Town Staff Directory and Contact
Western Massachusetts Office of the Governor - William Ramsdell, 436 Dwight Street, Suite 300, Springfield, MA 01103, 413-784-1200
Emergency Assistance - Shelburne State Police Dispatch – 911 or 413-625-8200
Town Administrator - Véronique Blanchard, Town Office 413-369-4235 x3 townadmin@conwayma.gov
Assistant to the Town Administrator - Adam Reed, Town Office 413-369-4235 x0, assistant@conwayma.gov
Selectboard - selectboard@conwayma.gov
- Philip Kantor (to 2024), Chair, (413) 369-4725 (h); (413) 475-4305 (c) philkantor@conwayma.gov
- Erica Goleman (to 2023), (413) 359-2509 ericagoleman@conwayma.gov
- Christopher Waldo (to 2025) (610) 324-0507 cwaldo@conwayma.gov
Please note that Board/Committee chairs are subject to change at the beginning of each fiscal year:
This is the list for FY2023.
- Accountant - Michael Kociela, Town Office, FRCOG Program413-369-4235 x0, MKociela@frcog.org
- Ambulance Director - Gemma Vanderheld 413-369-4235 x9, ambulance@conwayma.gov
- Animal Control/Dog Officer - Franklin County Sheriff's Office 413-774-7340 animalcontrol@fcso-ma.us
- Animal Inspectors - Emily Sweet and John Wholey
- Administrative Assessor - Natalie Whitcomb, Town Hall 413-369-4235 x5, assessors@conwayma.gov
- Board of Health - Kathy Llamas, Chair 413-369-4235 x8, boardofhealth@conwayma.gov
- Board of Registrars - Laurie Lucier, Chair 369-4235 x4, clerk@conwayma.gov
- Building Inspector - FRCOG; includes electrical and plumbing, 413-774-3167 x2
- Capital Improvements Planning Committee - vacancy
- Cemetery Commission - Peter Freisem, Chair cemcomm@conwayma.gov
- Community & Economic Development Committee - Mikayla Reine, Chair cedc@conwayma.gov
- Community Preservation Committee - vacancy cpc@conwayma.gov
- Conservation Commission - Bruton Strange, Chair concomm@conwayma.gov
- Constables - Brian Blakeslee, Ronald Hawkes, Jimmy Recore
- Council on Aging - Patricia Ann Lynch, Chair 413-369-4284, patricialynch@earthlink.net
- Cultural Council Co-Chairs - Gisele Litalien and Michelle Sanger conwayculturalcouncil@gmail.com
- Emergencies - Call 911 or Shelburne Control Dispatch 413-625-8200
- Emergency Management - Phil Kantor, Interim Director, emd@conwayma.gov
- Assistant Director - Amanda Herrmann, asstemd@conwayma.gov
- Energy Committee - Not currently active
- Finance Committee - Alan Singer, Chair Pippicat21@icloud.com
- Fire Chief /Enhanced 911 Coordinator - Robert Baker 413-369-4087, fire@conwayma.gov
- Franklin County Cooperative Inspection Program (FCCIP) 413-774-3167
- Building Commissioner / Zoning Enforcement Officer - Jim Hawkins, x113
- Local Inspector – Dave Roberts, x145
- Electrical Inspector – Tom McDonald, x1
- Plumbing and Gas Inspector – Andy French, x112
- Zoning and Software Assistant – Paul Lemelin, x114
- Departmental Clerk – Chris Brothers, x109
- Franklin County Solid Waste District Representative - Lynn Rubinstein, 802-254-3636; lynn@nerc.org
- Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) Rep - Phil Kantor philkantor@conwayma.gov
- Franklin Regional Planning Board Representative -
- Highway Superintendent - Ronald Sweet 413-369-4696, highway@conwayma.gov
- Field Memorial Library - David Whittier, Director 413-369-4646, conwayfmld@gmail.com
- Moderator - Jimmy Recore
- Open Space Committee - Janet Chayes, Chair 413-369-4697, jchayes1@comcast.net
- Parks & Recreation Committee - parksandrec@conwayma.gov
- Personnel Committee - Not currently active
- Planning Board - Beth Girshman, Chair planningboard@conwayma.gov
- Police Chief - Kenneth D. Ouimette 413-369-4235 x 7, police@conwayma.gov
- School Committee Chairs
- Elaine Campbell, Chair - drekiwi@gmail.com(416) 369-8089
- Cynthia Ouimette, Frontier Regional School – cynkenken@yahoo.com, 413-369-4710
- Franklin County Technical School – vacant
- School Superintendent - Darius Modestow 413-665-1155
- Treasurer / Tax Collector - Janice Warner, Town Office 413-369-4235 x2, treasurer@conwayma.gov
- Assistant Treasurer / Tax Collector - Lynn Kane, Town Office 413-369-4235 x1, taxcollector@conwayma.gov
- Tree Warden - Walter Goodridge (413) 369-4685, mail@heywalter.com
- Upper Pioneer Valley Veterans’ Services Rep - Roger Goshea 413-369-4318, rfgoshea@yahoo.com
- Veterans’ Graves Officer - Don Graham 413-475-2498, don.grahamthejudge@gmail.com
- Zoning Board of Appeals - Mark Silverman, Chair 413-369-4235 x3 zba@conwayma.gov