VOTERS GUIDE
Brookline Town Election - May 8, 2018
A Publication of the Sara K. Wallace Fund for Voter Education
VOTERS GUIDE ON-LINE:
www.lwvbrookline.org
Where to Vote
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of State’s web site:
http://www.wheredoivotema.com
All polling places are accessible. The Town of Brookline
does not discriminate on the basis of disability in
admission to, access to, or operations of its programs,
services or activities. Individuals who need auxiliary
aids for effective communication in programs and
services of the Town of Brookline are invited to make
their needs known to the ADA Coordinator, Town
of Brookline, 11 Pierce St., Brookline, MA 02445.
Telephone 617-730-2330; TDD 617-730-2327.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Precinct 1: Wheelock College, 43 Hawes St.
Monmouth Street Entrance
Precinct 2: Coolidge Corner Branch Library,
31 Pleasant St.
Precinct 3: Theresa Morse Apartments,
90 Longwood Ave.
Precinct 4: Town Hall, 333 Washington St.,
Room 103
Precinct 5: New Lincoln School, 19 Kennard Rd.
Precinct 6: BHS Schluntz Gymnasium,
115 Greenough St.
Precinct 7: Arthur A. O’Shea House, 61 Park St.
Precinct 8: Young Israel of Brookline, 62 Green
Street (Side Entrance)
Precinct 9: Senior Center, 93 Winchester St.
Precinct 10: John W. Kickham Apartments,
190 Harvard St.
Precinct 11: Driscoll School New Gymnasium,
Washington St. Entrance
Precinct 12: Runkle School Gymnasium,
50 Druce Street (Front entrance)
Precinct 13: Runkle School Gymnasium,
50 Druce Street (Front entrance)
Precinct 14: Heath School Gymnasium, 100 Eliot
St.
Precinct 15: Fire Station #6, 962 Hammond St.
Precinct 16: Putterham Branch Library
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BALLOT QUESTIONS
ON PAGE 2
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for the 2018 Voters Guide.
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Ken Liss and the
Brookline Historical Society
for providing the historical information
about Brookline in this year’s Voters Guide.
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recommendations of others who have worked with
2018 BALLOT QUESTIONS or are well acquainted with the prospective mem-
ber; needs of the committee (e.g. the need for fi-
For information about the ballot questions: nancial and engineering expertise on the AC); the
likelihood that the candidate will work harmoni-
https://tinyurl.com/y7jtuprq ously and congenially with other members of the
committee; and maintaining political balance and,
QUESTION 1 to the extent possible, equal numbers of men and
women, at least on the AC.
Shall the Town of Brookline be allowed to
assess an additional $6,575,425 in real es- 2. Corporate lawyer for Foley Hoag, LLP, current-
ly Of Counsel. Brookine resident for 50+ years,
tate and personal property taxes for the pur- Town Moderator for 24 years. Amherst College;
poses of funding the cost of expenditures in Harvard Law School.
the Brookline Public Schools ($5,873,642)
and in municipal departments ($701,783)
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018? TOWN CLERK
Salary: Range $93,498 - $110,136
QUESTION 2 Duties: The Town Clerk is responsible for keeping
Shall the Town of Brookline be allowed to ex- a wide range of records such as deeds, voting lists,
empt from the provisions of proposition two election records, vital statistics, mortgages, business
and one-half, so-called, the amounts re- ownerships, licenses, etc. The clerk is responsible
quired to pay for the bonds issued in order to for the legal conduct of elections, care for voting
machines, preparation of sample machine ballots,
renovate and expand Brookline High School,
including the acquisition and reconstruction training of election workers, and reporting results
to the Secretary of State. The clerk records atten-
of the property located at 111 Cypress Street
dance proceedings and votes at Town Meeting.
and renovations or repairs to Brookline
High School, the Evelyn Kirrane Aquatic Candidates were asked to limit their responses to
Center, the Unified Arts Building, the 66 300 words.
Tappan Street Gym, and Cypress Field?
Question 1: What are the biggest challenges that
the Town Clerk’s Office faces?
Question 2: Biographical data.
t TOWN MODERATOR
Candidates for 3 Year Term
Salary: Unpaid
Duties: The Moderator sets the order of the Agenda Vote For One
and presides over Town Meeting. The Moderator
also appoints members of the Advisory Committee, Patrick J. Ward (*) / 12 Edwin Street
the Committee on Organization and Structure and 1. The significant administrative and financial de-
any other ad hoc committees authorized by Town mands for implementing the various legislation in-
Meeting. creasing voter access, such as Early Voting for both
the State Election and the State Primary; Automat-
Candidates were asked to limit their responses to ic Registration; and Same-Day Registration - that
300 words. are all currently before the state legislature - are the
primary challenges presently facing the Office of
Question 1: What criteria do you use when
making appointments to committees in- the Town Clerk.
cluding the Advisory Committee? 2. Town Clerk: 1994 – Present; Registrar of Voters:
Question 2: Biographical data. 1985 – Present (Chairman: 1990-1994); Assistant
Town Clerk: 1985 – 1994; Legislative Director, Of-
fice of the Secretary of the Commonwealth: 1984
Candidates for 3 Year Term -1985; Massachusetts State HAVA Committee:
2003 – 2012; Massachusetts Town Clerks Asso-
Vote For One ciation: 1994 – Present (Executive Board: 2005
Edward N. Gadsby Jr. (*)/ 60 Glen Road – 2007; Legislative Committee 1998 – 2012);
1. Compliance with the provisions of any applicable Tri-County Clerks Association: 1994 – Present;
by-law (e.g. the by-law requiring at least one TMM International Institute of Municipal Clerks: 1994
from each precinct on the Advisory Committee); – Present; Admitted to Federal Bar 2002; Admit-
ted to Massachusetts Bar 2002; Brookline High
School; B.A. Boston College; J.D. New England
School of Law
t SELECT BOARD
Salary: Chairman: $4,500 per annum.
Other members: $3,500 per annum.
Duties: The Select Board carry out the votes of
Town Meeting; review the annual budget for bonds
and notes for the borrowing of money; appoint
certain department heads, assistants, advisors,
boards and committees; serve as a licensing
board and as the police and fire commissioners;
represent the Town before the General Court in all
regional and metropolitan affairs; and enforce the
Town Bylaws and regulations.
Candidates were asked to limit their responses to
300 words.
Question 1: What are the major development
& fiscal challenges facing the town and how
would you address them?
Question 2: Biographical data.
Candidates For Three Year Term
Vote For Not More Than Two
Bernard W. Greene (*) / 77 Park Street
1. There are no viable alternatives to the May 8
overrides and no realistic strategies that would avoid
periodic overrides of Massachusetts’ Proposition
2½. The strategy that will meet the needs of our
schools and our town is supporting the override
and debt exclusion.
Brookline already controls the pain of Prop 2½,
with strong management, prudent fiscal policies
and practices, and reasonably spaced overrides that
cover the structural deficits forced on us by Prop
2½.
Passage of the operating override will provide
the resources necessary to respond to the 40%
rise in elementary school enrollment, and to
invest in important senior services, snow removal
and sidewalk repair, climate change adaptation,
building repair and maintenance, and library and
recreation services. Passage of the debt exclusion
will fund an enrollment driven renovation and
expansion of Brookline High School. Passing the
override and debt exclusion also helps Brookline
maintain its triple-A bond ratings, which reduces
our borrowing costs to finance the capital cost of
our schools, parks, playgrounds, streets, sidewalks,
buildings, and public safety equipment.
Support for the overrides is the most prudent way
to maintain Brookline’s superior quality of life for
seniors, families, and young people.

2. I am a financial transactions lawyer with a state
agency that finances wastewater and drinking
water projects throughout Massachusetts. I Retired Attorney/ Pediatric Administrator.
graduated from Swarthmore College and Boston
College Law School. I am married and have two
adult children. For more details and to support
my campaign, visit my website:
www.BernardGreene4SelectBoard.com
Nancy S. Heller (*) / 40 Abboottsford Road
1. Brookline’s Town and Schools use several
financial strategies, other than overrides, to meet
our needs:
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Richard Nangle (New) / 854 Hammond Street
1. Strengthen the commercial tax base through
smart growth and mixed-use development. The
community is too expensive and difficult for
businesses. We need business revenue to offset
the residential property tax burden. Overrides are
fine as an occasional stopgap, but Brookline has
begun relying on them to make up for a structural
budget deficit. We had large overrides in 2008 and
2015, face another override in 2018 and another
in 2021 in addition to debt exclusions to support
our schools.
The override and debt exclusion on this ballot
will raise property taxes nine percent in just one
year. Brookline should take a deep dive into its
budget, as its Advisory Committee recommended.
The Select Board chose not to do so. This was a
mistake. The Brookline Community Foundation
reported 13 percent of our residents are in poverty
and another nearly 30 percent live in economic
insecurity. Relying on overrides is unfair to the
people of this community. They deserve better.
We need fiscal prudence while addressing our
school space issue. But even knowing this, the Select
Board made no application to the Massachusetts
School Building Authority for funding in 2016
or 2017. Only now in 2018 have they applied for
Librarian; establish policies; request the annual
range plan for our schools. We should not put
forward a school project without state funding.
The people of Brookline have the right to believe
that their elected leaders are looking out for them
and not pushing them out of the community.
Professor of Journalism: Emerson College
UMass-Amherst: BA in Journalism
Boston College: Master’s Degree in Administration
Town Meeting Member – 22 years
Member of Green Caucus and Brookline
Greenspace Alliance
Founder of the Worcester Chapter of the
Providence Newspaper Guild union
1. I will remind the Board to practice what they
preach.
In the Town of Brookline FY-2019 Financial
Plan the Select Board 2019 Objective #48 states
the Select Board will “advocate for increases in
state funding in order to alleviate pressure on the
Town’s budget. In particular increased funding for:
Mgl Ch 70 Educational Aid.” As a Select Board
Member I will remind the Board of #48 and follow
up on applying every year.
As a Select Board Member I would be in favor of
Warrant Article 32. Which will be voted on at the
May 22 Town Meeting. Amending the General
by-laws in section 3.1.3 Litigation and claims.
The Marijuana Sales Tax is going to help the Town’s
operation budget tremendously.
The LRC and our Planning Dept. Worked really
hard on the Town’s regulations of the new tax
revenue.
2. I’ve lived in Brookline Village for 38 years.
I work for Spaulding Rehab Hospital Cambridge. I’m
in Nursing on the pulmonary unit. I’m also a PCA for
my sister who has cerebral palsy.
Before working for Spaulding I worked on the Brookline
Highway Dept. for almost a decade before I resigned.
I have two sons who attend the Brookline Public
Schools. Donte my 3 year old who attends BEEP
at Putterham and Donelle Jr. Who attends my old
elementary school Pierce.
Did you know...
LWV member Louise Castle in 1960 became the first
woman elected to the Board of Selectmen. Future
governor Michael Dukakis and future lieutenant gov-
ernor and U.S. cabinet secretary Eliot Richardson
managed her campaign. In 2007, the board had a
female majority (Nancy Daly, Betsy DeWitt, and Jesse Mer-
mell) for the first time.
t TRUSTEE OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Salary: Unpaid.
Duties: The Library Trustees appoint the Town
budget; and supervise all expenditures.
Candidates were asked to limit their responses to
300 words.
Question 1: Discuss your priorities for
improving the services offered by the
Brookline libraries.
Question 2: Biographical data.
Candidates For Three Year Term
Vote For Not More Than Four
Carol Axelrod (*) / 19 Regent Circle
1. When first elected Trustee in 2000, I mourned
the loss of the card catalog and worried about the
spectre of electronic books. Since then I, along
with many others, have adapted to the ways the
library (and the rest of the world) has evolved
that ebooks serve a wonderful purpose and that,
thankfully, no technology for reading will ever
replace the book itself.
Meanwhile, public schools and public libraries,
as guardians of civilization for all comers,
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ceaselessly lead and respond to advances in access
to information, literacy, communication. It is our
job as trustees of the Public Library of Brookline,
to maintain an agile balance among this myriad of
evolving roles and methods and to wisely steward
our institution, one that is both ancient and
modern, into the future.
As a member of the library’s Long Range Planning
committee, I stand firmly (and delightedly)by our
Mission:
The Public Library of Brookline promotes discovery,
connection, and opportunity for all residents. Through
our diverse resources and innovative programs, we
aim to enrich the lives of our citizens through free
access to information in many different media and
formats. We are a cultural destination and a site for
learning and recreation, as well as a place where
people come together to exchange ideas. We strive to be
both a cornerstone of our community and a gateway
to explorations of a wider world.
2. Almost 40 year Brookline resident and property
owner, two children through public schools,
Brookline Public Library trustee since 2000 (chair
for four of those years), Town Meeting Member
11 years, Board Member of Steps to Success since
2010. Social worker, psychotherapist, career
consultant at Rasi Associates, Copley Square since
1990. Currently working to “Flip the House to
Blue” in November.
Vivien E. Goldman (*) / 19 Conant Road
1. The world of libraries is changing at an
extraordinary pace with digital technologies
making access to materials more widely available.
It’s an exciting time and our director, Sara Slymon,
is leading our library into the future.
2. Brookline resident, past librarian and archivist,
and library trustee since 2003. My children
grew up here and now my grandchildren are in
Baking and are heading to the high school. It’s a
wonderful town and I’m grateful to be living here
and contributing to the library as a trustee.
Regina Healey (*)/ 20 Chapel Street
1. I firmly believe that libraries are an essential
democratic institution and must be protected.
2. Reader, lawyer, mother, grandma, wife ,
Brookline resident for more than 40 years.
Carol Troyen Lohe (*) / 25 Salisbury Road
1. Even more than schools, libraries are our culture’s
democratizers. They serve all ages, genders, faiths,
and ethnicities. They offer information resources
as well as collections, programs, and services that
not only reach out to all these groups, but also
foster community among them. We are all aware of
the inequities that divide our society, and bemoan
the difficulties of effecting change. Libraries are
a critical component in encouraging such change,
and I am eager to continue to serve as a library
trustee to help in that effort.
The Brookline Library should continue to strive
to be sensitive to community needs and desires
and to meet people where they are. Recently
this has meant expanding the kinds of things we
circulate (telescopes and vinyl records as well as
books and CDs), providing services that meet our
patrons’ wide-ranging needs (increased foreign
language offerings, making available iPads with
assistive technologies for people with disabilities),
presenting programs that appeal to many audiences
(“Brookline Eats,” a talk by Pulitzer Prize winner
Colson Whitehead), and continuing to look for
ways to update our facilities and our outreach. All
of these efforts will enable us in Brookline to build
community and come together across differences.
2. I was appointed, then elected, a Library Trustee in
2012. Since then I have served on the Long Range
Planning Committee, the Finance and Investment
Committees, the Programming Committee, and
the “Brookline Reads” committee. I was elected
Treasurer in May 2014. My husband, Werner
Lohe, and I have lived in Brookline since 1988; our
daughters, Erica and Ellen, graduated from Driscoll
and Brookline High. I attended Yale University
(B.A., Ph.D.) and have spent my professional life
in museums, as Curator of American Art at the
Museum of Fine Arts and Acting Chief Curator at
the Wadsworth Atheneum.
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Candidates For One Year Term
Vote For Not More Than One
Koinonia M. Givens (New) / 39 Kent Street
1. I envision our Brookline libraries as more
relevant than ever because they are essential
community spaces, keepers of our historical
collections and books, while our librarians are
curators of our culture and technology. I also
envision our libraries as engaging community
members - of all ages, innovating, connecting, and
evolving with the needs of our community.
2. Koinonia is Greek for “community.” I value
community and all that we can accomplish together,
while still honoring our unique voices. I am a
licensed Tax, Elder Law Estate Planning Attorney,
and Realtor®, and I earned my undergraduate
degree from Yale, JD from Stetson, and Tax LLM
from the University of Alabama. Brookline has
been my home for approximately five years, and
it’s where I run my small business. I also am a
mother of three boys, and I am committed to ever
improving our Town, Commonwealth, nation,
and global community, so that we might leave a
better world for our children.
t SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Salary: Unpaid.
Duties: The School Committee has the power
to select and terminate the Superintendent of
Schools; approve and review budgets for public
education; establish educational goals and policies
for the schools in the district, consistent with the
requirements of the law and state-wide goals and
standards established by the Massachusetts Board
of Education.
Candidates were asked to limit their responses to
300 words.
Question 1: How would you address
the impact of school enrollment, cost of
additional space and funding for operations?
Question 2: Biographical data.
Candidates For Three Year Term
Vote For Not More Than Three
Barbara C. Scotto (*) / 26 Crowninshield Road
1. Rising school enrollment can be managed by
increasing class size, by making schools function
year-round, by extending the school day, by
expanding an existing school, or building a new
school. We repeatedly rejected increasing class
size because each child gets less attention, often
affecting achievement and causing stress to
teachers and stu-dents Extending the school day or
running year-round schools requires extra staffing
and causes additional wear on the buildings,
increasing overall costs. In year-round schools,
where each grade has school vacations at different
times, regular family schedules are disrupted and
childcare difficult to find. Expanding existing
buildings or building a new school is expensive,
but in the long run, is the best solution. If you
planned well, it will hopefully solve overcrowding
problems well into the future.
2. I grew up in Baltimore and attended the
public schools. I graduated from Wilson Col-
lege, received an M.Ed. from Johns Hopkins, and
after teaching five years in Baltimore County, my
husband and I moved to Brookline. I taught in
Melrose until my children, both Devotion and
BHS graduates, were born. Completing an MS at
Simmons in Library Science, I worked as a librarian
at BEEP and then at Driscoll. In January 1981, I
started teaching fifth grade at Baker. In September
I returned to Driscoll to teach fifth and later sixth
grade. At Simmons, I taught a graduate course

about teaching reading. I received the 2002 Ernest
Caverly Award for Excellence in Teaching. Now
retired, I am part of Children’s Literature New
England, which I co-direct, and The Examined
Life: Greek Studies in the Schools, where I am
the online course facilitator. I’m a Town Meeting
member in Pct. 8 and a current School Committee
member.
For more information: www.votescotto.com
Jennifer L. Monopoli (New)/ 7 Roberts Street
1. We need transparency, community voice, and
effective leadership in dealing with enrollment
growth. We must address this issue quickly,
sustainably and with equity. Passing the override
is a necessary step, but not a complete solution.
New construction and much needed expansion
and rehabilitation are also vital. It is time to move
forward with our facilities so we can get back
to developing this country’s future leaders and
innovators. Brookline should: recruit, develop
and retain diverse, talented and dedicated
educational leaders; engage parents and teachers
fully in the leadership selection process; promote
socially just and whole child centered curriculum;
allow educators creative autonomy and ample
preparation time; dedicate sufficient time to the
arts, sciences and the humanities. Our family
chose this community for its combination of great
schools and vibrant diversity. We stayed because
of the sense of community at our schools. I am
running for School Committee to play an active
role in bringing Brookline’s legacy for excellence
in education and community involvement into the
future. I look forward to keeping the Brookline
Schools second to none in equity, excellence and
creative thought through a renewed focus on
transparency, leadership and community voice.
Please vote the progressive slate this May 8th.
Vote Jennifer Monopoli, David Pearlman, and
Jim Swaim for School Committee. My name is
Jennifer Monopoli and I am not only asking for
your vote, I’m asking for your voice!
2. Jennifer Monopoli has two children in the
Public Schools of Brookline. She has one child at
Lawrence and one at Lincoln. Jennifer has been a
public school teacher for 15 years and currently
teaches in the Newton Public Schools. Jennifer is
passionate about public education, equity, high
expectations for all students, and developing well
rounded citizens. www.jennifermonopoli.com
David Arenas Pearlman (New)/25 Goddard
Circle
1. Rising enrollment in both North and South
Brookline necessitates a multi-site approach to
expanding classroom capacity. Equity demands
that we also commit to investing in our existing
LWV of Brookline VOTERS GUIDE to Town Elections w May 8, 2018 5.
schools. Otherwise some of our children will enjoy
much better learning environments than others.
Let’s listen to the creative solutions of our
constituents. On November 14, 2017, Town
Meeting voted 208-2 to expand its search of
classroom capacity options from single sites in
Chestnut Hill to single and multi-site options
throughout Brookline. The Pierce community,
in particular, expressed enthusiasm for being
a part of the solution. Many Pierce parents and
neighborhood residents referred to themselves as
YIMBYs (Yes in my Backyard).
By including Pierce, two goals can be met in a
single project: expanded classroom capacity in the
part of town that most needs it, and a long overdue
renovation. A project at Driscoll would yield
similar benefits. If we modestly expand two of our
existing schools, we may only need a 2-section
ninth school. A reduced ninth school would be
cheaper to construct and require less acreage,
opening opportunities for siting at smaller parcels
in less divisive locations.
To help fund these projects, the town should finally
commit to applying for MSBA (Massachusetts
School Building Authority) funds for each project,
every year. This should include annual applications
for the high school expansion.
2. I’m a near life-long resident of Brookline, current
Town Meeting Member, and graduate of Devotion
and BHS (’00). I obtained my BA from Brandeis
and Juris Doctorate from Boston University. I
manage my own law practice, specializing in
child welfare law as an attorney advocate for
predominantly indigent minority children and
families.
It’s time for a strong new generational voice (and
ear) that will promote creativity, prudence, and
transparency.
www.electpearlman.com
Nathan I. Shpritz (New) / 44 Payson Road
1. We are now dealing with overcrowding at both
the high school and in our elementary school
system. Expand in place is too expensive to pursue
as recent studies have confirmed. Ideally, we should
find a town owned site and build a new elementary
school completely meeting our current classroom
requirements. It is estimated that a new school
can be built for between $80 and $100 million.
At the same time, both Driscoll and Pierce require
renovation. An architect estimated that renovating
and expanding Driscoll to become a four section
school would cost about $83 million. Renovations
at Pierce are harder to estimate but the same
architect projected them to be about $70M before
any expansion, which are, of course, required.
Transforming Pierce to be a five section school or
larger becomes very expensive as construction is
more extensive and neighboring properties may
need to be acquired.
The upshot is that we are facing considerable
construction time and expense at the elementary
school level at the same time we are updating our
high school. If we proceed with a new, ninth
school and pursue MSBA funding for Pierce and
Driscoll, we could save tens of millions of dollars of
construction and student relocation costs. Expand
in place just does not add enough classrooms at
any one site and these solutions are inherently
more expensive due to the need to upsize common
spaces. The fast way is to build a new school. It is
also the cheapest.
2. I am a parent of two students currently at Baker
and served on the Baker Site Council for two years.
I am currently a Town Meeting Member and a
Precinct captain for the YES side of the Override
Campaign. Professionally, I am a manager in an
insurance company after many years working as an
actuary.
Sara Elizabeth Stoutland (New)/ 104 Westbourne
Terrace
1. Brookline school enrollment has grown 30% to
7,500+ students in the past 12 years. Our children
need more space to learn and grow. The School
Committee must aggressively pursue options: 1)
To address North Brookline over-crowding, the
school committee has submitted proposals to
MSBA (Massachusetts School Building Authority)
for renovation and expansion of both Pierce and
Driscoll. MSBA partially reimburses towns for
approved school projects. 2) In South Brookline,
the town must continue to study four sites for a
9th K-8 school -- new construction costs roughly
half the price of renovation. 3) The School
Committee, with input from families, should
explore ways to redistrict students that are equitable
but not based solely on geography. Finally, the
town should explore a town-wide state-of-the-art
athletic fieldhouse funded by a capital campaign.
Brookline residents of all ages need more fitness
facilities.
2. With 19 years of experience in the Brookline
schools, I have tackled our challenges by combining
my leadership skills in strategic thinking and
collaborative problem solving with deep knowledge
of education. I have been a: 1) Parent of three
(8th, 12th, and college); 2) Leader in PTO and
School Councils at Driscoll (‘06-’18) and BHS
(‘13-’18); and 3) Professional school consultant
for African American Achievement and Steps to
Success (‘99-’04). Education: Oberlin College,
B.A.; U of Minnesota, Ph.D. (Anthropology);
Harvard Kennedy School, Postdoctoral Research
Associate.
I believe children learn best in inclusive
communities who welcome all families and focus
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on the whole child. Students thrive in schools
where all staff work together. As Brookline’s school
population becomes bigger and more diverse, K-8
students need more extensive racial and economic
justice programs and our teens need more robust
guidance programs as they prepare to enter the
adult world.
Learn more: SaraforSchoolCommittee.com
James F. Swaim (New)/ 28 Upland Road
1. As a Brookline resident, parent, teacher,
and principal, I have always been impressed
by the community’s commitment to it schools
and solving town problems, increased school
enrollment being by far the most immediate and
critical. The emphasis on maintaining class size at
21 has always been a distinguishing characteristic
of Brookline’s great schools. Financial and spatial
constraints make a creative solution to this issue
essential. The School Committee must continue
to invite public input and support in a transparent
and engaging manner. Our citizens like our
schools are our most important resource and we
must listen to community input in order to insure
creative solutions.
2. Jim Swaim graduated from the University of
Virginia with a BA in English in 1969 and in 1974
earned an M. Ed. from Antioch Graduate School
of Education. From 1977 to 2003 he taught third
and fourth grade at the Edward Devotion School.
While there, he was a member of the Brookline
Teacher Research Seminar and the Learning
Teaching Collaborative. He then became Vice
Principal at the Pierce School and after two years,
Principal of the Lawrence School. He spent his last
three years in education as Principal of the Cabot
School in Newton, MA. Jim has been retired
since 2012 and is presently mentoring beginning
teachers in the Boston Public Schools through
the Aspire Institute at Wheelock College/Boston
University. In all, he spent 42 years in public
education. Jim and his wife, Shelli who was a
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and parent prepares him effectively for being on
the Brookline School Committee.
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Salary: Each member may receive a salary of not
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receipts from veterans housing.
Duties: The Housing Authrity is the agent for the
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determining community needs for such housing
to development and management.
Candidates were asked to limit their responses to
300 words.
Question 1: How can Brookline serve its
low income residents better as the housing
affordability gap increases?
Question 2: Biographical data.
Candidates For Five Year Term
Vote For Not More Than One
Susan C. Cohen (New) / 31 Russell Street
1. Some of our most stable and deeply affordable
housing, our public housing, has been starved by
the state and federal governments of the tradi-
tional sources of funding that ought to be devoted
to preserve this incredibly valuable asset. We need
to take advantage of every opportunity to access
funds to support the housing we do have, and to
use our creativity to look at new ways to operate
the housing. This means that the housing author-
ity and the town must work in tandem to further
the BHA’s current initiatives to leverage private in-
vestment in its properties. We also need to foster
new development through the use of inclusionary
zoning and to incentivize mixed-income devel-
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Duties: As the legislative body of Town
government, Town Meeting Members vote on
budget and capital items and must consider and
vote on any changes in Town Bylaws, including
those pertaining to zoning and administrative
structure and procedure.
Candidates for Town Meeting were asked to limit
their responses to 150 words.
Question 1: What town wide issue affects
your precinct the most and how would you
address it?
Question 2: Biographical data.
PRECINCT 1
Candidates For Three Year Term
Vote For Not More Than Five
Cathleen C. Cavell (*)/ 27 Monmouth Court
Attendance 11 of 15
1. Overcrowded classrooms and outdated
buildings risk the high quality of our excellent
public schools. I support the May 2018 ballot
overrides for operating expenses and debt exclusion
to renovate and expand BHS. A ninth school will
relieve over-enrollment townwide. I support efforts
to maximize new revenue sources, including green
and thoughtful development proposals.
2. My education prepared me as a lawyer and
teacher: I graduated from Radcliffe College,
Wesleyan University’s MAT program, and Boston
University Law School. With my husband Stanley,
I have raised two sons here, Brookline-lovers too.
I was Brookline’s lawyer 1977-1990, helped start
Progressive Democrats of Massachusetts http://
www.progressivedemsofmass.org/ and served eight
years on Governor Patrick’s Judicial Nominating
Commission. I represent the Massachusetts
Education Commissioner, investigating and
PAX endorsement. Precinct One Coalition
Elijah Ercolino (*)/ 2 Euston Street
Attendance 14 of 15
1. Robust school enrollement is one characteristic
of a thriving Town. However, the 40% increased
enrollment has resulted in overcrowded class-
rooms and continues to place significantly stress
the budget. We owe it to our kids to invest in a
be proud. I support the Vote YES for Brookline
campaign to SUPPORT and PASS the override
and debt exclusion on Brookline’s municipal bal-
lot Tuesday, May 8, 2018.

2. Elijah Ercolino moved with his family to Brook-
line in 2013, attracted by the strength of commu-
nity and public schools. Elijah earned his MS in
Mechanical Engineering from Boston University,
where he is currently leading BU’s energy and
water conservation efforts in his role at Facilities
Management. Elijah is a member of the Precinct
1 Coalition, Brookline Green Caucus, and is en-
dorsed by PAX. Elijah is committed to preserving
the excellence of Brookline’s schools and other
public services.
Neil R. Gordon (*)/ 87 Ivy Street
Attendance 15 of 15
1. The impact of school crowding impacts all of
Brookline. As we fund the needed expansion of our
schools, we need to also maintain and improve our
infrastucture, without sacrificing the excellence
of Town and School services. As a member of
the Advisory Committee, I continue to work on
balancing not only budgets, but the competing
needs of Brookline’s citizens. Collaboration
and bridge building, across Brookline’s political
spectrum, is key.
2. Currently I serve on Brookline’s Advisory
Committee, as Co-chair of Brookline PAX, as a
Brookline Constable. As a Precinct 1 Town Meeting
Member, I have introduced or co-sponsored
local legislation supporting Brookline Seniors,
government transparency and administrative cost
reduction. I have a strong history of public and
community service, served on active duty with the
United States Navy, am a Vietnam veteran, and an
avid sailor and cyclist.
Carol B. Hillman (*)/ 287 Kent Street
Attendance 9 of 15
1. Increasing school enrollments have led to the
need for constant requests for operating budget
and debt exclusion overrides. This puts added
burdens on all Brookline residents, but especially
the elderly. We need to find a way to fund both
school and public needs without constant override
requests. Perhaps a centralized budgeting process
would help as in a mayoral form of government
where all town needs are considered together when
a budget is prepared, not just school separate from
town operations.
2. Resident of Brookline since 2008; TMM for
nine years. Phi Beta Kappa honors graduate
University of Wisconsin; MA from Cornell
University. Corporate communications executive
at Fortune 500 corporataions. Served on boards
of non-profits including Planned Parenthood
League of MA, chaired The Eleanor Roosevelt
Val-Kill Partnership. Have been involved in
Democratic politics since the age of 13. Worked
to get government funds to restore Riverway Park
and Carlton Street footbridge.
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Sean M. Lynn-Jones (*)/ 53 Monmouth Street
Attendance 15 of 15
1. Increasing school enrollment has led to
overcrowded classrooms and higher budgets.
Thus the May 2018 ballot includes an operating
budget override and a debt exclusion override
to expand and renovate Brookline High School.
Fiscal prudence, a balanced approach, and a search
for consensus are essential. As a Town Meeting
member and chair of the Town’s Advisory (Finance)
Committee, I will work to set budgetary priorities
that maintain Brookline’s excellent schools, public
safety, and infrastructure.
2. Precinct 1 resident since 1995. Educated as a
political scientist at Haverford and Harvard. Editor
of quarterly journal at Harvard’s Kennedy School.
Led efforts to facilitate rapid opening of Beacon
Street Whole Foods. Worked to redesign and
renovate Monmouth Park, improve Monmouth
Court plantings, and upgrade sidewalks. Brookline
Advisory Committee member since 2003;
chair since 2015. Former co-chair, Brookline
Neighborhood Alliance. Life member, Brookline
Historical Society. Coached for Brookline Soccer
Club. PAX endorsement. Precinct 1 Coalition.
About the League... (From Wikipedia)
The LWV sponsored the United States presidential elec-
tion debates in 1976, 1980 and 1984. On October 2, 1988,
the LWV’s 14 trustees voted unanimously to pull out of
the debates, and on October 3 they issued a press release
condemning the demands of the major candidates’ cam-
paigns. LWV President Nancy Neuman said that the debate
format would “perpetrate a fraud on the American voter”
and that the organization did not intend to “become an
accessory to the hoodwinking of the American public.”
PRECINCT 2
Candidates For Three Year Term
Vote For Not More Than Five
Jennifer Englund (*)/ 116 Pleasant Street
Attendance 5 of 5
1. Coolidge Corner risks becoming a victim of its
own success – our great schools, shops, restaurants,
parks, commutability, and charm make us a prime
target for developers of large luxury buildings.
While some responsible development is necessary, I
support working with developers via committee to
design spaces that fit Coolidge Corner’s character
and will not overtax our schools, roads, and public
transit.
2. My husband and I moved to Brookline to start
our family, which now includes our 3-month-old
son. I am running to preserve the things that make
Brookline special and ensure that the changes
we undergo enhance quality of life. I have lived
in the Boston area since college at Harvard and
moved to Pleasant Street in 2016. I bike to my
job in Boston during the warmer months, and I
will work to make it easier and safer to get around
without a car.
Barbara A. O’Brien (*) / 81 Egmont Street
Attendance 10 of 15
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Linda Olson Pehlke (*) / 48 Browne Street
Attendance 12 of 15
1. Extreme development pressure, especially
on the residential side. Impacts include: traffic
congestion, loss of historic structures, and
gentrification and displacement. Through
proactive planning, the Town could lessen these
negative impacts and preserve neighborhood
livability, while still allowing for appropriate
new housing development. As a member of the
Coolidge Corner Study Committee, the Select
Board’s Climate Action Committee, the Zoning
By-law Committee, and Town Meeting, I will use
my planning expertise to advance proactive long-
range planning for the Town.
2. Linda is a writer, researcher and urban planner
who has lived in Brookline for 29 years. The author
of, Exploring the Paths of Brookline, Linda writes
for local publications and professional journals.
As a member of the Brookline Community
Foundation’s Board of Trustees, she was researcher
for the Understanding Brookline and Poverty
reports. She earned a BA in Environmental
Systems Analysis and a master’s in Urban Planning
from the University of Michigan.
Susan M. Roberts (*) / 69 Green Street
Attendance 14 of 15
1. The enormous amount of proposed real estate
development in Coolidge Corner is our precinct’s
major issue, as numerous development proposals
already approved and in the pipeline will bring
hundreds of new residents to our area. Already,
these projects have had and will continue to
have significant effects on our schools, housing,
transportation, and the general character of
Brookline. We Town Meeting members must
involve our constituents to insure Brookline’s
response to proposed development results in wise
choices that reflect our neighborhoods’ interests
and benefit the Town.
2. My family’s Brookline roots span 4 generations.
Born here, I grew up in Needham, moving back to
Coolidge Corner during law school. I am a real
estate attorney in private practice, doing mostly
transactional, leasing, and zoning work. My
children attended Devotion and BHS. All now
have graduate degrees (or are now pursuing those),
and are enjoying success in their early careers.
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Livia Schachter-Kahl (*)/ 200 Saint Paul Street
Attendance 14 of 15
1. The biggesst issue addressing Precint No. 2
is development. Development has numerous
impacts on the town including saftey, schools,
parking, density and traffic. In particular, massive of a ninth elementary school; the biggest issue
developments threaten to compromise the
character of our neighborhoods. Many of these
proposed developments have been submitted
under the 40.B statue thus allowing them to
bypass local zoning laws. This has resulted in
one proposal calling for a 21 story project. While
some development is expected, each project must
be carefully scrutinized to ensure that the best
interest of the neighborhood is being served and
to retain the character of the Coolidge Corner
neighborhood.
2. Lifelong Brookline resident having attended
Devotion and BHS. Former Devotion PTO co-
president. Married with two daughters that both
graduated from Devotion and BHS. Currently
on the board of Steps to Success. Attorney for
Department of Children and Families for 26 years.
Town meeting member since 2014.
Did you know...
Coolidge Corner takes its name from the Coolidge
& Brother store that opened at the corner of
Harvard and Beacon Streets in 1857. A general store housing inventory but we must also preserve open
and neighborhood gathering place, it was the only
business in North Brookline for more than 30 years. support system. Development must not sprawl
PRECINCT 3
Candidates For Three Year Term
Vote For Not More Than Five
David M. Aronson (*)/ 30 Stearns Road
Attendance 15 of 15
1. ISSUES: Review and vote upon the Fiscal
2019 Town Budget. Review and vote on overrides
for the schools - renovation of either 2 schools
or building1 new school. Plans for the new high
school. The many 40B housing developments,
including one planned for Neena’s lighting.
Establishment of Marijuana centers. Whether to
establish a real estate transfer tax. ADDRESSING
ISUES: I attend Committee meetings, follow
the issues, and work with Select Board, School
Committee, and other Town Meeting Members to
resolve these and other concerns. I meet with and
listen to the concerns of pople in my precinct and
bring those issues to the Committees and Town
Meetings.
2. Present Precinct 3 Town Meeting Member.
Retired City of Boston Budget Analyst and Grants
Manager. Former Head of Watertown Council
on Aging. Board Member of 30 Stearns Road
Condominium Association.
Dennis L. Doughty (*) / 57 Perry Street
Attendance 15 of 15
1. The Town is struggling to deal with the massive
influx of students into the school system. The
long-term solution will involve the construction
affecting our precinct is where to build such a
school. One of my contributions to this process
has been the creation of an electronic mapping
tool that has been used to assess site options for
their walkability. I am a strong advocate for public
access to such information and I intend to continue
to press for more transparency in this area.
2. 31 year resident of Brookline. MIT graduate.
Member of Advisory Committee; Administration
& Finance and School Subcommittees. Active in
creation of Toxteth Neighborhood Conservation
District. Married, two children, both attended
Lawrence Elementary and one is currently at
BHS. Active participant in several appointed
committees. Active in Lawrence School PTO.
Technology professional, advisor to many startups.
Jane C. Gilman (*)/ 140 Sewall Avenue
Attendance 15 of 15
1. There are several issues. Proposed development
in Coolidge Corner will place additional strain
on nearby Lawrence School and on public
transportation. It’s critical to increase our affordable
space and protect the biosphere, which is our life-
but occur in the built environment. Creating
additional safe bike routes reduces congestion
and makes good sense. Higher taxes are already
a concern for many residents, only 20% of whom
have children in our schools. We must address this
problem creatively now.
2. Jane Gilman has continuously represented
Precinct 3 since 2008. In 2011, she co-founded
and co-chaired for several years the 80-some-
member Town Meeting Green Caucus which
advocates for sustainable practices and a lower
Streets policies, models that seek to mitigate
climate change and reduce our carbon footprint.
Donald G. Leka (*)/ 140 Sewell Avenue
Attendance 15 of 15
1. The central issue is the pressure of development.
Brookline has struggled to accommodate
expanding student enrollment. I will continue
trying to provide options to Town leaders; this
will require patience and persistence. I remain
committed to helping the Town meet the
challenges of global warming and environmental
degradation. Brookline prides itself as a
“sustainable community” but so much more could
be done such as rain catchment areas and urban
forests.
2. Oklahonma native, B.A. Yale, LL. B Harvard
Lawyer-businessman with Hutchins & Wheeler, The
Gillette Company, Teradyne, Inc, and solo practice.
Board Member, Greater Boston Legal Services
Town Meeting Member since 2013; member of the
Green Caucus .
Board Member, Coolidge Corner South Side
Neighborhood Association
Married to Jane Gilman, Town Meeting Member and
co-founder of the Green Caucus
Pianist, O Slole jazz group with Werner Lohe,
saxophone and Willy Osborn, bass
Come see us at Porchfest!
Benjamin R. Doughty (New)/ 57 Perry Street
1. As a recent graduate of the Brookline Public
School system, I cannot stress how important my
time there was for my intellectual and personal
development. However, I am concerned that
rising enrollment numbers will deprive future
students of the same opportunities I was afforded.
That is why my primary focus, if elected, will be to
address the overcrowding problem at our schools,
both by working to pass the override necessary
for funding school expansion and by supporting
controlled and sustainable development in our
neighborhoods.
2. 23year resident of Brookline, attended
Lawrence School and graduated from Brookline
High School (‘13). Brown University alumnus
(‘17) and current Computational Biologist at the
Broad Institute. Former Teen Grantmaker at the
Brookline Community Foundation and heavily
involved with Social Justice Program at Brookline
High School. Bike commuter, swing dancer, and
recreational baker.
Gary D. Jones (New)/ 70 Francis Street
1. The challenge facing Brookline now is the surge
in our school population. It has gone up over
40% in the past fifteen years. Our schools must
maintain their excellence. We do this by funding
the schools to keep class size the same, enlarge
the High School, and build a new elementary
school. We should continue to fund METCO so
the school population continues its diversity and
offers the opportunty to all our students to attend
schools with a diverse group of students.
I wish to be in town meeting to continue suporting
this record of excellence. I’ve always voted and
supported overrides in the past and have endorsed
the two overrides on the ballot this May election. I
ask for your vote this May.
2. Married to Marsha Jones, three children, five
grandchildren.
Brookline Public Library Trustee.
Town Meeting Member, 19 years
Boston School teacher
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Sarah T. Axelrod (*)/ 41 Bowker Street
Attendance 15 of 15
1. The issues affecting my precinct are related to
the schools, affordable housing, town services, the
role and placement of commercial development,
elder services, and maintaining open spaces.
My responsibilities as a TMM is to bring my
constituents and my views to the town and to work
collaboratively balancing all the competing needs
and options to achieve the best possible solutions
for Precinct 4 and the entire Town of Brookline.
2. TMM since 1995, 2 family homeowner, 2
daughters in their 20’s. Prior member of various
school related committees including 10 years on
the board of the Lawrence Extended Day Program
(treasurer for 3). Employed by Harvard University
as the AVP, Office for Sponsored Programs. My
department is responsible for the administrative
and regulatory oversight of external research funds
applied for and received by the University.
Sarah T. Boehs (*)/ 179 Aspinwall Avenue
Attendance 15 of 15
1. The school overcrowding issue and accompanying
need for additional Town revenue are the issues that
most affect us. I support the ballot questions to
approve an operating override and a debt exclusion
for the high school project. Additionally, I support
the Town’s tax assistance programs and encourage
broader publicity and education about them so the
burden on qualifying households can be lessened.
2. I am a 13 year resident of Brookline. I support
environmentally responsible policies, public
services, public employees and organized labor,
affordable housing, diversity, and social justice.
In 2015, I was a Lawrence School community
co-captain of the “Yes for Brookline” campaign
to support the operating override and the debt
exclusion for the Devotion project. I also support
the 2018 operating override and the debt exclusion
for the high school project. My children attend
Lawrence School. It would be a privilege to
continue to represent Precinct 4.
Martha A. Farlow (*) / 8 Bowker Street
Attendance 15 of 15
1. I believe the need for a 9th school, expansion
LWV of Brookline VOTERS GUIDE to Town Elections w May 8, 2018 9.
of Brookline High, and the necessary overrides to Robert S. Daves (*)/ 9 Upland Road
accomplish these goals are pressing issues for Pct. Attendance 15 of 15
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My father who was in the Army was killed in
Germany 24th March 1945 when I was 3 years old.
Phyllis R. O’Leary (*)/ 16 Jamaica Road
Attendance 11 of 15
Daniel Reuven Fishman (New)/ 11 Hurd Road NO REPLY
1. Brookline school enrollment is growing rapidly
with limited options to build a new school in town.
William E. Reyelt (*) / 121 Chestnut Street
We must address our school enrollment issues by
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ensuring that our students have the facilities that
1. Of town-wide issues affecting Precinct 5, most
meet their needs, and that solution will require
concerning is the town’s ability to address challenges
investments in schools all over town.
we face with recent school enrollment increases.
2. Elected Member, Brookline Democratic Town Providing broad access to a high-quality K-12
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Board Member, Jewish Alliance of Law and Social and economic opportunity, is the town’s hallmark,
Action, Attorney, Conn Kavanaugh benefitting households with or without children in
the school system. Longer-term solutions include
enhanced resources through sustainable economic
About the League... (From Wikipedia) development that expands our commercial tax
The League lobbied for the establishment of the Unit- base. More immediately, I plan to address this
ed Nations, and later became one of the first groups issue by doing everything I can, including serving
to receive status as a nongovernmental organization as Precinct 5 captain for the Yes for Brookline
with the U.N. campaign ( yesforbrookline.com/ ), to ensure a
positive outcome for the two override questions on
the May 8th ballot.
PRECINCT 5
2. My wife and I have two daughters and are active
Candidates For Three Year Term members of the Lincoln School and Greater Point
communities. My professional background is in
Vote For Not More Than Five planning and housing policy. Currently I administer
several state housing incentive programs.
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Claire B. Stampfer (*) / 50 Sargent Crossway
Attendance 15 of 15
1. Climate change is costly for Precinct 5 and
all Brookline. As co-chair of Town Meeting’s
Green Caucus, I work on ways to reduce our
carbon emissions and energy use, such as net zero
energy schools, healthful LED lighting, and
the use of compostable materials, rather than
petroleum derived plastics, which also decreases
our solid waste disposal costs. To preserve natural
open space I support Brookline FAR zoning
regulations that protect our neighborhoods from
overdevelopment. I support complete streets with
safe passage for all users and increased access to less Maintaining these against mounting pressures--
costly public transportation.
2. I am running for my third 3 year term as
Precinct 5 Town Meeting Member. I am a
rheumatologist at the Cambridge Hospital. My
husband, Dr. Meir Stampfer, does research in
disease prevention at the Harvard School of
Public Health. We have three children, two of
whom are graduates of Brookline High School.
PRECINCT 5
Candidates For Two Year Term
Vote For Not More Than One
Dennis J. DeWitt (New)/ 94 Upland Rd
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growing school population and unfunded state
requirements.
I have worked for every school override, but
am concerned about responses to increasing tax
pressures. There must be room for some intelligent
commercial tax-base growth, such as the Emerald
Island hotel — yet we cannot properly control
growth until the 40Bs end.
The town must have affordable housing under our
inclusionary by-law. But I will continue to fight
those hostile 40Bs that choose to run roughshod
over our neighborhoods.
2. Architectural historian, involved for 40 years
in our neighborhood and townwide; Pct-5
Town Meeting Member, 2007-2015; Two sons
are BHS & Lincoln PhD alums; Neighborhood
Conservation District Commission Member;
Past-VP, High Street Hill Association; Past-
Vice-Chair, Preservation Commission;
Brookline Neighborhood Alliance Leadership
Award Recipient; Past-President, Metropolitan
Waterworks Museum; Commissioner,
Massachusetts State Historical Commission.
Cynthia Drake (New)/ 32 Milton Road
1. Hello Precinct 5 friends - some of you know
me through activities in our neighborhood, and
others will know the organizations where I’ve
volunteered here and town-wide over the past 25
years: Children’s Center Board, Lincoln Extended
Day Board, 2XPumpkinfest Co-Chair, BHS
21st Century, GPNA Treasurer. Community
volunteering has been my opportunity to get
to know you, and others across the town.
Over the years I have come to appreciate what
makes Brookline Brookline – diversity, green
space, schools, accessibility, the list goes on.
e.g. development, density, increased costs -- is an
ongoing challenge that takes energy, commitment
and a willingness to listen. As someone who is
pragmatic, a consensus-builder, listener and doer
it would be my privilege to represent Precinct 5
as a TMM.
2. Milton Road since 1991, Married to Jeff
Browning, Daughter (Lincoln and BHS), Quality
Risk Management Lead, Yale ‘87, BU MS/
MIS&MBA.
Did you Know ...
The former Coolidge & Brother store was purchased
by the S.S. Pierce Company of Boston in 1892. The
iconic S.S. Pierce Building was constructed in 1898-
99. The original tower was damaged in a storm in
1944 and was replaced by the current tower.
been there for 150 years. I prefer “natural grass”
Vote For Not More Than One
Amie Lindenboim (New)/ 66 Chestnut Street
1. Clearly we must address the site selection and
financing of a 9th elementary school. Much like
how a couple handles a disagreement, how we as a
community handle this responsibility will say a lot
about the overall health and sustainability of the
entire town. As a Town Meeting Member, I can
review proposed solutions for the details that will
matter in terms of potential effects on students,
neighborhoods, and environmental and fiscal
sustainability.
2. EDUCATION: B.S., Natural Resources Policy,
& J.D. EMPLOYMENT: Program Manager
for a small nonprofit community development
corporation; formerly Policy Organizer, Northeast
Organic Farming Association; former state and
federal employee, environmental regulation.
BOARD MEMBER: Greater Point Neighborhood
Association; Brookline Greenspace Alliance.
Former appointee, Brookline Solid Waste Advisory
Committee. Member: Boston Bar Association.
I love to grow plants and eat them with the help
of my husband and 2 sons (older one at Lincoln
school).
PRECINCT 6
Candidates For Three Year Term
Vote For Not More Than Five
John Bassett (*)/ 26 Searle Avenue
Attendance 13 of 15
1. Need for school space. I support the debt
exclusion to add to the high school. And I
would support building a new school next to
Pierce. The health of the Brookline Village
commercial area is also important. This includes
keeping adequate parking, managing traffic, and
preservation of historic buildings.
2. Resident since 1975, Town Meeting Member
since 1981. I’ve served on many committees,
including the Advisory Committee. Married to
Christina Wolfe. Four children attended Brookline
schools. Retired carpenter. Attended Harvard
Graduate School of Design. Now I do glass
sculptures and make loud noises in four bands..
Arthur Wellington Conquest III (*)/ 115 Tappan
Street
Attendance 5 of 5
1. Cypress Field is the largest park in Precinct
6. Because it’s in constant, heavy use by local
residents, students, daycare children, and visitors,
it needs a major overhaul. Two competing factions
are petitioning the Parks/Open Space Commission
turf, or refurbish the natural grass and soil that has
like all but one other TMMs from Precinct 6.
2. Resident and homeowner 35 years, with wife,
Virginia. Two children graduated BHS. Outward
Bound instructor, public high school teacher
and administrator, NYC, Stanford, CT., Boston.
Town Meeting Member, 18 years. BHS PTO,
president, ’92; BHS School Site Council, ’94-
’98. Brookline Adult & Community Education
Advisory Committee, president since ‘02; Town
Meeting Members Association, Co-Chair, ’02-
‘04; Brookline PAX Board, 1997. Member
Massachusetts Occupy Brookline, ’06-‘18.
Honored by PAX in ‘08 with Ethel and Ben Alper
Progressive Activist Award.
Christopher Dempsey (*)/ 43 Brington Road
Attendance 14 of 15
1. I want to help make sure that Brookline
continues to be a great place to grow up, to raise
a family, and to be a senior citizen. Residents of
Precinct 6 place a high priority on maintaining the
quality of our schools, our parks, and our public
services. Two critical issues: (1) We must build
more classroom space to relieve overcrowding
at Pierce and other schools. (2) We must make

Brookline’s streets safer for people (especially
children!) who walk and bicycle.
2.I am a proud graduate of Pierce Elementary and
Brookline High, as well as Pomona College (BA)
and Harvard Business School (MBA). I run the
non-profit Transportation for Massachusetts. I am
the Chair of the Brookline Transportation Board.
In 2014-2015, I led the grassroots No Boston
Olympics campaign. I have worked for Governor
Deval Patrick and was Policy Director to former
Precinct 6 resident Congressman Joe Kennedy III.
Virginia W. LaPlante (*)/ 58 Welland Road
Attendance 15 of 15
1. Any new traffic patterns resulting from
the High School renovation, both during and
after construction, must be endorsed by the
neighborhood. Cypress Field, the heart of the new
educational complex, should stay in natural grass,
to serve its many purposes in all seasons and for all
ages without harming the climate. The need for
more elementary school space, close to where kids
live, would be met by rebuilding and expanding
Pierce.
2. Resident 54 years. Town Meeting Member
since 1970. Advisory Committee Member, 12
years (chair, Public Safety & Administration
subcommittees). Widow of Carl Dreyfus. Seven
of 11 grandkids attended Pierce and BHS, with
the last child graduating this year. Senior Editor,
retired from Harvard University Press, now a
consultant. Board member: Brookline PAX,
Sister City. Member: Green Caucus, Recorded
Vote Coalition, Democratic Town Committee,
Brookline Historical Society, Senior Center.
Award: Ethel Halperin Lifetime Achievement
(from PAX).
Daniel G. Saltzman (*)/ 62 White Place
Attendance 15 of 15
1. I brought the Pierce School overcrowding
and dilapidated facilities issue to Town Meeting’s
attention by co-authoring an overwhelmingly
supported warrant article demanding a broad
search for answers. But such answers ultimately
bring overrides disproportionally affecting older
residents who are finding it difficult to remain in
Brookline due to increasing property taxes. Finding
the balance between fixing schools, particularly
Pierce, and relieving school overcrowding town
wide, while not breaking budgets, remains my
focus.
2. I’m an attorney practicing in the areas of children
& family law in state custody cases, and criminal
law. I have also been working in education as a
school administrator and consultant since 2004.
I’ve been defending my neighborhood from various
inappropriate development plans since 2005. I’m
LWV of Brookline VOTERS GUIDE to Town Elections w May 8, 2018 11.
Co-chair of the Brookline Neighborhood Alliance,
keeping neighborhood issues on the forefront
since 2011. 14-year White Place resident with
wife Jennifer Amigone, former Pierce PTO Co-
chair, and three children attending Pierce.
Cecilia Yudin (New)/ 83 Harvard Street
1. We all want the best in Brookline – education,
parks, safety, public works – but the cost to
maintain quality of living is high. It is essential
that Brookline is an affordable place to live, and
attracts a diverse residential population. We need
new ideas and perspectives to innovate Brookline
and address its various needs. With only 16% of
registered voters participating in the last election,
I will work to enhance election-marketing efforts
and increase voter engagement. It is crucial citizens
are involved in the community they live in.
2. A multi-racial, multi-ethnic immigrant, and new
US citizen, I have lived in and around Brookline
for nearly 10 years. My background is in the arts
and non-profit management, and I am pursuing
my MBA at BU, where I work. I am running for
TMM to bring a progressive and diverse voice, and
represent my contemporaries, residents between
the ages of 35-45.
PRECINCT 6
Candidates For One Year Term
Vote For Not More Than Two
Malcolm Coltrane Doldron / 83 Harvard Street
Attendance (New)
1. While school overcrowding is the most
immediate problem impacting Precinct 6, the
need for fresh, creative ideas to bring energy
to Town Hall is vital. Our budget and funding
deficits necessitate overrides. We fall short of state- and neighborhood activism to collaborative
mandated affordable housing requirements. From
environmental protection, to diffusing pervasive
racial and ethnic tensions, Brookline needs
innovative ideas to address its complex problems.
We need to identify leaders of education, industry,
and services, from across all economic, cultural,
and age demographics, and bring those voices and
perspectives to the table to build a better Brookline
– one that works for all of its residents.
2. A career educator, Malcolm moved to Boston
in 2011, becoming one of the only head coaches
of color, in the sport of NCAA Division I Rowing.
With over 20 years of experience building successful
programs and developing leaders, Malcolm is
an exceptional collaborator with proven success
working with multiple stakeholders.
Jeffrey David Rudolph / 29 Greenough Street
Attendance (New)
1. Crucial to Precinct 6 is the high school
expansion. I am in favor of expanding our high
school and supporter of the override. During
the three-year construction period, I will work
to lessen impacts on our community, including
ensuring careful consideration of construction
noise, road closures, access to the Brookline Hills
T stop, usability of Cypress Street Playground, and
traffic control on our neighborhood roads.
2. I have lived in Brookline for thirteen years, 2000-
2007 with my wife Sherry, and 2012-present with
Sherry and our two daughters (Ellie & Meg, 4th
& 1st Grade - Pierce). I graduated from Purdue
University in 1996 (Computer Engineering/
History) and from Boston University in 2002
(MBA & MSIS). I’ve worked in High Tech for
over 20 years as an engineer, manager, and director.
I have a passion for Brookline history and I enjoy
spending time with my family, running, and doing
home improvement projects.
Anne Trecker / 21 White Place
Attendance 2 of 2 (Caucus)
1. Brookline faces many challenges: increasing
school capacity; ensuring mindful development;
impending tax overrides; maintaining green space;
and encouraging diversity in our residents and
work force. My neighbors are concerned about
over-crowded schools and the feasibility of the
current plans to alleviate this situation. If I am
elected, I will support thorough consideration of a
range of options to address school capacity. I will
also support initiatives such as “Yes for Brookline”
to ensure that our schools have the resources to
provide excellent education to every student. As
a TMM, I will bring my experience in education
community problem solving.
2. I have lived in Brookline for 30 years, and both
my daughters attended Brookline Schools. I am
an occupational therapist and consultant with
wide experience in the public schools including
Boston. I am currently a TMM and have actively
worked on a range of community issues.
Did you know...
The area that is Brookline today was once known
as Muddy River, a part of Boston. In the 1600s it
was used primarily as a place for Boston residents to
graze their cattle. Brookline became a separate town
in 1705, taking its name from the farm of Judge
Samuel Sewall whose property boundary was marked,
in part, by Smelt Brook.
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PRECINCT 7
Candidates For Three Year Term
Vote For Not More Than Five
Susan F. Cohen (*)/ 23 Littell Road
Attendance 15 of 15
1. Encroachment of our green space by developers.
Our ineffective zoning laws must be changed. I was
one of 4 town meeting members from precinct 7
who actively worked to convince the town and the
school committee that the stop and shop site was
not a good choice for the ninth school. I believe
we need this override, but also believe that we need
to help the middle class senior who has lived in
this town for many years and may struggle to to
pay for the override.
2. Longtime resident of Brookline
Treasurer of Town Meeting Member Association
Treasurer of the Coolidge Corner Southside
Neighborhood Association
Worked for PartnersHealthcare as a contract and
reimbursement specialist
Susan P. Ellis (*) / 431 Washington Street
Attendance 10 of 15
1. Precinct 7 is facing a pressing need for additional through a number of modest steps that add up to
permanent classroom space, created by substantial
increases in school enrollment. To address this
need, we must actively support the passage of the
Operational Override and the Debt Exclusion
ballot questions. A resulting tax increase may
create hardship for some, and will require our
efforts to develop tax relief measures for lower
income residents and seniors on fixed incomes,
and to support increased affordable housing, so
as to foster and maintain diversity throughout the
town.
2. Attorney. Former librarian. Town Meeting
member since 2007. Member Pax Board.
Associate Member Brookline Town Democratic
Committee. Elected Delegate to Massachusetts
State Conventions since 2006.
Susan N. Granoff (*) / 52 Vernon Street
Attendance 14 of 15
1. The issue most affecting Precinct 7 is preserving
Brookline’s economic and age diversity while
paying for needed school expansions and continued
excellence of Brookline’s schools. I support the
Override and making Pierce renovations a priority,
while providing property tax relief for modest-
income seniors.
2. Town Meeting Member since 2015. PAX-
endorsed: 2018, 2015. Brookline resident 33
years, first as young married, then as single mother
of young teenagers, now as retiree. Graduate:
Harvard Law (1996), Harvard Graduate School
(GSAS) (1968), and NYU (1966). After 25-year
publishing career at Houghton Mifflin, attended
Harvard Law, and then practiced employment
law in Boston. Since 2015, helped organize
successful “Save Stop&Shop” campaign, served on
Town’s Pay-As-You-Throw and Senior Tax Policy
Committees, introduced legislation to provide
property tax relief to modest-income seniors, and
am currently member of BrooklineCAN’s Steering
Committee and Vice-President of Brookline Town
Meeting Members Association and Coolidge
Corner Southside Neighborhood Association.
Jonathan J. Margolis (*)/ 49 Harvard Avenue
Attendance 12 of 15
1. The primary issue, town-wide, is financial,
particularly, How do we maintain excellent
schools without having the school budget swallow
the Town’s resources? Frankly, I do not know the
answer to that question, except that there is no
simple answer. The matter is made more complex,
because Town Meeting has little control and
limited influence on school policies. Increasing
Town revenues, the other side of the equation, will
help to meet our needs, but unbridled development
risks losing what we value about Brookline. In
the end, the problem will have to be dealt with
significant change.
2. Civil rights lawyer. Town meeting, 2006- ;
Trustee of the Public Library, 2005- .
Remember, on May 8th, vote to KEEP THE
RASCAL IN!
Christi E. Electris (New) / 15 Park Vale
1. The issues being debated today in Brookline will
affect our kids’ education, our ability to maintain/
enrich our green spaces, and our ability to adapt
our town for a changing climate. In Precinct 7,
as a densely populated precinct, we rely daily on
strong parks and facilities, public transit, local
businesses, senior services, and walkable/bikeable
streets, making it a priority for me to ensure town
services and infrastructure have adequate funding,
and development is socially/environmentally
responsible. Our growing public schools must
equitably serve all students and urgently need
expansion and resources to continue delivering
the high quality education we expect. I endorse
YesForBrookline!
2. Resident since 2010, with husband Igor and two
kids (Pierce/preschool). Pierce School Council.
Climate Action Brookline board. Brookline Adult
and Community Education instructor. Senior
Associate at nonprofit research institute working at
the critical nexus where social and environmental
sustainability, finance, and economic development
intersect. PAX endorsed. www.christielectris.com
Lara Jarrell (New)/ 42 Alton Place
1. This would be my first time as a TMM. Therefore
I won’t pretend that I have all the answers on how
to fix the issues in our precinct. My intention for
my first and hopefully subsequent terms is to make
small changes and glean as much information on
how to make larger changes in the future that affect
our ease of life. Everything from our parking rules
and prices, our property taxes, our many vacant
storefronts, and snow removal are higher or more
challenging than our neighboring communities. I
would like to see us use the resources we have to
improve the livability of our town and from that
strengthen our town.
2. I’m Lara Jarrell, (Goodale), born and raised in
Brookline. I attended Lawrence and BHS. I live
here with my one year old daughter and husband,
in an apartment above my mother. I am a nurse at
Boston Children’s.
PRECINCT 8
Candidates For Three Year Term
Vote For Not More Than Five
David-Marc Goldstein (*)/ 22 Osborne Road
Attendance 15 of 15
1. Some issues facing us in Precinct 8 include the
Allston I90 project; making Babcock a safer street;
Devotion’s renovation; oversize 40B developments;
and the upcoming Coolidge Corner Library
renovation. I think it’s important for all of us to
be an active part of our community. Brookline’s
Town Meeting form of government is designed to
encourage citizen participation, and we need to get
more neighbors involved. We face serious issues in
North Brookline, participation is key and I will
continue to see that our neighborhood’s concerns
are heard at Town Hall.
2. Born and raised in Brookline’s precinct 8.
Attended Devotion. Incumbent Town Meeting
Member (1984-Present). I serve on the Advisory
Committee (2015-Present). I also serve on
the Steering Committee, North Brookline
Neighborhood Association, and am involved
with the Coolidge Corner Library Renovation
Committee. Served on the Coolidge Corner
District Planning Council. Helped to create the
Graffam/McKay Local Historic District.
Anita L. Johnson (*)/ 41 Osborne Road
Attendance 15 of 15
1. 40’Bs that are disharmonious in our
neighborhood
gas leaks from underground pipelines, damaging
trees and increasing carbon emissions all require

citizen monitoring to identify specific problems
and lobbying by individuals and community
groups over a period of time
Unsafe street conditions for pedestrians and
bicyclists
2. Federal government trial lawyer. Previously with
Public Citizen’s Health Research group and the
Environmental Defense Fund. TMM since 2008.
Vice Presidet , Brookline greenspace alliance
Edward L. Loechler (*)/ 106 Beals Street
Attendance 14 of 15
1. Issue #1: Climate Change is a global crisis, which
must be addressed at home, and in towns, states,
nationally, and internationally. I have worked
for many years to help Brookline lower its CO2
output. I am a Board Member of Climate Action
Brookline. I co-led town-sponsored outreach
programs: Brookline Green Electricity, Green
Homes Brookline (home insulation) and Solarize
Brookline, the latter two involing door-to-door
canvassing. I have been a co-petitioner and/or co-
organizer of several climate-related Town Meeting
Warrant Articles.
Issue #2: Advocate that Brookline have the financial
resources for crucial town services (schools, public
safety, libraries, parks, streets, etc.).
Perspective: I am a lifelong activist, who brings a
progressive political outlook to Town Meeting.
2. Brookline resident since 1981. Two children
attended Devotion and BHS. Professor, Biology
Department, Boston University. Scientist,
researching how environmental chemicals cause
cancer. Ph.D. Brandeis (Biochemistry), Post-
Doctoral M.I.T. (Biology/Toxicology).
Lisamarie J. Sears (*)/ 145 Babcock Street
Attendance 7 of 15
1. Affordable housing and new development
are two issues affecting precinct 8. I support the
development of new housing to reduce the short
supply driving up prices, so that living in Brookline
will become affordable for more individuals.
However, I believe the number and size of the new
housing projects must be considered on a case-by-
case basis and I look forward to more relief from
oversized projects once the 10% goal for affordable
units is reached. Elements such as neighborhood
character, proximity to neighbors, pressure on
school enrollment and transportation must all be
considered.
2. I’ve lived in precinct 8 for 15 years. I moved to
Brookline after graduating from college,attended
NorthEastern law school, married, and am now
raising my one year old son with my husband
and dog. I have worked for ten years as the policy
counsel for State Senator Cynthia Creem, focusing
on education, health care and women’s issues.
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Tracie Elliot Burns (New)/ 100 Beals Street
1. Our neighborhood is ideal - walking distance
to Coolidge Corner, excellent schools, and close
to Boston. Preserving this balance is a struggle.
Walkable streets, with access for pedestrians, cars
and bikes. 40B projects need to be developed
proactively and carefully, and the I-90 interchange
needs to be considered so that our neighborhoods
and roads remain safe. Gas leaks need to be fixed,
and the electric grid needs to move off fossil
fuels. Parks, recreation facilities and athletic fields
deserve our attention. While school enrollment
and expansion continues, the override is necessary
to maintain our standard of educational excellence.
2. Operations & Communications Manager at
Philips Research. MBA Yale. Brookline resident for
10 years. Two sons, one a BHS graduate, and one
at BHS. Founding member of Mothers Out Front
Brookline. Member, Temple Sinai Climate Team.
Precinct 8 “Green Team” candidate. Endosed by
PAX.
Mitchell C. Heineman (New)/ 92 Beals Street
1. Brookline must maintain strong investment
in our town assets, including our schools and
educators. We must ensure the town remains an
attractive location for its residents and its business
community. In Precinct 8, we must consider how
future growth in Allston associated with the I-90/
Beacon Yards project will affect our neighborhood.
2. I am an advocate for good urban design and
a healthy environment. I co-authored Brookline’s
Green Routes Network Plan and its Complete
Streets policy. As a water resources engineer for
environmental consulting firm CDM Smith, I
have worked to clean waterways from the Muddy
to the Saigon River. I advise the National Center
for Infrastructure Modeling and Management and
represent the American Society of Civil Engineers
on the US Advisory Committee on Water
Information. My children attended Devotion
and Brookline High Schools. Before moving to
Brookline, I served for a decade on the Milton
Conservation Commission.
Cynthia E. Lee (New)/ 191 Babcock Street
1. I became interested in running for TM in
Precinct 8 when the redesign of Babcock St
began. I noticed that the Elderly and Disabled
(homeowners) did not have a voice and their
needs were not met. I strongly feel that this entire
demographic has not been heard and my goal is
to change this. Not only to improve the North
Brookline area for the elderly and disabled but for
all who live in this densely populated area. I want
all my fellow neighbors needs and concerns to be
addressed no matter how big or small. I am their
voice.
.
2. I have been a lifelong resident attending
Devotion, BHS and Boston College. I have
worked in the Finance industry over 20 years
specifically focusing on Risk Management
presenting various recommendations to businesses
to guide them in the transfer of risk to preserve the
financial strength of the company.
Michael W. Toffel (New)/ 25 Abbottsford Road
1. I want to ensure Brookline remains a diverse
community with excellent public schools and
services, and a vibrant economy. We need more
strategic planning to manage school growth,
neighborhood-scale affordable housing, and
maintenance of our libraries and parks. I will
promote more collaboration among our educators,
administrators, school committee, unions,
and parents—recognizing all seek educational
excellence. Brookline must implement our Town’s
“Complete Streets” policy to make our streets safer
for drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists, and protect
Brookline from Mass Pike changes. Brookline’s
environmental leadership should include fixing
gas leaks, encouraging walking/biking, and
greening our electricity grid. The Town needs to
value diversity and inclusion, more transparently
investigating bias allegations.
2. Professor of Environmental Management,
Harvard Business School. Devotion School Site
Council parent representative. Brookline Rec
soccer coach. UC Berkeley PhD. Yale MBA.
Children at Devotion, Brookline High. PAX
Endorsed. Precinct 8 “Green Team” candidate
http://people.hbs.edu/mtoffel/
Did you Know ...
The town name was spelled “Brookline” when the
former hamlet of Muddy River was granted its
independence from Boston in 1705. The earliest
Town Meeting records spelled it “Brooklin” (without
the “e”). For the next 70 years the spelling bounced
around between “Brooklin”, “Brookline”, and
“Brooklyn” depending, it seems, on the preference of
whoever happened to be Town Clerk at the time.
PRECINCT 9
Candidates For Three Year Term
Vote For Not More Than Five
Joyce Jozwicki (*)/ 183 Winchester Street
Attendance 14 of 15
1. Accommodating the increase in school
population which we have begun to do.
Infrastructure expansion will be ongoing. We need
to proceed carefully as we increase the operating
budget and not overextend ourselves.
We must not overpopulate North Brookline
which is already one of the most dense areas in
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Massachusetts.
2. Homeowner in Brookline since 1969. School
Committee Member 3 Terms. Tmm Pct 9 since
1988. 4 Children graduates of BPS. Proud
Grandma of 7. Presently employed by BPS as a
monitor for disabled children going to Perkins.
Pamela C. Katz (*) / 29 Columbia Street
Attendance 14 of 15
NO REPLY
Martin R. Rosenthal (*)/ 62 Columbia Street
Attendance 15 of 15
1. ISSUE(S): Too many to list, e.g. imminent
budget/override issues from, not mismanagement
but great/attractive schools/services; seniors’
tax relief; diversity/inclusion; traffic; preserving
neighborhoods (especially vs. 40B’s); helping
small businesses; supporting our many seniors;
etc. HOW: 7-decades’ neighborhood/progressive
knowledge/values; work with community; push
our “leaders.” Please visit www.brooklinepax.org
(which I’ve co-chaired for decades).
2. Devotion-’60, BHS-’64, Harvard-’68, Stanford
Law. SaraAnn (Devotion-’11, BHS-‘15)’s Dad,
Jody Newman’s husband. Litigation lawyer
(criminal & attorney-discipline defense). Public
defender (1973-90); Managing Attorney, CJI,
Harvard Law (1990-2). Co-chair, MA Citizens
Against Death Penalty 1994-‘02; MA Sentencing
Commission 2014- ; Selectman 1985-8; TMM
’79- (100% attendance); COMMITTEES: ACLU-
MA Bd./Dirs. 1985-99; Town Organization &
Structure 1989- ; Advisory ‘83-85; Diversity
Commission By-Law Drafting 2013-4; Co-chair
Brookline PAX (3x). ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
e.g., Police-Community Relations Report 1987;
Police Study Committee 2008; sanctuary policies
1985-2006-2017. BY-LAWS: selectmen officially
Police Commissioners; sidewalk-shoveling;
restaurants’ bathrooms; political-signs; 2-hour
parking permits; Transportation Bd. accountable
to T/M; etc.-etc.
Judith A. Vanderkay (*)/ 16 Columbia Street
Attendance 15 of 15
1. There are issues that affect all of Brookline,
such as school overcrowding, but the one that
is most alarming in Pct. 9 is the onslaught of
outsized development – both 40Bs and by-right
projects – that is reshaping the neighborhoods
around Coolidge Corner. We must push back
when possible, and work with the Town to create
more appropriate affordable housing to stave off
the greedy 40B developers. For the others, we
must be vigilant and work together to protect
our neighborhoods – creating Local Historic
Districts, fighting bad zoning initiatives in Town
Meeting and making sure our appointed boards
and commissions hold our quality of life as a top
priority.
2. Brookline resident and homeowner since
1983; sons went through Brookline Schools.
Library Trustee since 2007, TMM since 2011.
Massachusetts resident since age 3; BA Smith
College, MA University of Wisconsin, MBA
Simmons College. Technology trade association
consultant, technical editor, public relations
professional.
George Abbot White (*)/ 143 Winchester Street
Attendance 15 of 15
1. Admire Brookline”s refusal to consider either
long term or current issues in isolation. Quality
public services are not separated from the
diversity of those who provide them, working
towards a “Green” Brookline doesn’t mean
neglecting Brookline’s elderly. North Brookline is
overwhelmed by “gut and rehabs”; units averaging
$1.4 M, many bringing young new students. Some
special taxing mechanism for Development’s “fair
share” must be established where the profit and
long term valuation provides compensation for
increased Town services, particularly the schools.
2. Born Chester, PA, educated Dearborn, MI,
public schools 1961 and University of Michigan
1966; graduate study Brandeis and Harvard;
PhD Charles University (Prague)1992. Teacher
at university and Newton Public Schools 40+
years; author, editor, reviewer, technology
consultant (Apple). Union and education activist,
photographer to progressive campaigns and
candidates. Brookline resident (1971) married
(Ann Withorn) with two daughters (Devotion,
BHS).
About the League...
When the 2000 election exposed the many problems
facing the election system, the League began to work
relentlessly on election reform and bringing its impor-
tance to national attention. The LWVUS helped draft
and pass the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA),
working closely with a civil rights coalition in develop-
ing amendments and lobbying for key provisions.
PRECINCT 10
Candidates For Three Year Term
Vote For Not More Than Five
Clifford Scott Ananian (*)/ 103 Griggs Road
Attendance 14 of 15
1. Our schools are overcrowded; we need to
promptly address renovation of Pierce and the
need for a ninth elementary school. I support a
two-site solution addressing both needs, ensuring
that both North and South Brookline get the
school improvements they need. We must
continue to receive the benefit of greater Boston’s
diversity through the METCO and Materials Fee
programs in order to broaden the horizons of our
children.
2. C. Scott Ananian is a developer with the
Wikimedia Foundation, which is the custodian
of Wikipedia and other collaboratively-edited
educational projects. Scott received his PhD from
MIT in 2007 and has spent over a decade working
on robust and reliable systems to allow kids to
discover, share, and learn. Since being elected
TMM in 2015, he has introduced warrant articles
on Electric Vehicle infrastructure and police
oversight and helped draft the Town’s Sanctuary
policy as a CDICR subcommittee member.
Linda M. Davis (*) / 125 Park Street
Attendance 14 of 15
1. Badly balanced development with great crowding
in North Brookline, favoring multi-family market
rate housing rather than much needed commercial
development, and allowing developers to exploit
40B to profit while skimping on really affordable
housing. This has created worsening crowding,
traffic congestion, and inability to keep up with
town services and schools.
I would substitute commercial development in
North Brookline rather than 40 B projects.
2. Brookline resident since 1977; condo owner
since 1981; married; raised 4 children in Brookline;
pathologist; Town Meeting Member for Precinct
10 since 2003.
Stanley Shuman (*)/ 80 Park Street
Attendance 11 of 15
NO REPLY
Naomi Sweitzer (*)/ 14 Griggs Terrace
Attendance 14 of 15
1. Maintaining high quality schools and town
services affects Pct. 10 the most. Our schools are
overcrowded and many children in Pct 10 attend
schools that are also in poor condition. The
Town faces increased costs to meet the needs of
the schools and keep pace with the town services
residents enjoy. I will work to pass the upcoming
tax overrides to fund town and school operating
expenses and renovate and expand the high school.
2. I have lived in Brookline for 12 years. I am a
non-profit leader working in the area of ending
and preventing homelessness. My two children
attend the Pierce School. I was previously a
member and chair of the Pierce School Council.
I am a member of the Griggs Park Neighborhood
Association and Friends of Griggs Park. I am on

the Town Committee studying the Kent Street
parking lot as a site for elderly affordable housing.
Jessica Dawn Morris (New)/ 24 Fairbanks Street
1. Jessica is a lifelong advocate for schools and
quality education, and is dedicated to ensuring
children in Brookline have access to the tools they
need to grow and succeed. She is also passionate
about environmental issues and energy efficiency,
especially in regards to sustainability and air
quality. Jessica also advocates for updating and
maintaining town facilities to keep them running
effectively and efficiently.
2. Jessica works for UNICEF USA, implementing
the organization’s national campaigns locally while
encouraging New Englanders to be more globally-
minded citizens. After graduating from James
Madison University, she joined Teach for America
in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. There, she taught sixth
grade English and got her Masters of Education
from Louisiana State University. She’s a member
of the TFA Massachusetts Alumni Advisory
Board, Kiwanis, and co-directs the Massachusetts
Coalition to End Human Trafficking. Jessica is
excited to bring her skills and passions to help
improve the community she loves.
PRECINCT 10
Candidates For One Year Term
Vote For Not More Than One
Ariel C. Maddocks (New)/ 64 Griggs Road
1. Brookline is facing considerable challenges
around school spaces and budget, as well as the
availability of affordable housing. As a TMM,
I will evaluate data while also listening to my
neighbors to advocate for sustainable and equitable
solutions.
What makes Brookline great includes its
walkability, libraries, neighborhoods surrounded
by trees and green spaces, high quality services
for the young and elderly, and a people who
embrace diversity and inclusivity. I believe it is
possible to maintain those features that make


Brookline unique while solving the school space
and affordable housing issues. I will make sure my
voice in Town Meeting helps protect and balance
the needs and to help drive us towards both long
and short term solutions.
2. Lived in Brookline 10 years. Parent of Pierce
3rd grader and 1st grader, on the board for PSED,
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Did you Know ...
The current town hall is the fourth building to serve
that function and the third on Washington Street in
Brookline Village. The first building, now Pierce Hall
at First Parish, was built in 1824 and held a school, a
meeting hall, and town offices and records.
PRECINCT 11
Candidates For Three Year Term
Vote For Not More Than Five
Carrie Benedon (*)/ 32 Summit Avenue
Attendance 14 of 15
1. School enrollment growth and overcrowding
are pressing issues affecting the entire Town. In
Precinct 11, I have watched as one-by-one old
single family homes have been converted into
2- and 3-unit condos, each occupied by young
families. Although the increased density and urban
lifestyle have many environmental and economic
benefits, this development contributes greatly to
the pressures on our schools. We must implement
- and fund - a plan to address enrollment growth
before allowing additional development, not years
after.
2. Assistant Attorney General for the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts with a civil
litigation practice focusing on administrative and
regulatory law, including regulation of emerging
industries, and major institutional reform
litigation. Chairperson, Massachusetts Open
Meeting Law Advisory Commission. Brookline
homeowner since 2013. Married; one young
child.
Shira H. Fischer (*)/ 76 Summit Avenue
Attendance 9 of 15
1. The school issue is of central importance to
precinct 11, but it’s not only an issue for those with
small children—it touches on how to make our
town welcoming and affordable while maintaining
high-quality education; raises questions when
conservation or history conflicts with current
needs; forces consideration of proximity to a school
for walking and biking; and others. Town Meeting
can support the override and enact policies that
prioritize the schools.
2. Shira grew up in Brookline and is a proud BHS
alum. She works in health care policy, focusing
on health informatics, an holds an MD as well
as a PhD in epidemiology. She was first elected
to Town Meeting in 2014. She has written about
health information technology as well as penning
a column about social justice as a fellow through
American Jewish World Service. Her husband is
also a BHS alum and they have 3 daughters.
David Lescohier (*) / 50 Winchester Street
Attendance 15 of 15
1. Children: Maintain school quality: Effective
leadership; motivated, caring teachers; maximized
opportunity to achieve for every child; diversity
including METCO; sufficient, well maintained
buildings; and class size equity across the district.
Abundant pre-school, daycare, after-school
programs, arts, music, sports, and youth activities.
Override: YES on debt exclusion and operational
overrides.
Climate: Improve walkability, bicycle
accommodation, and public transportation.
Promote recycling, resource conservation, parks,
and open space. Preserve vibrant Coolidge Corner
and Washington Square businesses. Encourage
renewable energy, resilience, adaptation, and
sustainability.
Families and Elderly: Encourage aging in place
and growing need for affordable housing.
Address needs for public safety, access to libraries,
recreation, and transportation.
2. Member: Advisory Committee and AC
School sub-committee, Brookline Community
Aging Network; Livable Community Advocacy
Committee; Climate Action Brookline, Select
Board Climate Action Committee and Brookline
Green Electricity and Electric Vehicle sub-
committees. Education and experience in
community organizing, child welfare and public
health.
David M. Pollak (*)/ 112 Lancaster Terrace
Attendance 11 of 11
1. As Chair of the Brookline School Committee
I am working hard to support and improve our
excellent public schools, an issue that is vital to
Precinct 11 and all of Brookline. I first ran for
and was elected to Town Meeting two years ago
to strengthen transparency and communication
between Town Meeting and our schools and am
dedicated to continuing this important work

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Jacob A. Pourati (New)/ 31 York Terrace
1. My goal is to make Brookline the best town in
Massachusetts. To do this, we need to improve
our schools, enhance cleanliness and safety, and
keep Brookline “green.” We need to eliminate
regulatory loopholes and waste, while increasing
focus on resident comfort, especially for the young
and the elderly on fixed incomes. There’s no reason
our schools should continuously rank 20th in
Massachusetts when we have the resources to be
better.
2. My family and I immigrated to Brookline from
Iran in 1988. Thanks to Brookline public schools
(and extremely hard-working parents), I obtained
an excellent education, which led me to become a
dentist, specializing in Periodontics. I have been
practicing for 13 years, including 7 as lecturer at
Harvard Dental School. I was a trustee at 50/60
Longwood Ave for 2 years. I am proud to live in
Brookline and want to give back to the community
that supported me.
Jeffrey Wachter (New)/ 45 Mason Terrace
1. In many ways, Brookline is an open, progressive
community. But in practice the town can fall short
of living up to the rhetoric and ideals espoused
by the candidates we vote for and causes we
support. The town must take the lead in working
with developers and affordable housing advocates
to both allow growth and direct it sensibly – at
public transit hubs and major town corridors; and
improving transit efficiency and bicycle commuting
safety. This will allow us the ability to maintain
the vibrancy of our communities, expand housing
accessibility and ease cost pressures, decrease our
carbon footprint, and truly live our values.
2. Active in the Brookline community for 4 years.
Married father of a 3-year-old daughter and 1-year-
old son. Masters in urban history. Committed to
high-quality public schools, economic and spatial
equity, public transit, protecting our environment,
and enhancing vibrancy and community. Endorsed
by Brookline PAX.
Did you Know ...
Brookline’s town seal, adopted in 1848, shows
agricultural and farming implements and a view of
the city of Boston in the distance with a train of cars
running between the two places. It was intended,
according to then Town Clerk Artemas Newall, to be
“emblematical of the character of the Town from its
early settlement…to the present time.”
PRECINCT 12
Candidates For Three Year Term
Vote For Not More Than Five
Lee Cooke-Childs (*) / 136 Rawson Road
Attendance 15 of 15
1. A. Higher taxes and questions of equitability
B. Keep working for ways to keep Brookline
affordable for current residents while maintaining
school excellence and quality of life for all.
2. TMM Precinct 12 - 18 years, Precinct 10 - 9
years. All children all through Brookline schools:
triplets + 1 + 3 steps, Lincoln, Pierce, Lawrence,
BHS.
R.E.Broker Chobee Hoy Assoc 24 years.
Landscape Architect. Board Member Brookline
League of Women Voters, co-chair Aspinwall Hill
NA, Treasurer Brookline NA, Member Brookline
Improvement Coalition, Board of Friends of the
Muddy River, Green Space Coalition, MOB.
Endorsed by PAX since 1993 & by Green Space
Alliance.
I would appreciate your vote, Runkle School,
7a.m.-8p.m., May 8, 2018
lcc.tiac.net , 617-851-2494 cell & text.
Amy Hummel (*) / 226 Clark Road
Attendance 15 of 15
1. As a member of the Town Advisory Committee,
which reviews the Town Budget and all Warrant
Articles that come before Town Meeting, I
consider the issues facing Precinct 12 and the
Town frequently and seriously. With the pressure
of school enrollment growth on the Town budget,
the need for a high school renovation/expansion,
and the upcoming override, Precinct 12 and the
entire Town will experience service and financial
impacts in one way or another. Working with
colleagues on behalf of Precinct 12, I will continue
to balance fiscal considerations, quality of life
expectations, and a general sense of fairness for all:
seniors, families and working professionals.
2. Serves on both the Capital and the Long Term
Planning and Policies subcommittees of the Town
Finance (Advisory) Committee; past PTO Co-
chair and School Council member at Runkle;
2008 Runkle Override Co-chair. Teaches Business
Law and Business Ethics at a local college.
Mark Lowenstein (*)/ 197 Rawson Road
Attendance 15 of 15
1. It’s never easy asking taxpayers for more money.
But our schools are at a crisis point, requiring
improved facilities and operational improvements.
So I strongly support the override questions. My
other major concern is income inequality. The gap
between the haves and the have-nots is widening.
We need to be more aggressive on housing, with
greater density developments in the appropriate
spots, and creative revenue generation to support
the related resource costs.
2. A Brookline resident for 10 years. I run a small
telecom consulting firm, and a company that
develops city running guides. I’ve been a Brookline
TMM for two terms, serve on the Bicycle Advisory
Committee, and am on the Boards of the Brookline
Music School and the Boston Jewish Film Festival.
My spouse is a school teacher, and I have two
children – one a BHS graduate currently attnding
UBC, and the other a junior at BHS.
Judy Meyers (*)/ 75 Clinton Road
Attendance 15 of 15
1. A town-wide issue affecting all precincts,
including Precinct 12, is the dramatic increase
in our student enrollment which has resulted in
overcrowded schools and has put a tremendous
strain on our operating and capital budgets. For
this reason, I am actively supporting the 2018
Override Campaign and urge all Brookline voters
to vote YES on both ballot questions in order
to pay for (1) critical Town/School services and
programs, as well as infrastructure maintenance
(buildings and equipment), and (2) the much-
needed renovation and expansion of Brookline
High School.
2. Brookline resident and homeowner since 1985;
community-based mediator (retired attorney);
Town Meeting Member since 1994; member of
Brookline School Committee from 2000-2012
(Chair, 2006-2008); Co-Chair of 2008 YES for
Brookline Override Campaign; married to Mark
Pasternack; two children, both graduates of Runkle
School and BHS; three grandchildren.
Harry S. Margolis (New)/ 144 Clark Road
1. The ninth school, tension between school
committee and teachers, tensions between police
and citizens, lack of safety for bikers, high cost
of housing. For many of these issues, more
communication and transparency can go a long
way. There appears to be a lack of accountability
with respect to racial isues concerning certain
members of the police force and fire department.
In terms of biking safety, we need to reorient our
transportation system away from cars and towards
alternatives. Housing costs are difficult and driven
by forces outside of Brookline, including our
antiquated mass transit system. We can require
more lower and moderately priced units as part of
new developments and fund expansion of Housing
Authority projects.
2. Elder law attorney. Founder of law-related
Internet business. 25-year resident of Brookline.
Former town meeting member and member and
chair of the Bicycle Advisory Committee. Parent
of two graduates of Runkle and BHS.
Jules Eksel Milner-Brage (New)/231 Rawson Rd
1. My sense is that in Brookline, in 2018, we are
in a critical period for the sound management of

Town services and of the physical public realm
while welcoming new neighbors and supporting
existing ones.
I believe that we can meet this challenge/
opportunity by leveraging, and further bolstering,
some of Brookline’s (and Precinct 12’s) long-lived
strengths: human-scale urban planning; vibrant
neighborhood schools and business districts;
diversified transportation options; and care for
trees, streets, and parks.
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2. Software architecture and development
consultant. Ski mountaineering and urban cycling
enthusiast. Husband. Father to two. Alumnus of
Oberlin College, Bard College at Simon’s Rock,
and National Outdoor Leadership School.
About the League...
League Founder, Carrie Chapman Catt received a
Bachelor of Science degree in general science in 1880.
She was the only woman in her class. When her hus-
band died in 1885, Catt made a living by becoming
San Francisco’s first female newspaper reporter.
PRECINCT 13
Candidates For Three Year Term
Vote For Not More Than Five
Carla Wyman Benka (*)/ 26 Circuit Road
Attendance 14 of 15
1. Precinct 13, like all other precincts, faces the
challenge of accommodating growing school
enrollments and preserving educational excellence
while keeping Brookline affordable, maintaining
economic diversity, and preserving the services
that residents expect. Significant backlogs in road,
sidewalk, and School and Town building repair
and maintenance are of increasing concern. I have
been committed to efforts that benefit the entire
community and will continue to be directly and
significantly involved in addressing these issues.
2. TMM since 2002. Vice-Chair, Town
Advisory (Finance) Committee; Chair, Capital
Subcommittee (Town and School capital projects);
member, 9th School Ad Hoc and Long-Range
Planning and Policy Subcommittees. Member,
Town Zoning By-Law Review Committee, Town
Naming Committee and Planning Board Strategic
Asset Plan Subcommittee. Executive Board,
Brookline Neighborhood Alliance; Steering
Committee, Chestnut Hill Neighborhood
Association. Former Preservation Planner for
Brookline; former Heath PTO Co-President;
parent of Heath and BHS graduate; former
Trustee, Brookline Community Foundation.
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Chris Chanyasulkit (*)/ 16 Corey Road
Attendance 13 of 15
1. Issues affecting my precinct: the school
enrollment, the school space pressures, the
override(s), and diversity and inclusion. I am
running for re-election because I want to ensure
that the views of parents, communities of color,
and those with lower incomes have their views
represented in town deliberations. I would
be helpful in addressing these challenges and
communicating with different groups to ensure
all voices are heard.
2. LEADERSHIP: Brookline Commission for
Women (Co-Chair); Asian American Commission
(Commissioner Emeritas); American Public
Health Association (Executive Board Member);
MA Commission on the Status of Women
(Commissioner Emeritas); League of Women
Voters of Brookline (Board Member); US DHHS
OMH New England Regional Health Equity
Council (member); Brookline Medical Reserve
Corps; Brookline Community Emergency
Response Team; BIDMC Parent Connection
Program (Mentor Mom), Brookline Asian
American Family Network (Steering Committee
Member). EDUCATION: PhD, MPH, BA.
FAMILY: Married to James Bardin, Mother to
three. www.chanyasulkit.com
John Doggett (*)/ 8 Penniman Road
Attendance 14 of 15
1. The need for increased student capacity and
improved school buildings potentially affects
my precinct and every other precinct and will be
impacted by the Town’s decisions and consequent
school redistricting plans. I am a member of
the Advisory Committee subcommittee which
meets jointly with the Select Board and School
Committee considering the options. I think
a combination of current school expansions/
renovations balanced with an appropriately sized
new ninth elementary school, is the best solution. passion to the town that made her.
Maintenance of pedagogical excellence, time to
completion, overall project cost, “walkability”,
avoiding major re-districting, and traffic impact
mitigation are key criteria that I look for in the
options evaluation.
2. I have been a Brookline homeowner for over
33 years. My background is managing software
technology, new technology innovation and
investment finance working at Bank of Boston
for 25 years. I am married to Dr. Jenny Lewis,
pediatrician, and have two daughters who both
attended Heath school.
Paul A. Saner (*)/ 462 Chestnut Hill Road
Attendance 11 of 15
1. The Town’s inability to politically agree upon
a ninth school site , with no plans for deferred
capital needs at schools like Driscoll, suggests we
should consider whether Brookline needs a more
effective government organization.
2. I have decades of public service at the
Commonwealth, Town, and community level.
Appointed Commissioner of the Massachusetts
Commission for the Blind by Governor Patrick
in 2013. Founding board member in 1995 of the
Towns Economic Development Advisory Board
(now co-Chair); commercial taxes help fund
school growth, making overrides more affordable.
Active community volunteer for many years
including founding Chair of the Metropolitan
Waterworks Museum, a trustee of the Brookline
Community Foundation, and helped re-open
the Chestnut Hill Reservoir to the public. Live
in the same home since moving to Brookline in
1988. Two daughters attended public schools.
Served many years as President of BHS Friends of
Rowing; Runkle School Council.
Ada Tadmor (New)/ 8 Strathmore Road
1. Ada is dedicated to ensuring that we have
better schools that serve all children, improve and
protect green spaces in Brookline, and bolster
a stronger and more engaged community. She
recognizes that there are major challenges that lie
ahead which touch all of these issues, and she is
eager and ready to work alongside Town Meeting
and community members to find solutions to
ensure we are promoting social, economic, and
environmental justice in Brookline.
2. Ada grew up in Brookline and is a graduate of
the Brookline Public Schools. Upon graduating
from Bates College, she joined Teach For America
and taught Kindergarten and First Grade in
Denver, Colorado and First and Third Grade in
Newark, New Jersey. After four years teaching,
Ada moved home and now works to support
current and former teachers across Massachusetts.
She is excited to bring that same skillset and
Did you Know ...
Beacon Street was laid out as narrow country lane,
only 50 feet wide, in 1850-51. The area around it was
mostly farmland with scattered houses. As late as the
1870s there were only 24 buildings along the length
of Beacon Street in the town.
PRECINCT 14
Candidates For Three Year Term
Vote For Not More Than Five
Clifford M. Brown (*)/ 9 Hyslop Road
Attendance 15 of 15
1. Precinct 14 is large and diverse, going from
Beacon Street through Fisher Hill and across
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Route 9. As a Precinct our issues reflect the Town’s:
maintaining and improving all public schools,
preserving critical services and moving forward
on important initiatives without sacrificing
neighborhoods or that which makes Brookline
unique. Meeting fiscal challenges may require
revenue enhancement but raising taxes should be
done only after rigorous and appropriate analysis
and implementation of other options is exhausted.
This prudent approach to municipal finance and
operations is not happening today. We must work
together responsibly and transparently to prevent
unwanted intrusion, inappropriate activity and
unneeded regulation while avoiding tactics that
could cleave neighborhoods.
2. Twenty-three year Brookline homeowner. Sent
three children though PSB. Member: Advisory
Committee, Economic Development Advisory
Board, Zoning By-Law Committee. Twenty-
year Pan-Mass Challenge rider. B.S. Economics,
Magna Cum Laude, University of Pennsylvania.
MBA Finance, Wharton.
Kenneth M. Goldstein (*) / 111 Holland Road
Attendance 15 of 15
1. I’m concerned that development pressure will
diminish the character of our precinct through
the loss of open space, landscape and superior
design. I’d like to continue working (with Town
boards) to advance warrant articles that provide
appropriate tools to encourage growth that that
does no harm to the fabric of our neighborhoods.
2. Life-long Brookline resident. Product of the
Brooklne Schools. Local Brookline Attorney.
Raised a family here. Fifteen years on the
Brookline Planning Board (five years as Chair).
Six years on the Brookline Selectboard (one year
as Chair). I’ve served, and continue to serve, on
numerous Town Boards and Commissions such
as the Zoning By-Law Review Committee, HAB
and Committee on Tree Protection. Member of
Brookline Rotary.
Pamela C. Lodish (*)/ 120 Seaver Street
Attendance 15 of 15
1. The biggest issue affecting Precinct 14 also
affects the entire town – the needs of the expanding
student enrollment in our public schools. There
will be two override questions on the ballot in
May, one permanently increasing the tax levy and
the other to fund the high school renovations
and expansion. In future years we will face more
operating overrides for school facilities operation
and classroom expansion. Big question is how
much is too much? Schools are important but so
are other Town services. We must not loose sight
of our ability to pay and the needs of all citizens
in the Town.
2. Town Meeting since 1989. Advisory Committee
since 1997. School Committee 1988-1997, Chair
91-03. MBA high honors Boston University.
Business manager of public and special education
schools. Former associate director Harvard College
Observatory. Self employed construction manager
for projects large and small. Resident of Brookline
for over 50 years.
Shaari S. Mittel (*)/ 309 Buckminster Road
Attendance 15 of 15
1. Current Town and School structural deficits
impact us all. If not addressed soon, they’ll severely
diminish the quality of our municipal services
and schools, thus lowering our neighborhood
quality of life and our property values. ( Property
taxes represent 70% of Town revenues, which lag
behind expenditures growth.) We cannot afford
to continue ignoring the large, ongoing school
enrollment increases or deferring maintenance on
our infrastructure. I will continue monitoring
Town/School budgetary issues for fiscal prudence
and transparency, seriously consider funding
through the Operational Override and High
School Debt Exclusion proposals and vote for tax
relief for low-income seniors and others.
2. B.H.S, B.U., Phi Beta Kappa; 25+ year
Town Meeting and Advisory Committee
Member(Schools Subcommittee); Director
Brookline League of Women Voters (past
President) and Fisher Hill Association; Previously,
Brookline Teacher, Deputy Probation Officer,
F.H.Reservoir Re-Use Comm., LWVMA
legislative lobbyist, Runkle PTA Planning Chair.
Sassan Zelkha (New)/ 1799 Beacon Street
1. Major challenges for Brookline are affordable
housing, the school system, and green space.
The cost of living in Brookline is increasing at an
extraordinary rate. Many elderly people on fixed
income and young families are being pushed out
of our town. Massachusetts, unlike NY or CA, has
not enacted laws to prevent predatory investors
from using real estate to launder their money. We
need to implement policies that encourage zero net
energy construction and approve Warrant Articles
that meaningfully protect our most economically
vulnerable residents.
2. I lived in Brookline for over 20 years. I attended
Devotion and Brookline High. For college, I
attended BU for my bachelor degree and MIT
for my Masters. I am a medical device engineer
specializing in IVD. I briefly relocated to Newton
and moved back when I got married because
Brookline is where I want to raise my children.
PRECINCT 14
Candidates For Two Year Term
Vote For Not More Than One
Paula K. Friedman (New) / 170 Hyslop Road
1. All town-wide issues affect my precinct,
including school enrollment and funding;
affordable housing; and rapidly increasing
property taxes. The two proposed overrides will
have a significant impact to my precinct. We need
to continue to explore alternatives to increasing
taxes on property owners.
2. I am a public health dentist geriatrician,
community activist, and have lived in Brookline
for over 35 years, serving as a Town Meeting
Member for 14 years. My children attended
Brookline schools. I serve on the Brookline
Council on Aging, the Advisory Committee to
the Brookline Senior Center, the Zoning By-
law Committee, as Co-Chair of the Brookline
Neighborhood Alliance, and a member of the
Green Caucus. I am a past Co-President of the
Fisher Hill Association and Friend of Brookline
Public Health. I am responsive to constituents and
value the opportunity to serve in Town Meeting.
Did you know...
The tile-roofed T shelters at Coolidge Corner date
to 1901 and are the only remaining shelters built
by Henry Whitney’s West End Railway Company.
PRECINCT 15
Candidates For Three Year Term
Vote For Not More Than Five
Eileen Connell Berger (*)/ 112 Wolcott Road
Attendance 11 of 15
1. It is important to be able to support the
initiatives that provide us with fair and equitable
representation in matters that concern pct. 15.
Most recently the disruptive and inequitable 9th
school process, has galvanized precinct 15 around
the potential loss of open space, traffic congestion,
public safety, equity and quality of education,
sustainable natural resources… a debate that
has brought dissatisfaction and frustration with
Town leadership. Strong representation in TM to
preserve the quality of life and property for the
future is needed.
2. Eileen Connell Berger and her husband Dr.
Michael Berger have been community activists
for decades invested in public education,
environmental and greenspace alliances, fiscal
responsibility, social justice, sustainability,
community health and safety and support for the
disability community. Eileen is a lifelong educator
and works as an administrator in student affairs
and access and disability services at Harvard Grad.
School of Education for 15 years.

Benedicte J. Hallowell (*)/ 96 Sears Road
Attendance 9 of 15
1. Brookline faces important issues regarding
our growing population of students. We must
strike a balance between quality of education
and infrastructure—teachers make the difference.
Precinct 15 is faced with numerous developments;
money has been wasted on studies that “experts”
knew were preposterous. We must protect our
neighborhoods from oversized 40B developments.
Voters will determine Precinct 15 Residents’ home
values, road/sidewalk safety, environment, town
services, and loss of green space and trees both
public and private. I learn from those who have
lived here all of their lives.
2. Brookline resident 19 years, 2 sons. Married to
professor who went to school in Brookline whose
mother was a teacher in Brookline for 19 years.
Coached on town teams, Served on Moderator’s
Committee on Leaf Blowers, Past Town Meeting
Member 7 Years
Education: BU ’89, Harvard ‘93
Art Historian, Various Boards and Committees
that serve Students
Janice S. Kahn (*)/ 63 Craftsland Road
Attendance 15 of 15
1. An important town wide issue is the need to
expand public school classroom capacity and
a close second is the impact of increased traffic
throughout our neighborhoods. In P15, a 2014
traffic study of Woodland Road and Hammond
Street showed an average of 16,300 cars travel
along Hammond Street daily – a number that has
likely increased since then. (www.brooklinema.
gov/DocumentCenter/View/13171)
One approach to address both issues is to keep our
school communities intact and walkable through
expansion on site.
2. A.B., Vassar; Ph.D., Boston University. 40+-
year resident of Brookline. TMM P15 – 19 years;
Advisory Committee – 11 years; Former Chair,
Brookline Commission for Women; Past-
President CHVA neighborhood association;
Past Co-President, League of Women Voters/
Brookline; Co-Founder, CHVAlliance, Brookline/
Newton Association. Received Brookline
Neighborhood Alliance 2010 Leadership Award;
Co-Recipient of Brookline GreenSpace Alliance
2010 Green Umbrella Award for CHVAlliance
efforts to improve Route 9 at the Brookline/
Newton border.
Ira P. Krepchin (*)/ 63 Craftsland Road
Attendance 15 of 15
1. The approach to dealing with school population
and school facility issues is generating intense
interest town-wide and in my precinct. I favor
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solutions that emphasize walkability, affordability
and equity across all schools.
2. I have been a Brookline resident for 15 years
and have been a Town Meeting Member for the
last 4 years. I served on the Brookline Green
Technologies Committee (2006-2007). I have
an MS degree in mechanical engineering from
MIT; and have spent several decades working on
energy effciency issues. I have grown children and
a grand daughter.
Ab Sadeghi-Nejad (*)/ 125 Arlington Road
Attendance 13 of 15
1. Children are our most precious resource, our
best hope for the future. Brookline takes pride
in its schools’ excellence, however, they are very
overcrowded. We need a 9th school, ideally
located in South Brookline because of Hancock
Village expansion. Increasing the number of
classrooms and renovations requires an override.
We should seek state assistance in order to make
the override as small as possible to keep the town
affordable and maintain our diversity.
Traffic congestion is an increasing problem in the
Town and more so in Precinct 15 because of new
developments and commuters from surrounding
communities. Traffic calming efforts have not
been helpful. We need to think “out of the box”
to look for innovative solutions.
2. TMM 30+ years, Advisory Committee,
Redistricting Committee. Married, 2 children
both attended Baker & Brookline High.
University of Chicago MD, Professor of Pediatrics
Tufts, Chief Emeritus Pediatric Endocrinology
Tufts Medical Center.
Elisabeth W. Cunningham (New)/ 397 Newton
Street
1. I am committed to serving the people
of Brookline in general and Precinct 15 in
particular. I want to preserve open space, improve
environmental planning, and increase Brookline’s
commitment to transitioning to renewable
resources whenever possible. I am concerned
about the school selection process and want
to insure transparency in the process and fiscal
responsibility for the taxpayers of Brookline.
2. I was born and raised in Brookline, MA. I am
a practicing architect, and graduated from the
Harvard Graduate School of Design in 1986. I
served on the Brookline Preservation Commission
for several years and coached Brookline Youth
Soccer for many years. A lifelong environmentalist,
I am a member of Mothers Out Front and other
environmental organizations.
Barbara Gutman (New)/ 629 Hammond Street
1. The pressing issues for Precinct 15 are whether
it’s the most practical location for a 9th elementary
school, how do we resolve classroom crowding,
how do we protect our open/green spaces, and
do we support the override needed for the town’s
operating budget.
As a Town Meeting Member, I would support a
plan to look at existing capacity and expansion
at our current elementary schools. I support the
override which will provide much needed funding,
but I also believe the town needs a comprehensive
long term financial plan, so we’re not going back
for overrides too frequently. I will work to support
and increase the Town’s efforts to protect open/
green spaces such as Horace James Circle woods.
2. Barbara Gutman is a long-time resident, and
raised her family in Brookline. She’s a public
policy advocate who’s been successful helping pass
progressive issues, such as Earned Sick Time.
Sadra Isaacs (New) / 334 Clyde Street
1. The ninth school is the biggest issue for precinct
15, as several locations in consideration are within
our precinct. We are the largest, geographically, yet
there’s no school within our precinct. Brookline
is known for walkable schools, but most families
in 15 have no school nearby. I will fight for the
creation of a new school that is accessible to the
families of precinct 15.
2. After teaching in NYC public schools for
8 years, I moved to Brookline to be closer to
family and stay home to raise our kids. I joined
the Brookline MOMS Club, which organizes
playgroups and local charity work. Four years
later, our oldest is at BEEP and loving it! I became
BEEP’s PTO president and successfully passed the
proposal for a new early education center. This
will alleviate some overcrowding in our schools. If
elected, enough space for every Brookline student
will be my priority.
Did you Know ...
Both William Dawes and the British relief column
led by Lord Percy passed through Brookline on their
way to Lexington on April 18, 1775. Brookline men,
including three enslaved African-Americans, took
part in the fight against the British as they retreated
through Cambridge later that day.
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PRECINCT 16 Alisa G. Jonas (*) / 333 Russett Road

Attendance 13 of 15
Candidates For Three Year Term NO REPLY Historic Population of Brookline
Vote For Not More Than Five
Regina M. Frawley (*)/ 366 Russett Road William Pu (*)/ 249 Beverly Road Year Pop. ±%
Attendance 15 of 15 Attendance 14 of 15
1. Townwide “issue” is actually a flawed “Process”, NO REPLY
1790 484 —
viz Hancock Village’s proposed zoning change 1800 605 +25.0%
with a Master Plan few read, and even fewer Puja Mehta (New)/ 26 Intervale Road
read carefully. It contained details that granted 1. The major issues in South Brookline include 1810 784 +29.6%
HV to sell the affordable units, a claim they balancing our community’s blossoming population 1820 900 +14.8%
called a “typo”. It was not. Most every “issue” in of students with current space constraints, need
nearly every neighborhood has similar deception, for sensible affordable housing, and increasing 1830 1,043 +15.9%
errors, flaws, when development is proposed. hours at the Putterham branch library. 1840 1,365 +30.9%
Neighborhoods are increasingly muted in how
2. Puja is the current Chair of the Library Board 1850 2,516 +84.3%
their areas are developed and grown. Caveat
of Trustees, former Precinct 5 Town Meeting
Emptor. Due diligence, mandatory. 1860 5,164 +105.2%
Member and founding President of the Greater
2. BA, Regis College. MA, Fletcher School of Law Point Neighborhood Association.
and Diplomacy. Past co-chair. TMMAssociation, Puja works for the current Chair of Senate Ways
1870 6,650 +28.8%
“TAB Top Ten” citizens in 2004; Founder, and Means State Senator Karen Spilka as District 1880 8,057 +21.2%
South Brookine Neighborhood Association, SB Director, addressing operating and capital budget
Senior Social; book “Where In The World is needs for the district.
1890 12,103 +50.2%
Your Precinct?” Procedural By-Laws, including Previously, Puja Office of U.S. Senator Richard 1900 19,935 +64.7%
“Mandatory Training In The Open Meeting Law, Durbin in Washington, D.C. Puja earned her
etc”; stopped 150’ cell tower at town cemetary; B.B.A in Finance at Loyola University in Chicago 1910 27,792 +39.4%
alerted neighbors about St. Aidan’s teardown/ and earned her J.D. at the University of Maryland, 1920 37,748 +35.8%
replacement with Ch. 40B, which helped save where she was on a Leadership Scholarship.
church and cut 40B by nearly 2/3ds. Puja’s vast federal, state and municipal experience 1930 47,490 +25.8%
make her a valuable asset to Town Meeting. 1940 49,786 +4.8%
For more info, visit www.PujaMehta.com
Scott C. Gladstone (*)/ 383 Russett Road 1950 57,589 +15.7%
Attendance 15 of 15
1. I have been advocating since 2011 to limit 1960 54,044 −6.2%
the impact that the Hancock Village expansion Did you Know ... 1970 58,689 +8.6%
under G.L. c. 40B (and under prior proposals) is Brookline got its own church, or meeting house,
reasonable in size and has as small an impact as in 1717 with the formation of First Parish (now in 1980 55,062 −6.2%
possible on school population and destruction of its fourth building) on Warren Street. It remained 1990 54,718 −0.6%
green space. This issue dovetails into my support the only church in town until the formation of the
for a 9th school in South Brookline and the Baptist Church in Brookline Village in 1828. 2000 57,107 +4.4%
override needed to pay for it.
2010 58,732 +2.8%
2. I am a business litigation and construction law
attorney in Brookline. I also represent clients 2017 59,132* +0.6%
before the Brookline ZBA. My wife, Tracy, is a * = population estimate.
Did you Know ...
research psychologist at Wellesley College. We
have two kids in college and one at BHS. I am In elections in October 1873, the city of Charlestown
currently President of Temple Emeth and am on and the towns of Brighton and West Roxbury voted Source: United States Census records and
the Board of Camp Yavneh. to accept annexation to Boston. Only Brookline
resisted, after vigorous debate in town, with 70% of
Population Estimates Program data.
voters casting No ballots. Several later attempts at
annexation were also defeated.
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The League of Women Voters of Brookline

Some programs and issues the
Brookline League is working on:
Voter Services
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Voter registration and information tables set
up at various events around Brookline.
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How to Run for Office - (booklet and/or
program) for Brookline Town Elections.
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Forum and Information Sessions (3) on the
Tax Override and Debt Exclusion on the
May, 2015 Ballot.
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Website Providing Information on
Candidates, Voter Registration etc.
www.votinginformation.org
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Voter’s Guide Publication for Annual
Brookline Town Elections
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Begin planning to educate voters about early
voting.
thanks these donors for their generous
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Day on the Hill - February, 2016
Program of LWVMA and Luncheon of contributions to the Sara K.Wallace Fund
LWVB members with our Legislators to in support of voter education.
lobby them on issues of concern to the
League. Marianne and Burt Boxenhorn
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Annual Meeting (with speaker) - Carol and Frank Caro
June 2018
Judith and Herman Chernoff
LWVMA issues:
Marian U. Clouse
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Charter Schools in Massachusetts
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See LWVMA web site for other issues and Betsy and Dennis DeWitt
more information: https://lwvma.org/
Madelyn and Bruce Donoff
LWVUS issues:
Hugh and Mary Dunlap
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Climate Change
Ernie Frey and Nancy Rubackin
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Fair Criminal Code Enforcement
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See LWVUS web site for other issues and Scott Gladstone
more information http://lwv.org/
Benedicte Hallowell

Land Use What roles can you play? Sheila and Christopher Hussey
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Voted by members as a priority for the It’s up to you to… Georgia Johnson
Brookline League in 2015-2016
…Work to ensure the voting rights of every Harriet Koch
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Hosted Affordable Housing Forum American. Urge citizen participation in the
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Planning for programs concerning land electoral process, Virginia LaPlante
use is currently underway. Issues to be … Act as a deputy registrar, monitor the polls, Karen Livingston
considered include the schools, open space, or help present candidate debates and forums.
affordable housing and density zoning. Judy Meyers
…Join a committee and take part in gathering
Climate Change the facts for one of the League’s insightful Betsy and John Munzer
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Information Table during Brookline Climate reports.
Change Week …Or help the League be more effective at Anthony J. Naro
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Request to LWVUS asking that it be a priority local, state, and national levels by adding your Zippy Ostroy
in the upcoming two years. name to the list of members.
Shirley Partoll
Other 2nd Friday Rosamond Rabinowitz
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LWVB website with Information and Join us at Anatolia in Brookline Noel and Deborah Rose
Featuring Upcoming Events Village on the 2nd Friday of each
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Second Fridays - Monthly Discussion at month for coffee and conversation Toni Schroder
Paneras - various topics about issues that interest you.
Ellen and Joel Shoner
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Opening Meeting (with speaker) - Sept. 2018
For information on membership Frank Smizik and Julie Johnson
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Warrant Article Reviews for Town Meeting
and future events, email us at Sara Stoutland
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Money In Politics - LWVUS Study -
Consensus Meeting and Results Sent to league@lwvbrookline.org Kea van der Ziel
LWVUS (December and January 2016) Or visit our website:
www.lwvbrookline.org
617-566-3238
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Q Obsessed about bicycle lanes?
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