Selection Process for New Town Manager Begins

Winthrop Town Council President James Letterie said the process to select the new town manager of Winthrop is underway.

“The search has begun,” said Letterie. “All the meetings of the committee (Town Manager Search Committee) will be held in executive session because applicants are protected by privacy laws, so their names aren’t out in the public until the finalists are selected.”

Karen Chaves is chair of the Town Manager Search Committee. The other members are: School Committee member Gus Martucci (the designee of School Supt. Lisa Howard), Councillor-at-Large Robert DeMarco, former Winthrop superintendent of schools John Macero, past Town Council president Peter Gill, Viking Pride Foundation Chair Vinnie Crossman, and Citizens Finance Committee member Shannon Poulos.

The Search Committee will interview candidates in the next three to four weeks and present the names of the finalists to the Town Council.

“Once the finalists are selected, it will become a public process and the Council will conduct interviews with the finalists,” said Letterie. “Those meetings will be televised. Once those interviews are done, ultimately, I will put a name forward for the Council’s approval.” Terence Delehanty is currently serving as the interim town manager of Winthrop