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Leominster City Council
City Council
(Term expires Jan. 2010)

CITY COUNCILORS

Dennis A. Rosa
Phone: (978) 534-8022
109 Country Lane
drosa@leominster-ma.gov
 
 Biography: Married, two children, Finance Committee Chairman, Past City Council
 President, Past Chairman of the Industrial Development Commission – 8 years,
 Graduate Mount Wachusett Community College – Degree Business Technology,
                                    Air Force Vietnam Veteran, Owner of American Auto Body & Repair Inc.
John Dombrowski
Phone: (978) 840-8558
309 Legate Hill Road
jdombrowski@leominster-ma.gov
 
Biography: Married, two children, local attorney, graduate Bentley College and Boston University Law School, 3rd Term on the City Council.
James Lanciani Jr.
Phone: (978) 537-1566
156 Sylvan Avenue
 
Biography: Public Safety Committee Chairman, Ways & Means Post Audit Committee Clerk, Committee on Schools, 3rd member.
Virginia Tocci
 Phone: (978) 534-6605
 334 Hill Street
  vtocci@leominster-ma.gov
 Biography: Committee on Schools Clerk, Legal Affairs Clerk, Small Business
 and Economic Development, Chairperson
 
WARD COUNCILORS
WARD 1
David E. Rowlands
Phone: (978) 534-1808
49 Braeburn Circle
drowlands@leominster-ma.gov
WARD 2
Wayne A. Nickel
Phone: (978) 537-4686
182 Fifth Street
wnickel@leominster-ma.gov
WARD 3
Claire M. Freda
Phone: (978) 537-0120
117 Debbie Drive
cfreda@leominster-ma.gov
 
 
 
Biography: Presently the longest serving elected official
1987-1994 Leominster School Committee –3 terms
1994- present – Leominster City Council – 8 terms
Served as Finance Committee Chair and chaired every Council committee;first female councillor to serve two consecutive years as President 1997 and 1998

Harvard University Fellow JFK School of Government
National League of Cities – Platinum level of Leadership in Government

Massachusetts Municipal Association, advocating for cities and towns, Board - 14 years; Presently serving on Executive Board; First Councillor to serve as President – 2000.
Massachusetts Municipal Councillors Association President
Womens Elected Municipal Officials, Chair
Licensed Real Estate Appraiser and Registered Real Estate Broker, 31 years with Frigoletto & Associates, Inc.
Leominster Rotary Club, Immediate Past President and Paul Harris Fellow; present Executive Board member
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Worcester, Immediate past President of the Corporate Board and present Executive Board member
Widow of a Vietnam War Combat Veteran – Gold Star Wife
Two children, Kelley and Anthony; One grandchild, Patrick
WARD 4
Robert Salvatelli
Phone: (978) 537-6557
Cell: (508) 284-3836
11 Woodside Avenue
rsalvatelli@leominster-ma.gov

Biography: Mass. Academy at WPI – Director, Ward 4 Councillor for five terms.
WARD 5
Richard Marchand
Phone: (978) 840-1145
224 Merriam Avenue
 



Biography:
  • Serving in Sixth Term as the Ward 5 City Councilor.
  • Currently serving as the City Council President.
  • Employed in the Shrewsbury Public School System as a Health Education Teacher and Coordinator of Student Activities at Shrewsbury High School.
  • Former Citizen of The Year - City of Leominster.
  • Former Semi Finalist for Massachusetts Teacher of The Year.
  • Planner and Coordinator of the annual Johnny Appleseed Arts & Cultural Festival.
  • Undergraduate Degree - Winona State University (Minnesota) - Bachelor of Science in Education Masters Degree - Lesley College -'Computers In Education"
  • Married - three children and two grandchildren.
  • Reside in Ward 5.
  • Birth Date - "Flag Day" June 14, 1955...
City Council Committee Updated 1/15/09
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEES – 2009
CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT – WAYNE NICKEL
CITY COUNCIL VICE-PRESIDENT – JAMES LANCIANI, JR.
 
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Robert Salvatelli - Chairman
James Lanciani Jr. - Clerk
John Dombrowski - 3rd member
Dennis Rosa -Consulting Member		 PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITTEE
John Dombrowski - Chairman
Richard Marchand - Clerk
David Rowlands - 3rd member
LEGAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
David Rowlands - Chairman
Virginia Tocci - Clerk
John Dombrowski - 3rd member		 CITY PROPERTY COMMITTEE
Virginia Tocci - Chairman
Claire Freda - Clerk
Dennis Rosa - 3rd member
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
James Lanciani, Jr. - Chairman
Claire Freda - Clerk
Robert Salvatelli - 3rd member		 COMMITTEE ON SCHOOLS
Claire Freda -Chairman
Robert Salvatelli -Clerk
Richard Marchand -3rd member
WAYS & MEANS POST AUDIT COMMITTEE.
Richard Marchand - Chairman
David Rowlands - Clerk
James Lanciani Jr. - 3rd member		 SMALL BUS. & ECON. DEV. COMMITTEE.
Virginia Tocci - Chairperson
Richard Marchand - Clerk
Dennis Rosa - 3rd member
PRESIDENT’S DRINKING WATER OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE*
Richard Marchand - Chairman
John Dombrowski - Clerk
David Rowlands - 3rd member		 SOLAR POWER ENERGY EXPLORATORY
COMMITTEE*
Virginia Tocci - Chairperson
Claire Freda - Clerk
Dennis Rosa - 3rd member
 
* Presidents Special Committees