Medway DPS Director Tom Holder Elected to Massachusetts Coalition for Water Resources Stewardship Board of Directors

The Massachusetts Coalition for Water Resources Stewardship (the Coalition) announced the election of Tom Holder, Director of the Department of Public Services for the Town of Medway, to its Board of Directors. Mr. Holder is a resident of Holliston.

Mr. Holder has been Director of the Department of Public Services in Medway since 2009. He oversees programs to maintain and support the strategic goals of the Town. Mr. Holder manages staff engaged in the administrative and technical management of the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of the Town’s public infrastructure including wastewater collection, water supply and distribution, stormwater management, solid waste and recycling, public facilities, parks, and roadway and bridge systems.

Prior to joining Medway, Mr. Holder was Deputy Director of Public Works for the Town of Framingham and before that Deputy Superintendent of Operations for the Boston Water and Sewer Commission. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the Florida Institute of Technology and a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University. Mr. Holder is active in the New England Chapter of American Public Works Association, New England Water Environment Association, the New England Section of American Water Works Association, and is currently a Board Member of the MassDEP Safe Drinking Water Act Advisory Committee. He holds a Grade 4 Drinking Water Operators License and is MCPPO Certified as a Public Procurement Official.

The Massachusetts Coalition for Water Resources Stewardship is a coalition of municipalities; public agencies that transport and treat drinking water, wastewater and stormwater; quasi-government agencies, and private and nonprofit organizations. Members are committed to the principles of stewardship and environmental, social and fiscal responsibility in protecting the environment and public health. The Coalition promotes using scientifically based, sustainable approaches to realize environmental and community goals. For more information, please visit the Coalition’s website at www.mcwrs.org or contact Kate Barrett at 617-357-5772 or kbarrett@mcwrs.org.