StaffJason Palitsch, Executive Director
Phone: (774) 760-0495 Email: [email protected] Jason Palitsch has served as Executive Director of the 495/MetroWest Partnership since January 2020, having worked previously as Government Affairs Manager at Veterans Inc., a 501c3 non-profit headquartered in Worcester serving veterans in need and their families across New England. Previously, he was Communications Director to State Senator Michael O. Moore during the Senator's first two terms in office. A Shrewsbury resident, Jason is currently serving his third term as a member of the Shrewsbury School Committee; he is also a Town Meeting Member representing Shrewsbury's Precinct 8. Jason sits on the boards of Shrewsbury Youth & Family Services and Training Resources of America, and is a member of the Rotary Club of Shrewsbury. He holds a BA in Political Science from Northeastern University.
Jeremy Thompson, Deputy Director for Policy & Planning Phone: (774) 760-0495 Email: [email protected] Jeremy Thompson joined the Partnership after four years of working in higher education, overseeing the application process and managing recruitment/yield events for graduate programs at D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University. Jeremy obtained his Master’s in Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern. His research, ranging from economic development strategies in Liverpool, UK to contextually sensitive design practices in urban renewal, culminated in a capstone project on how Boston’s 2015 Inclusionary Development Policy contributed to a clustering of affordable housing units in low SES neighborhoods, thus thwarting intergenerational mobility efforts outlined in the Imagine Boston 2030 citywide plan. Jeremy also graduated from Framingham High School and obtained a BA in Political Science from Emmanuel College.
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