This morning, Rick Sullivan was sworn in by Governor Patrick as Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, making him the ex-officio chairman of the MWRA Board of Directors.

Secretary Sullivan most recently served as the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation
and Recreation. Prior to that, he was mayor of the City of Westfield from 1994 to 2007 and chairman
of the Westfield School Committee.He is a past president of the Massachusetts Mayors Association, past chairman of the Turnpike Advisory Board, and a past member of the Governor’s Local Advisory Committee. He also served as founding president of the Winding River Land Conservancy, which has protected 1,700 acres in western Hampden County.  Secretary Sullivan is a graduate of Bates College and Western New England Law School.