The Essex National Heritage Commission (Essex Heritage) is the non-profit management organization for the Essex National Heritage Area. The Commission's mission is to preserve and enhance the historic, cultural, and natural resources of the Heritage Area. The Commission is supported by a 150 member Board of Commissioners who live and/or work within the area. Commissioners serve as representatives and ambassadors of the communities, businesses, community organizations, educational institutions and historic, cultural, and natural resources of the region.
The Essex National Heritage Commission's Leadership is listed below:
Officers / Executive Committee
President: John P. Farmer, Senior Vice President & Senior Credit Officer, Eastern Bank, Lynn
Co-Vice President: Kevin T. Rourke, Senior Vice President, Team Leader, Salem Five Bank, Salem
Co-Vice President: Polly Brown, Daughters of the American Revolution, General Israel Putnam Chapter, Danvers
Treasurer: Timothy Felter, Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank, Newburyport
Clerk: Gary M. Coon, Finer Wealth Managment, Swampscott
Trustee at Large: Rosario Ubiera-Minaya, Chief Program Officer, North Shore Community Development Coalition, Salem
Immediate Past President: Jack Good, Vice President, People's United Bank, Danvers
Chief Executive Officer: Annie C. Harris, Essex National Heritage Commission, Salem
National Park Service Liaison: Paul DePrey, Superintendent at Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works National Historic Sites
Board of Trustees
Beth Bower, Salem State University, Salem
Bernadette Butterfield, Groom Construction, Salem
Jennifer Close, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem
Wayne Eisenhauer, Historic Danvers Inc., Danvers
Susan Goganian, Beverly Historical Society, Beverly
Grace Harrington Napolitano, Pierce, Pierce & Napolitano, Salem
Lisa Lyons, Small Planet Communications, Inc., Lawrence
Thomas MacDonald, formerly of Hawthorne Hotel, Salem
James Muse, formerly of North Shore Bank, Beverly
James O’Brien, Topsfield Fair, Topsfield
Rebecca Oldfield Smith, Wenham Museum, Wenham
Mark Pitzi, Coldwell Banker, Peabody
Susan Plutsky, photographer, Beverly
Nathaniel Pulsifer, Pulsifer & Associates, Ipswich
David Read, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston
Sean Ward, Peirce Farm at Witch Hill, Topsfield
Peter Webber, Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, Gloucester
Frederic Winthrop, formerly of the Trustees of Reservations
Dan Yaeger, New England Museum Association, Arlington
Trustees Emeriti
Jane Baugh, General Israel Putnam Chapter D.A.R., Danvers
Robert G. Bradford, North Shore Chamber of Commerce, Danvers
Anita Blackaby, retired, The House of the Seven Gables, Salem
Wayne M. Burton, formerly of North Shore Community College, Danvers
Michael Costello, formerly of Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, Gloucester
Charles Cullen, formerly of The Provident Bank, Amesbury
Lori R. Foley, formerly of Northeast Document Conservation Center, Lincoln
Joseph Gibbons, Salem Five Bank, Salem
Robert J. Halpin, formerly of Merrimack Valley Economic Development Council, Concord
Laurence C. Harrington, Bank of America, Burlington
David Hartleb, formerly of Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill
David Hildt, Lawrence Family Development Charter School, Lawrence
Malcolm MacLean III, MacLean Holloway Doherty Ardiff & Morse P.C., Peabody
Julie McConchie, formerly of the North of Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau, Newburyport
Paul J. McGinley, Principal, McGinley Kalsow & Associates, Somerville
Kim Meader, Salem Five Bank, Salem
John Meserve, President & CEO, Merrimac Savings Bank, Merrimac
Dr. Patricia Meservey, Salem State University, Salem
Joseph A. Milano, Union Oyster House, Boston
William Pickles, formerly of North of Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau, North Andover
William Power, formerly of Peabody Historical Society & Museum, Peabody
Richard St. Pierre, Educator & Librarian, Salem
Nancy Huntington Stager, Eastern Bank, Lynn
Kevin M. Tierney, Sr., President and Chief Operating Officer of North Shore Bank
William Tinti, Tinti, Quinn, Grover & Frey P.C., Salem
Richard A. Yagjian, Executive Vice President & COO, W. B. Hunt Company, Inc., Melrose
Commissioners
Judy Anderson, Marblehead Architecture Heritage, Marblehead
Karen E. Andreas, North of Boston Media Group, North Andover
John Andrews, Creative Salem, Salem
John Archer, Archer Insurance Agency, Inc., Beverly
William Barlow, W. Lewis Barlow, IV and Architects, Inc, Marblehead
Gary Barrett, Essex County Sheriff's Department, Middleton
Ingrid Barry, formerly of Danvers Bipeds , Danvers
Jeffrey Barz-Snell, First Church In Salem, Unitarian Universalist, Salem
Kerrie Bates, Ipswich Visitor Center, Ipswich
Edward O. Becker, Essex County Greenbelt Association, Essex
Joseph Gene Bella, Bella Collection, Methuen
Alan Berry, C.P. Berry Homes, South Hamilton
Michael J Bonfanti, Peabody
Sarah Boucher, Willowdale Estate, Topsfield
Daniel Broderick, Friends of Lynn Woods, Lynn
Tatiana Burgos-Espinal, WGBH, Boston
Wayne Capolupo, SPS New England, Inc., Salisbury
George Carey, Sea Level, Salem + Newburyport
Marilyn Carlson, Saugus Historical Commission, Saugus
Ann Marie Casey, North of Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau, Salisbury
Margo Casey, North Shore United Way, Middleton
Claudia Chuber, The House of the Seven Gables, Salem
Forrester Clark, Essex Agricultural Society, Topsfield
Samuel D. Cleaves, Metropolitan Area Planning Council, Boston
Tim Coco, COCO + CO., Haverhill
Robert A. Conley, Ryan & Coscia, P.C., Salem
William E. Conly, Marblehead Historical Commission, Marblehead
Thomas Patrick Costin, Lynn Business Partnership, Nahant
Susan Gould Coviello, North Shore Health Project, Gloucester
Patrick DeIulis, DeIulis Brothers Construction Co., Inc., Salem
Frederic C. Detwiller, New England Landmarks, Georgetown
Thomas E. Dexter, Capital Management Partners, LLC, Peabody
Laura Dow, Vista Motel, Gloucester
Frank Drauszewski
Ronda Faloon, Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester
Jennifer Firth, Historic Salem, Inc., Salem
Joy M. Fisher, Fisher Dentistry, Salem
Kate Fox, Destination Salem, Salem
Alyssa G A Conary, Salem Historical Society & Historic Salem, Salem
Joseph Geller, Geller Micro Analytical Lab, Inc., Topsfield
Lane A. Glenn, Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill
David Goss, Gordon College, Wenham
Leslie Gould, Lynn Area Chamber Of Commerce, Lynn
Susan Grabski, Lawrence History Center, Lawrence
Jon B. Gray, J. Barrett & Company, LLC, Prides Crossing
Brian F. Gregory, Boston Private Bank and Trust, Beverly
David D. Hall, Tannery Marketplace, Newburyport
Michael J. Harrington, Three Corners Realty Trust, Beverly
Bonnie Hurd Smith, History Smiths, Peabody
Richard C Hydren, Hydren Advertising, Rowley
Stephen D. Immerman, Retired, Salem
Angela Ippolito, Swampscott Planning Board & Historical Commission, Swampscott
Norman J. Isler, Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield
Michael Jones, Institution for Savings, Newburyport
Jerry Klima, Coastal Trails Coalition, Salisbury
Walt J. Kosmowski, Beverly Community Access Media, Beverly
Dave Lash, Dave Lash & Company, South Hamilton
Jacqueline Laubner, General Israel Putnam Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Marblehead
Josh Lerner, Harvard Business Schoool, Boston
Mark Leonard, Eastern Bank
Chris Lovasco, YMCA of the North Shore, Beverly
Bruce A. MacDonald, Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC., Boston
Carol J. Majahad, North Andover Historical Society, North Andover
Posie Mansfield, COP Amputee Association, Wenham
Elizabeth Marcus, Coastal Trails Coalition, Newburyport
Rashaun Martin, Haverhill Public Schools, Haverhill
James McAllister, Derby Square Tours, Salem
Robert W. McIntosh, formerly of the National Park Service, Beverly
Kara McLaughlin, House of the Seven Gables, Salem
Betsy Merry, MerryFox Realty, Salem
Ingrid Miles, Keller Williams Realty, Topsfield
Richard F. Moore, Eastern Bank, South Hamilton
Susan K. Moulton, Moulton Consulting, Salem
Michael Mroz, Custom House Maritime Museum, Newburyport
Karen Nascembeni, North Shore Music Theatre, Lynnfield
Charles L. Newhall, St. John's Preparatory School, Danvers
Kristen Zampell Noon, Wenham Museum, Wenham
Beth O'Grady, Boston Herald, Salem
Rinus Oosthoek, Salem Chamber of Commerce, Beverly
Ann Ormond, Town of Andover, Andover
Marianne Paley Nadel, Everett Mills Real Estate, Lawrence
Linn Parisi, Over the Bridge Tours, Gloucester
Pam Peterson, Marblehead
Peter Phippen, Merrimack Valley Planning Commission, Haverhill
Ken Riehl, Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, Gloucester
Drew Russo, Lynn Museum/Lynn Arts, Lynn
Michael Rutstein, Schooner Fame, Salem
Stuart Saginor, Community Preservation Coalition, Boston
Betsye P. Sargent, The Phoenix School, Salem
Mary W. Sarris, North Shore Workforce Investment Board, Salem
Leanne Schild, The Plummer Home for Boys, Salem
Mike Schulze, Peabody Community Preservation Committee, Peabody
Joanne Scott, Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salem, Salem
Richard Scott, fomerly of the Department of Recreation, Chelmsford
Lisa F Shanko, First Ipswich Bank, Ipswich
Elena Sierra, Mass General/North Shore Center for Outpatient Care, Danvers
Brona Simon, Massachusetts Historical Commission, Boston
Kim Smith, Kim Smith Designs, Gloucester
Margaret Somer, Small Business Development Center, Salem
Keith Spencer, NoBo Magazine, Everett
Paul St. Germain, Thacher Island Association, Rockport
William Steelman, Formerly of Essex Heritage, Newburyport
Michael Steinitz, Massachusetts Historical Commission, Boston
Terri Stephens, Ipswich Museum, Ipswich
Richard Stevens, Salem Historical Commission, Salem
Laura Swanson, The Enterprise Center at Salem State University, Salem
Mary Katharine Taylor, Schooner Ardelle, Inc., Essex
John W. Thompson, Ameriprise Financial, Rockport
David A Tibbetts, Merrimack Valley Economic Development Council, Inc., Newburyport
Richard B. Trask, Danvers Archival Center, Danvers
Kenneth C. Turino, Historic New England, Haverhill
Aileen Valenta, Constant Contact/Endurance International, Beverly
Arthur H. Veasey, Whittier Birthplace, West Newbury
Gin Wallace, Beverly Main Streets, Beverly
Jared H. Ward, Eastern Bank, Saugus
William B. Whiting, Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield
Jan Williams, Buttonwoods Museum/Haverhill Historical Society, Haverhill
Anne Ryder Wilson, formerly of Saugus Public Schools, Wakefield
Stephen P. Winslow, Bike to the Sea, Gloucester
Paul Wright, Boston Architectural College, Salem
Pamela Yameen, Butcher Boy Market, North Andover
Ex Officio
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts
U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey, Massachusetts
U.S. Representative Niki S. Tsongas, 3rd District of Massachusetts
U.S. Representative Seth Moulton, 6th District of Massachusetts
Senator Kathleen O’Connor Ives, 1st Essex District
Senator Joan Lovely, 2nd Essex District
Senator Brendan Crighton, 3rd Essex District
Senator Bruce E. Tarr, 1st Essex and Middlesex District
Senator Barbara L’Italien, 2nd Essex and Middlesex District
Representative James Kelcourse, 1st Essex District
Representative Leonard Mirra, 2nd Essex District
Representative Andy Vargas, 3rd Essex District
Representative Bradford Hill, 4th Essex District
Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante, 5th Essex District
Representative Jerald Parisella, 6th Essex District
Representative Paul Tucker, 7th Essex District
Representative Lori Ehrlich, 8th Essex District
Representative Donald Wong, 9th Essex District
Representative Dan Cahill, 10th Essex District
(vacant) 11th Essex District
Representative Theodore Speliotis, 13th Essex District
Representative Diana DiZoglio, 14th Essex District
Representative Linda Campbell, 15th Essex District
Representative Juana Matias, 16th Essex District
Representative Frank Moran, 17th Essex District
Representative James Lyons, 18th Essex District
Representative Bradley Jones, 20th Middlesex District
The Honorable Kenneth Gray, Mayor, City of Amesbury
Mr. Andrew Flanagan, Town Manager, Andover, Town of Andover
The Honorable Michael Cahill, Mayor, City of Beverly
Mr. Alan Benson, Town Administrator, Town of Boxford
Mr. Steve Bartha, Town Manager, Town of Danvers
Mr. Brendhan Zubricki, Town Administrator, Town of Essex
Mr. Michael Farrell, Town Administrator, Town of Georgetown
The Honorable Sefatia Theken, Mayor, City of Gloucester
Mr. Michael Wood, Chair, Board of Selectmen, Town of Groveland
Mr. Michael Lombardo, Town Administrator, Town of Hamilton
The Honorable James Fiorentini, Mayor, City of Haverhill
Ms. Robin Crosbie, Town Manager, Town of Ipswich
The Honorable Daniel Rivera, Mayor, City of Lawrence
The Honorable Thomas McGee, Mayor, City of Lynn
Mr. Robert Curton, Interim Town Administrator, Town of Lynnfield
Mr. Gregory Federspiel, Town Administrator, Town of Manchester
Mr. Jason Silva, Town Administrator, Town of Marblehead
Mr. Andrew Connor, Chair, Board of Selectman, Town of Merrimac
The Honorable Mayor Zanni, Mayor, City of Methuen
Mr. Andrew Sheehan, Town Administrator, Town of Middleton
Mr. Jeff Chelgren, Town Administrator, Town of Nahant
Ms. Tracy Blais, Town Administrator, Town of Newbury
The Honorable Donna Holaday, Mayor, City of Newburyport
Mr. Andrew Maylor, Town Manager, Town of North Andover
The Honorable Edward Bettencourt, Mayor, City of Peabody
Ms. Linda Sanders, Town Administrator, Town of Rockport
Ms. Debbie Eagan, Town Administrator, Town of Rowley
The Honorable Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor, City of Salem
Mr. Neil J. Harrington, Town Manager, Town of Salisbury
Mr. Scott Crabtree, Town Manager, Town of Saugus
Mr. Sean Fitzgerald, Town Administrator, Town of Swampscott
Ms. Kellie Hebert, Town Administrator, Town of Topsfield
Mr. Peter Lombardi, Town Administrator, Town of Wenham
Mr. David Archibald, Chair, Board of Selectmen, Town of West Newbury
