Collins Center Retained to Recruit New Town Managers in Burlington and Hanover

The Burlington Board of Selectmen recently voted to use the executive recruitment services of the Collins Center at thee McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies in their search for the town's next town administrator, a position that will be vacant due to the impending retirement of twelve year incumbent Bob Mercier. Burlington, with a population of 24,000, is well known for its dense combination of retail, office and high tech activities as well as its residential neighborhoods. The town operates under a board of selectmen, town administrator, and a representative town meeting governance structure. A profile of the town and a description of the position will be posted later this month on the Collins Center's website. An appointment is expected in April or May.

The center is also assisting Hanover, which has a population of approximately 14,000, recruit a town manager, a new position that was created in 2010 by a special act of the legislature. Applications for this position closed on January 6th and an appointment, as in Burlington, is expected in the spring.

The center has provided these services to a number of the commonwealth's cities and towns. For more information about the Center's executive recruitment and interim management services, please contact Richard Kobayashi at richard.koyabashi@umb.edu or call 617.489.8812.