The Wellesley School Committee holds monthly office hours dates to provide the community with the opportunity for engagement with one or two members of the Committee.
Upcoming School Committee Office Hours:
Thursday, November 21, 2019
9am – 10am
Great Hall, Town Hall, 525 Washington Street
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
7pm – 8pm
Wellesley Free Library, Small Conference Room 2nd Floor, 530 Washington Street
Community members who wish to engage with the Committee but cannot attend office hours are encouraged to participate in Citizens Speak at a future meeting, or email the Committee at school_committee@
Who’s on the Wellesley School Committee?
The Wellesley School Committee is made up of five elected officials, each of whom serve a 3-year term. The current School Committee members are:
Melissa Martin (chair)
Elected to the School Committee in March 2017
Town Meeting Member
Former PTO Treasurer, Sprague Elementary School
Over 15 years in non-profit financial management in higher education and international public health
MBA, Harvard Business School
Georgetown Univ., BSFS in International Relations, Law and Organization
l’Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris, Certificat d’Études Politiques
Parent of four children, three of whom attend Wellesley public schools
Linda Chow (vice chair)
Elected to the School Committee in March 2018
Town Meeting Member
Former co-President of WMS PTO
Former co-President of Wellesley Education Foundation
Former Treasurer for Wellesley Youth Basketball Association
Currently a consultant in corporate learning area of Harvard Business Publishing
Board chair of Teachers21
Board member of Wellesley Scholarship Foundation
Wellesley College, BA in Chemistry and Chinese Studies
Harvard Business School, MBA
Parent of two Wellesley High School graduates
Matt Kelley (secretary)
Elected to the School Committee in March 2014; re-elected in 2017
Forme Vice President and General Manager, Rocket Software, Inc.
MIT, S.B. in Computer Science and Engineering
MIT, S.M. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Parent of four Wellesley Public School students
Sharon Gray (member)
Elected to the Wellesley School Committee in March 2015)
Town Meeting Member
Former co-President of Upham PTO
Former co-Chair of the STEAM Superintendent’s Advisory Committee
Former Wellesley Education Foundation board member
Former Committee 21 board member
20 years as a journalist (15 at the Tampa Bay Times)
Currently Interior Designer/Communications Coordinator for Haddad Hakansson Design Studio in Belmont
University of Florida, B.S. in Journalism
Parent of three Wellesley Public School students
Jim Roberti (member)
Elected to the Wellesley School Committee in March 2019
Elected to the Wellesley Planning Board in March 2017
Town Meeting Member
Wellesley School Committee member, 1997-2000
Former Hardy School PTO Vice President and President
Chapel Hill – Chauncy Hall School Vice Chair and Board Member
Practicing real estate attorney for over 34 years
Colby College, B.A. in History and Sociology
MIT, M.S. in Real Estate Development
Suffolk University Law School, J.D.
You can email a committee member at School_Committee@wellesleyps.org
