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Jeff Thielman
School Committee
Arlington High School Building Committee Chair
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Dr. Elizabeth Homan
Superintendent, Arlington Public Schools
Arlington High School Building Committee Co-Vice Chair
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Jim Feeney
Town Manager
Arlington High School Building Committee Co-Vice Chair
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Karen Fitzgerald
Arlington High School Building Committee Recording Secretary
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Dr. Kirsi Allison-Ampe
School Committee
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Rob Behrent
Facilities Director
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Francis Callahan
Community Member
John Cole
Community Member (former Permanent Town Building Committee member)
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Tobey Jackson
Community Member
Matthew Janger
Arlington High School Principal
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Ryan Katofsky
Community Member
Shannon Knuth
Teacher Representative
Brett Lambert
Permanent Town Building Committee (PTBC) Representative
Kate Loosian
Community Member
Bill McCarthy
Arlington High School Assistant Principal
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Alex Magee
Deputy Town Manager/Finance Director
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Judson Pierce
Community Member
Paul Raia
Disabilities Commission Representative
Amy Speare
Community Member
Kent Werst
Teacher Representative
AHS Building Committee Subcommittees
Temporary Use-Phasing (current):
Elizabeth Homan (chair), Jim Burrows (Skanska), Lori Cowles (HMFH), Matthew Janger, John LaMarre (Consigli), William McCarthy, and Rob Behrent, Facilities Director
Sustainability Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing (SMEP) (current):
AHS Building Committee members Ryan Katofsky (chair), Kate Loosian, Rob Behrent (Director of Facilities), Kent Werst; HMFH and their Subcontractors; Skanska USA; Town of Arlington representatives Ken Pruitt (Energy Manager), Rachel Oliveri (APS Sustainability Coordinator); AHS Sustainability Club student representatives; Kevin Settlemyre (community member); Accelerate Performance Team (Eversource, National Grid, Seventhwave)
Landscape & Exteriors (current):
Elizabeth Homan (chair), Jim Burrows (Skanska), John Cole, Lori Cowles (HMFH), Matthew Janger, John LaMarre (Consigli), William McCarthy, Amy Speare, Town Manager Appointee (TBD), Public Works Appointee (TBD)
Interiors (current):
Elizabeth Homan (chair), Kirsi Allison-Ampe, Jim Burrows (Skanska), Lori Cowles (HMFH), Matthew Janger, John LaMarre (Consigli), William McCarthy, Facilities Representative Rob Behrent
Finance (current):
Alex Magee (chair), Jim Burrows (Skanska), John Cole, Kate Loosian, Michael Mason
Communications (current):
Amy Speare (chair), Kirsi Allison-Ampe, Jim Burrows (Skanska), Victoria Clifford (Skanska), Weslie Etienne Pierre (APS Director of Communications and Family Engagement), Elizabeth Homan, Tobey Jackson, John LaMarre (Consigli), Joan Roman (Town of Arlington Information Officer)
Construction Manager Selection (not active):
Jim Burrows (Skanska), Dale Caldwell (Skanska), Francis Callahan, Adam Chapdelaine, Victoria Clifford (Skanska), John Cole, Lori Cowles (HMFH), Arthur Duffy (HMFH), Ryan Katofsky, Domenic Lanzillotti, Kate Loosian, Michael Mason, Sandy Pooler
Designer Selection (not active):
Ruthy Bennett, Kathleen Bodie, Adam Chapdelaine, Matthew Janger, Ryan Katofsky, Kate Loosian, Bill McCarthy, Judson Pierce, Brian Rehrig, Daniel Ruiz
Owner’s Project Manager (OPM) Selection (not active):
Ruthy Bennett, Frank Callahan, John Cole, Matthew Janger, Dominic Lanzilotti, Kate Loosian