Energy regulator, local news founder, and elected official. Working at the intersection of infrastructure, technology, and civic engagement on Massachusetts' South Shore.
What I Do
Energy Regulation
Assistant Director of the Pipeline Safety Division. Overseeing pipeline infrastructure, natural gas operations, LNG facilities, and pioneering safety guidelines for utility networked geothermal systems. Seven years ensuring Massachusetts' energy infrastructure is safe and reliable.
AI Journalism
Founded in 2024, South Shore News is an AI-powered hyperlocal news publication covering municipal government across 19 South Shore communities. Using technology to bring transparency to local government—one town meeting at a time. Over 2,000 subscribers and growing.
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Three-term elected member serving since 2019. Led efforts on Community Preservation Act adoption, economic development, and municipal energy aggregation. Focused on fiscal longevity, infrastructure investment, and transparent government.
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Monthly recap of Select Board activity, town business, and community news from December.
How inflation and Prop 2½ constraints are creating budget crises across Massachusetts towns.
Monthly recap covering school budget developments, town operations, and community events.
South Shore News
Foreclosure begins for Regal Property
Marcus Named Acting Superintendent
Facing a "perfect storm" of inflation and stagnant state aid
Town considers middle school borrowing takeover
Investigating municipal assumption of regional school debt
Background
I'm a Whitman native with a Master's in Energy Systems and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University. My career has focused on the intersection of energy infrastructure, public safety, and policy—first as an engineer, now as a regulator.
At the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, I've spent seven years working to keep our pipeline infrastructure safe. My team achieved perfect PHMSA audit scores and developed first-in-nation safety guidelines for utility networked geothermal systems.
In 2024, I founded South Shore News to solve a problem I saw in local government: important decisions being made without public awareness. Using AI tools to process meeting transcripts and generate coverage, we're bringing transparency to 19 communities that traditional media has largely abandoned.
I live in Whitman with my wife and daughter. When I'm not at work or in a town meeting, you'll find me cooking, working on home electrification projects, or researching my Nova Scotia ancestry.