Hello Lincoln neighbors!
My name is Jason Lee and I have lived in Lincoln for one year with my 14-year-old twins. I love the town and would like to volunteer my time, skills, and abilities to keep it a great place for all residents. Thus, I am asking you to vote for me to fill the open position on the Board of Water Commissioners.
As you may know, Commissioner Jim Hutchinson has announced he is resigning his seat to run for the Select Board, and Commissioner Ruth Ann Hendrickson’s term is almost complete and she is running to fill Jim’s remaining two years. That leaves a three-year term empty and it needs to be filled.
It has been my pleasure to meet with Jim, Ruth Ann, and Commissioner Michelle Barnes to assess the job. I have also attended the last two commission meetings and read minutes from prior meetings. I believe the mission of the commission is important and that I can fill the open seat very well.
As you know, the governing functions of the town are performed by volunteers. I am willing to volunteer to be a Water Commissioner, and that is perhaps my most important qualification for the job. Other assets I bring to the task are:
- A PhD in social psychology from University of Michigan (to give me insight into the social dynamics that are part of any group)
- A decade working as a researcher and counsel for Congress in Washington, D.C. (back when there was a little more willingness to reach across the aisle for the common good)
- I have been a senior member of teams that determined and managed funding of health care research supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the Department of Health and Human Services (this should help with a significant part of the role, which entails making decisions about scoping and awarding grants and evaluating grantees’ performance to help accomplish mission-driven work).
- I currently direct a forum of individuals from diverse healthcare companies to develop standards for a global hospital enterprise architecture (“plays well in groups”).
Thank you for your vote! I hope we have a chance to say hello some day.
Sincerely,
Jason Lee
54 Conant Rd.
jasonslee.phd@gmail.com
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