City of Newton, MA
Home MenuParks & Recreation Department
| 246 Dudley Road | 617-796-1500 | Monday - Friday |
| Newton, MA 02459 | parks@newtonma.gov | 8:30am - 5:00pm |
Announcements
Program/Event Information & Registration
Summer 2026 Program Guide or download as a PDF
Summer Camp & Full Day Program Brochure 2026 or view as a PDF
Projects & Presentations
| Staff | ||
| Marc Welch | Acting Commissioner | mwelch@newtonma.gov |
| Mark Kelly | Acting Deputy Commissioner | mkelly@newtonma.gov |
| Maintenance, Beautification, Urban Forestry | ||
| Derek Mannion | Superintendent of Maintenance | dmannion@newtonma.gov |
| Rob McClary | Asst. Superintendent of Maintenance | rmcclary@newtonma.gov |
| Bob Billings | Asst. Superintendent of Beautification | rbillings@newtonma.gov |
| Julie Babcock | Administrative Coordinator, Urban Forestry | juliebabcock@newtonma.gov |
| Office /Administration | ||
| Robin McLaughlin | Administrative Assistant | rmclaughlin@newtonma.gov |
| Michael Alibrandi | Payroll | mealibrandi@newtonma.gov |
| Kathy Murphy | Bookkeeper | kmurphy@newtonma.gov |
| Parks and Open Space | ||
| Ahron Lerman | Director of Parks and Open Space | alerman@newtonma.gov |
| Recreation Director and Managers | ||
| Linda Berger | Director of Recreation & Community Programs | lberger@newtonma.gov |
| Nancy Scammon | Director of Senior Adults | nscammon@newtonma.gov |
| Channon Ames DiCiurcio | Recreation Manager | cames@newtonma.gov |
| Stephanie Lapham | Recreation Manager | slapham@newtonma.gov |
| Ricky Paglia | Recreation Manager | rickp@newtonma.gov |
| Ben Martin | Recreation Manager | bmartin@newtonma.gov |
| Miranda Morse | Recreation Manager, Therapeutic Recreation | mmorse@newtonma.gov |
| Carol Stapleton | Recreation Manager | cstapleton@newtonma.gov |
| Jacqui Conley | Recreation Manager | jconley@newtonma.gov |
| Aquatics | ||
| Sean Nickerson | Director of Aquatics | snickerson@newtonma.gov |
| Community Events (617) 796-1540 | ||
| Paula Gannon | Director of Community Events | pgannon@newtonma.gov |
| Archana Menon | Assistant Director of Community Events | amenon@newtonma.gov |
| Lisa Rucinski | Project Manager | lrucinski@newtonma.gov |