Mayor Announces Boards and Commission Appointments

The number of people stepping up to take a role in local government seems to have grown with the start of the new year. This week, the City Council received five letters from Mayor Brian Arrigo informing them of appointments to various boards and commissions. The appointments were referred to the Appointments and Personnel Committee for review.

  Mayor Arrigo appointed the following people to the following posts:

• Dean Harris, Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board of Trustees – As executive director of the Revere Housing Authority, Harris oversees RHA’s extensive housing portfolio and manages his office in compliance with HUD, DHCD, and Massachusetts regulations. Harris is a longtime resident involved with community youth programs.
• Claire Inzerillo, Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board of Trustees – Inzerillo currently works in the City Solicitor’s office as a policy writer and analyst.
• Dr. Seth Rhoades, The Planning Board – Rhoades currently serves as the chief technology officer at Biome, Inc. He holds a PhD in pharmacology from the University of Pennsylvania. Arrigo said while his background is not in housing or zoning, he is confident in Rhoades’ ability to conduct strong research and facilitate meaningful dialogue on the Planning Board
• Samantha Woodman, Conservation Commission – Woodman currently works as a sustainability specialist at Garden Remedies where she focuses on environmental regulatory compliance, Environmental, Social and Governance efforts and analysis of energy and waste usage. Woodman is a lifelong Revere resident and a recent graduate of Emmanuel College with a concentration in biology and minors in political science and sustainability.

Asha Waterhouse, Public Arts Commission – Waterhouse is the executive producer at Harmony Healthcare. He started his first small business as an independent digital artist.