire in June, after serving twelve years in that position.
 The Center is also recruiting the new town administrator for Belmont. The application deadline for the position was March 16, 2012. Belmont's Screening Committee expects to interview approximately ten candidates in mid-April. Recommendations are expected to be forwarded to the Town's screening committee by mid-April. An appointment is anticipated by the end of May. Belmont is a primarily residential town located eight miles west of Boston, with a population of 26,500.
Framingham's Town Manager Search Committee, aided by the Center, recommended four candidates for consideration by the Board of Selectmen last week. Framingham, with a population of almost 70,000 people, is the largest town in New England and is seeking its third town manager since the position was created in the 1990s.
Finally, the Town of Hanover recently appointed Troy Clarkson as its new manager, after a successful search process led by the Center, a process that attracted 50 applicants. Clarkson, the current town manager of Bridgewater, was approved unanimously by the Hanover Board of Selectmen.
For more information about the Center's executive recruitment and interim management services, please contact Senior Associate Richard Kobayashi at richard.kobayashi@umb.edu or call 617.489.8812. |
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Online Course in Performance Management to Be Offered in April
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Spring is a time of fresh starts and new beginnings. Now is the perfect time to enhance your skills and get ahead of the pack. Our online course in Performance Management for Governments and Non-Profits will equip you with the skills needed to boost your organization's performance by identifying key measurements and outcomes to keep you on the right track. The Spring 2012 session will run from April 15, 2012 to May 26, 2012. Go to www.uc.umb.edu/corporate/government-performance/ for more information and to register.
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The Edward J. Collins, Jr. Center for Public Management
100 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125
Phone: 617. 287.4824
FAX: 617.287.5566
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Former McCormack School Dean Steve Crosby on the Collins Center
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| About Ed Collins
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Throughout his outstanding public career, Edward J. Collins, Jr. epitomized the spirit and goals of the Center that now bears his name. We at the Collins Center are proud to continue the work of Ed's life - helping governments work effectively and productively for the benefit of their citizens. More about Ed
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