Charlton, MA Town Government Directory
Official roster of Charlton town officials, grouped by body/department, with links to the People pages in this vault. Compiled from townofcharlton.net (plus charltonlibrary.org and dcrsd.org) by research_assistant, retrieved 2026-10-18. This is the reference for resolving auto-transcript (ASR) name renderings to official spellings; each People page lists its known ASR variants under transcription-spellings.
Primary source: https://www.townofcharlton.net/directory.aspx (Staff Directory). The town's site is townofcharlton.net; charlton-ma.gov does not resolve.
Caveats
- Town pages carry no "last updated" dates; verify before relying on any entry.
- No start dates are published for staff or board members. Term-expiry years are given only for the Select Board, Water & Sewer Commission, and Finance Committee.
- Town Planner ambiguity: the directory lists Dillon Maxfield as Town Planner and Jayne Garney as "Interim Planner"; who currently holds the role is unclear.
- Water & Sewer Superintendent: none listed. The Sewer Treatment Plant shows a consultant and an admin coordinator only.
- School Committee seats are unlabeled: the DCRSD page does not say which town each member represents.
- Recreation has no staff director; it is run by an elected 3-member commission.
- Police Chief Dowd's appointment date, education, and certifications were not found.
- Names marked "possibly" link to unconfirmed matches with ASR-named pages; see each page's Context.
Select Board (5, elected)
Source: https://www.townofcharlton.net/233/Select-Board. Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesday, 6:30 pm.
| Name | Role | Term expires |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Koronis | Chairman | 2029 |
| David Singer | Vice-Chairman | 2027 |
| Michael Kavorkian | Clerk | 2029 |
| Karen Spiewak | Member | 2028 |
| Barbara Zurawski (Basia) | Member | 2027 |
| Bill Borowski | BOS Alternate (per Staff Directory) | — |
Administration & finance
Source: https://www.townofcharlton.net/directory.aspx
- Town Administrator: Andrew Golas
- Assistant Town Administrator / Records Access Supervisor: Mary Devlin
- Select Board administrative assistant: Chelsea Belk (resigned effective 2026-10-12 per the Select Board)
- Town Clerk: Karen LaCroix (Asst: Alise Cunningham)
- Treasurer/Collector: Virginia Porter (Asst: Melissa Iozzo)
- Director of Assessing: Kathleen Stanley (Asst Assessor Sue Malone; Assessing Tech Kelsea Santa). Elected 3-member Board of Assessors — members not listed (https://www.townofcharlton.net/572/Board-of-Assessors)
- Finance Director / Town Accountant: Ashley Obrzut (Asst: Sue Guerin)
- HR Director: Lynn Dyer
- IT Director: Jeff Sorel
- Moderator: Kenneth Laferriere (3-year term; https://www.townofcharlton.net/291/Moderator)
Department heads
- Police Chief: Daniel Dowd — https://www.townofcharlton.net/153/Police-Department. Staff: Deputy Chief Gary Mason; Lt. Anthony Gribbons; Sgts Steven Madelle, Brian Cardrant, Steven Bellerose, Jason White, Timothy Smith; Exec. Asst. Mara Jackson
- Fire Chief: Rob Barton; Deputy Chief Joshua Bennett
- DPW Superintendent: Harold Piehl (Highway Foreman / Tree Warden: Mark Oliver)
- Building Commissioner / Zoning Enforcement Officer: Curtis Meskus
- Town Planner: Dillon Maxfield; Interim Planner: Jayne Garney (ambiguous — see caveats) — https://www.townofcharlton.net/514/Planning-Board
- Conservation Agent (Conservation/Stormwater Director): Rose Conway — https://www.townofcharlton.net/524/Conservation-Commission
- Health Director: James Philbrook (Public Health Nurse: Cheryl Rawinski) — https://www.townofcharlton.net/515/Board-of-Health
- Library Director: Betsy Perry (Asst Dir: Shannon Duffy) — https://charltonlibrary.org/staff-board-of-trustees/
- Council on Aging / Senior Center Director: Michelle Drumm, C.D.P. (Outreach: Shawnie Boyce) — https://www.townofcharlton.net/297/Council-on-Aging-Senior-Center
- Recreation Director: none (elected commission — see below)
- Veterans Agent: Keith Roberts
- Water & Sewer Superintendent: none listed. Sewer Treatment Plant: Vincent Masterson (Consultant), Jennifer Cournoyer (Admin Coordinator)
- Facilities / Cemetery Director: James Burlingame
- Animal Control Officer: Emily Sears
Boards and commissions
Planning Board (elected)
Source: https://www.townofcharlton.net/514/Planning-Board
- Patsy Rydlak (Chair) · Leonie Howard (Vice-Chair; possibly Lori (Planning Board Member)) · Bob Beranger (Secretary) · Don Clay · Bill Fontaine
- Staff support: possibly Jayne Garney = Jane (Planning Board Clerk) (unconfirmed)
Zoning Board of Appeals
Source: https://www.townofcharlton.net/337/Zoning-Board-of-Appeals
- Frank Lombardi (Chair) · Robert McGrath (Vice Chair) · Jason Bibeau · Garrett LaFrance · Aljani Stanley; alternate Ryan Black. (Mary Beth Kazinski was appointed an alternate by the Select Board on 2026-10-13, after the roster snapshot.)
Conservation Commission
Source: https://www.townofcharlton.net/524/Conservation-Commission
- Thomas O'Malley (Chair) · Allan Leone · Mitch Dunn · Jackie Nowak · Edward Nowak · Ron Royer · Peter Capuano; alternates Nasheen Gagner, Aljani Stanley
Board of Health (elected)
Source: https://www.townofcharlton.net/515/Board-of-Health
- Jon Sanborn (Chair) · Steve Zeveska (Vice Chair) · Matt Gagner. Unresolved: Derek (BoH Chair) (possibly Sanborn). Staff named only by first name: Kim (BoH Staff), Andrea (BoH Staff), Tom (BoH Title V)
Water & Sewer Commission
Source: https://www.townofcharlton.net/516/Water-Sewer-Commission
| Name | Role | Term expires |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Coleman | Chair | 2028 |
| Thomas Coleman | Vice Chair | 2028 |
| Emmanuel Asenso | Clerk | 2029 |
| Erik Grotton | Member | 2027 |
| Paul Gagner | Member | 2027 |
Finance Committee (7, appointed by the Moderator)
Source: https://www.townofcharlton.net/302/Finance-Committee
| Name | Role | Term expires |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Camosse Jr. | Chair | 2027 |
| Kristen Lemire | Vice Chair | 2029 |
| Jeremy Foskett | Member | 2029 |
| Raymond Belsito | Member | 2028 |
| Jamie Terry | Member | 2027 |
| Brian Finnegan | Member | 2028 |
One member seat and one alternate seat open.
Recreation Commission (elected, 3)
Source: https://www.townofcharlton.net/321/Recreation-Commission
- Ross Lemansky (Chair) · Patsy Rydlak (Vice Chair) · Bradford Howard
Dudley-Charlton Regional School Committee
Source: https://www.dcrsd.org/about-dcrsd/school-committee
- 7 members; Charlton holds the one-year 7th seat. Members' towns are not labeled. Plausibly Charlton: Kristin Martin (1-yr term to May 2027, elected 2026 — appears to be the Charlton seat) and Anthony Aube (to May 2029; liaison to the Charlton Select Board). Other members (towns not stated; no pages): Jeanne Costello (Chair), Cathleen Carmignani (Vice Chair), Maureen Chickering, Caitlynn Panczyk (Dudley Select Board liaison — likely Dudley), Kelly Szela.
- District staff in the vault: Superintendent Stephen Lamar; Director of Finance and Operations Joseph Desantis
Library Board of Trustees
Source: https://charltonlibrary.org/staff-board-of-trustees/
- Stefan Sage (Chair) · Lance Morin · Richard Whitehead · Lisa Aube · Cheryl Meskus · Frances Mower
Cemetery Commission
Source: townofcharlton.net (exact page URL not recorded in the roster)
- Kristen Russell-May (Chair) · Donna Neylon (Clerk) · Bridget Groh
Council on Aging Board
Source: https://www.townofcharlton.net/297/Council-on-Aging-Senior-Center
- Susan Crockett (Chair) · Vicki Thompson (Secretary; possibly Vicki (Senior Center), unconfirmed) · 5 further members not listed in the roster. (Anne Macintosh was appointed to the COA by the Select Board on 2026-09-08.)