(Greenfield, MA) Greenfield’s Community and Economic Development Director MJ Adams will be retiring from her position on May 6th. The City will be launching a search to find a new community and economic development director in the coming weeks and Adams will be available during the transition process.
“There are not enough words to describe the energy, savvy, creativity and dedication that MJ has provided the city and me when it comes to tackling all of the community and economic development projects that we’ve been able to work on and that we’ll continue to work on,” said Mayor Roxann Wedegartner. “I am truly grateful for her expertise, experience and ability to build coalitions. I wish her nothing but success and joy in her next chapter.”
“Greenfield is in a strong position to keep advancing the positive initiatives on the downtown revitalization, housing and economic development fronts,” said Adams. “Many of the important projects I have been working on are far enough down the runway for takeoff and it’s a good time to hand off leadership of the department to the next generation.”
Adams joined Greenfield government as a community development administrator in 2015. She was then promoted to community and economic development director in 2018. She has played pivotal roles in advancing downtown revitalization efforts and the creation and expansion of the I-91 Greenfield Industrial Park, and helping in the agreement to redevelop the former Wilson’s Department Store Building.