Collins Center Associate Serving as Interim Town Administrator in Sherborn

James Purcell, a Collins Center associate, has been named interim town administrator in Sherborn by that community's Board of Selectmen. As part of his new responsibilities in Sherborn, Purcell was charged with implementing several changes in the town's operations recommended by a recent Collins Center management review. Purcell takes on the interim appointment in Sherborn, having recently completed his work as interim town manager in North Andover.

Before joining the Collins Center at the McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies, Purcell had a long career in municipal management. He was the town manager of Norton for eight years, Leicester town administrator for eight years prior to that and also served as Worcester County manager for nine years.

For further information about the center's interim municipal management services, please contact Deputy Director Stephen McGoldrick at  stephen.mcgoldrick@umb.edu or by calling 617.287.4824.