About Bill 

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Bill was elected to the Massachusetts State Legislature on November 8, 2016 and took office on January 4, 2017, serving the towns of Milton and Randolph as State Representative.

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In May 2005, Bill, graduated from Boston College and began working behind the scenes in the film and television industry. When Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in September of 2005, Bill felt compelled to act. He knew if he could get there he could do something to help. What started as a two-week break from his job turned in to a two-year mission to assist underserved communities in Mississippi facing the aftermath of the worst natural disaster in U.S. history, and changed the course of his career.

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For more than a decade, Bill provided leadership in the U.S. disaster response arena, organizing volunteers and coordinating across organizations, emergency management professionals, and all levels of government to help families and communities rebuild following natural disasters.

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Bill has served in executive leadership roles for three nonprofit organizations, including as Interim President and CEO of National VOAD, the nonprofit industry's association for organizations active in disaster response.

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​In his eight years as State Representative, Bill was a steadfast advocate for a variety of issues including healthcare coverage affordability, the continuation of free school lunches in Massachusetts, and increasing the Commonwealth’s usage of clean energy. Additionally, he was named House Chair of the Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management which was tasked with providing oversight of Massachusetts' response against the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to address broader crisis and emergency preparedness issues. His priorities, however, focused on action that directly benefited his constituency through advocacy of relevant home rules and filing budget amendments to secure funding that support public safety initiatives as well as cultural institutions in both Milton and Randolph.

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While his disaster response work has taken him across the country and world, Milton has always been home base. Having purchased their first home in 2014 in East Milton Square, Bill and his wife, Beca, are proud to be part of the new wave of young families settling down in the area.​

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