Seaport Economic Council

The Seaport Economic Council helps coastal communities develop and improve local assets to facilitate economic growth. The Seaport Council serves all 78 of Massachusetts’ diverse coastal communities and helps each to use their unique economic assets to grow the economy and unlock job creation. The Council also awards grants to create jobs and build resilience to climate change.

Board Members

Chair, Kimberley Driscoll, Lieutenant Governor
Vice Chair, Ashley Stolba, Undersecretary of Economic Foundations, Executive Office of Economic Development
Secretary of Administration and Finance – Assistant Secretary Mark Fine
Secretary of Transportation – Undersecretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt
Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs – Undersecretary for Environment Stephanie Cooper
Office of Coastal Zone Management – Lisa Berry Engler, CZM Director
City of Boston – Richard E. McGuinness, Deputy Director for Climate Change and Environmental Planning
City of Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan
City of Gloucester Mayor Greg Verga
City of New Bedford Mayor Jonathan P. Mitchell
City of Salem Mayor Dominick Pangallo
Northeast Region Coastal Community Representative – Michael Collins PE, Commissioner of Public Services & Engineering
Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket Counties Coastal Community Representative – Vacant
Plymouth, Barnstable Counties Coastal Community Representative – Elizabeth B. Simmons, LP.D, CAPT, Vice President of External Affairs
Suffolk and Norfolk Counties Coastal Community Representative – Mayor Thomas P. Koch, City of Quincy
Trade Assoc. Seat 1 – Vacant
Trade Assoc. Seat 2 – Murray Scudder, Passenger Vessel Association, VP/Operations Hyline Cruises
Trade Assoc. Seat 3 – Edward Barrett, President, Massachusetts Fishermen’s Partnershi

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