Deputy Director
City of Arlington Plng & Cmty
Medford, MA
Kelly Lynema, AICP is the Deputy Director at the Northern Middlesex Council of Governments, where she manages the public affairs and oversees regional and local planning efforts in housing, economic development, climate and resiliency, transportation, and land use. She is presently leading the agency's regional housing strategy plan to develop concrete strategies to increase housing production, support economic development, and encourage sustainable growth across nine municipalities.
Kelly previously worked as Assistant Director of Planning and Community Development at the Town of Arlington (MA), and various private sector firms in placemaking, public realm activation, and planning. Kelly received her master’s in urban planning from Harvard University and her bachelor’s in sociology from Tufts University, and in 2022 earned a certificate in Local Government Leadership and Management from Massachusetts Municipal Association and Suffolk University.
Presentation slides for Big Impact, High Visibility: a regional housing strategy are avaialbe here:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/87jkn69x6f3l9wg609fyk/Lynema_big-impact-high-visibility.pptx?rlkey=0c1io4cegtonzbopaihjz7mg6&dl=0
Big Impact. High Visibility. a Regional Planning Story
Sunday, April 14, 2024
9:00 AM – 9:20 AM CT