The Eight Towns and the Great Marsh Committee

The Eight Towns and the Great Marsh (8TGM) is a committee of citizens dedicated to the protection and restoration of coastal habitats and watershed on the upper North Shore of Massachusetts. The committee is made up of representatives from the following municipalities: Amesbury, Essex, Gloucester, Ipswich, Newbury, Newburyport, Rockport, Rowley and Salisbury. The committee serves as the Upper North Shore Local Governance Committee (LGC) for the Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program.

 
 
 
 

Amesbury Representative

Currently Open

 
 
 
 

Essex Representative

Peter Phippen

Selectmen, Town of Essex & Former MassBays Upper North Shore Regional Coordinator

 
 
 
 

Gloucester Representative

chuck Schade

Conservation Agent, City of Gloucester

 
 
 
 

Ipswich Representative

Jennifer Hughes

Vice Chairperson Conservation Commission, Town of Ipswich

 
 
 
 

Ipswich Representative

Mary Lester

Conservation Agent, Town of Ipswich

 
 

Newbury Representative

Kristen Grubbs

Planning Director, Town of Newbury

 
 
 
 

Newbury Representative

Geof Walker

Selectmen, Town of Newbury

 
 

Newburyport Representative

Julia Godtfredsen

Conservation Agent, City of Newburyport

 
 
 
 

Newburyport Representative

Adam Armstrong

Harbor Commissioner, City of Newburyport

 
 

Rockport Representative

John Lopez

Conservation Agent, Town of Rockport

 
 
 
 

Rowley Representative

Robert Snow

Selectmen, Town of Rowley & MVPC Board of Commissioners

 
 

Salisbury Representative

Jane Purinton

Former Conservation Commissioner, Town of Salisbury

 
 
 
 

Salisbury Representative

Julie Doughman Johnson

Vice Chairperson Conservation Commission, Town of Salisbury