Housing Authority brings back former Executive Director Laura Glynn to work on an interim basis for several months

By Mark E. Vogler

This time last year, veteran Saugus Housing Authority Executive Director Laura Glynn was preparing to leave her post after more than a decade of overseeing the town’s public housing program. Glynn was so concerned about leaving the Housing Authority in good shape that she stayed on for a couple of months to assist the transition and training of her replacement – Katelynn M. Lemieux – who took over in early April. But things didn’t work out as planned. Lemieux resigned last week after just 10 months on the job.

Meanwhile, the Housing Authority members voted to bring Glynn back to work on an interim basis until they can find a qualified candidate to take over on a permanent basis. “Laura started immediately this morning,” Housing Authority Chair John Cannon told The Saugus Advocate on Tuesday (Feb. 25) after members met to approve Glynn’s appointment and discuss the process of hiring a permanent director.

“She’s going to be with us for a few months,” Cannon said of Glynn.

“I don’t know how long. Besides filling the director’s office on a temporary basis, her primary function will be to help us find a new executive director,” he said.

Lemieux, who could not be reached for comment, officially stepped down from her position last Thursday (Feb. 20), according to Cannon.

“The Saugus Housing Authority announces that Katelynn Lemieux has resigned from the position of Executive Director to pursue other employment opportunities, and we wish her well in her future endeavors,” the Housing Authority said in a brief statement this week. “The Board of Commissioners will be discussing its plans for filling the position at board meetings (s) in the near future, including the appointment of an interim Executive Director as may be necessary.”