Leo Pierre Roy, DCR Commissioner, recently approved the appointment of John Scannell as the Director of DCR’s Water Supply Protection Division. Previous Director, Jonathan Yeo, left in January for a position with the City of Newton. Mr. Scannell has 25 years of experience working with DCR, including 17 years as the Regional Director for the Wachusett/Sudbury Region. Patricia Austin was appointed as Acting Regional Director for the Wachusett/Sudbury Region. She has over 30 years of DCR experience, having served as the Division’s Director of Environmental Quality and leading the development and implementation of Watershed Protection Plans. Finally, Ken Mackenzie will be serving as the Acting Director of Natural Resources for the Division of Water Supply Protection. He worked as DCR’s lead wildlife biologist since 2007.
The Advisory Board looks forward to working with John, Pat, and Ken to continue prioritizing water supply protection.