Meet the School Building Committee

Meetings of the School Building Committee generally take place in the City Council Chambers at City Hall on the first Thursday of the month starting at 5:30 PM. They are public meetings and are televised on LTC Channel 99.

The following is a membership list of the School Building Committee for the Lowell High School project. The list was last updated in October 2022. 


DesignationName & Title
Local Chief Executive Officer & Representative of Office authorized by law to construct school buildingsThomas A. Golden Jr.,City Manager [CHAIR]
SBC member who is MCPPO certifiedMichael Vaughn, CPO
School Committee MemberConnie Martin, School Committee Member
Superintendent of SchoolsJoel Boyd, Superintendent of Schools
Local Official Responsible for building maintenanceRichard Underwood, Director of Maintenance and Facilities
School PrincipalMichael Fiato, Lowell High School Headmaster
Local budget official or member of local finance CommitteeConor Baldwin, CFO
Members of community with architecture, engineering and/or construction experienceJay Mason, Community Member
Members of community with architecture, engineering and/or construction experienceJohn Haley, Community Member
Members of community with architecture, engineering and/or construction experiencePaul St. Cyr, Commissioner of DPW
Members of community with architecture, engineering and/or construction experienceMark Byrne, Former Commissioner of DPW
Local official responsible for Lowell Public School financeJames Hall, Chief Operating Officer
Mayor and Chair of School CommitteeSokhary Chau, Mayor
Member knowledgeable in educational mission and function of facilityMaria Sheehy, Community Member
Member knowledgeable in educational mission and function of facilityBenjamin Opara, Community Member
Public Safety RepresentativeDavid Peaslee, Captain, Lowell Police Department
Member of the Lowell Commission on DisabilityErica Harvey, Commission Member
Former Elected OfficialWilliam Samaras, Former City Councilor
Former Elected OfficialRodney Elliot, Former City Councilor
Elected OfficialEdward Kennedy, State Senator
Elected OfficialJohn Leahy, City Councilor
Public Safety RepresentativeMaryann Manzi, Director of Public Safety Research and Development