Today, April 16, 2009, Colonel Mark F. Delaney, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, celebrated the promotion of 86 members of the State Police. These promotions have occurred over many months and have back filled vacancies created through retirements. The ceremony was held at the State Police Headquarters in Framingham.

Colonel Delaney is proud to announce the appointment of Lieutenant Colonel Marian J. McGovern as Deputy Superintendent. As second in command of the agency, Lt. Colonel McGovern is a 28 year veteran, and is well known and respected in the law enforcement community. Among her many accomplishments, Lt. Colonel McGovern established the Massachusetts AMBER Alert Program, an emergency system to aid in the recovery of abducted children.


Colonel Delaney stated to the newly promoted members of the Department, "I ask each of you to remember your obligation to uphold the State Police values and traditions of selflessness, ethics, duty, honor and courage. You are the leaders and the future of the agency and its legacy. Due to the current global economic crisis we will now be asked to do more with less and more than ever we will need true leaders to guide us through the difficult times ahead."


The following members of the State Police were promoted:

APPOINTED AS DEPUTY SUPERINTENDANT : HOMETOWN:
 Lieutenant Colonel Marian J. McGovern Millbury

RANK OF PROMOTION
Lieutenant Colonel Francis J. Matthews Foxboro
Major James M. Hanafin Burlington
Major Michael J. Barry Hanover
Detective Captain William N. Christiansen Weston
Captain Scott A. Berna Plymouth
Captain Richard G. Lane Sterling
Captain Kenneth J. Gill West Newbury
Captain Thomas S. Dugan Rochester
Captain Sharon S. Costine
Detective Lieutenant Thomas A. Shannon Marshfield
Detective Lieutenant William J. Coulter Stoughton
Detective Lieutenant John M. Lannon Amesbury
Detective Lieutenant Paul E. Magee, Jr. Burlington
Detective Lieutenant Robert M. Irwin Billerica
Lieutenant David J. Keefe Norfolk
Lieutenant David B. Foley Deerfield
Lieutenant Kerry A. Alvino West Newbury
Lieutenant Dale R. Kiley North Brookfield
Lieutenant Robert H. Leverone Franklin
Lieutenant Robert E. Murphy Billerica
Lieutenant John B. McHale Saugus
Lieutenant Thomas McCarthy Stoneham
Lieutenant Christopher S. Mason West Barnstable
Lieutenant Jeanne M. Stewart Duxbury
Lieutenant Paul M. Capps Phillipston
Lieutenant James P. Bigelow Leominster
Lieutenant James M. Canty Hopkinton
Lieutenant Stephen T. Bedard Rutland
Lieutenant Kevin G. Buckley Duxbury
Lieutenant Charles W. Atchison III Mansfield
Lieutenant John F. Byrne Sandwich
Lieutenant James F. Coughlin Dedham
Lieutenant Kevin M. Condon Swampscott
Lieutenant John N. Flaherty Bridgewater
Lieutenant Jeffrey Peirce Dennis
Lieutenant Matthew C. Gravini Georgetown
Sergeant Michael J. Chavis Winthrop
Sergeant Scott M. O'Malley Westminster
Sergeant Erik F. Ramsland Brimfield
Sergeant James D. O'Leary Norton
Sergeant Pasquale F. Russolillo Georgetown
Sergeant Stephen C. Mullaney Danvers
Sergeant David M. Gallagher East Bridgewater
Sergeant Kevin P. Halle Acushnet
Sergeant Thomas M. Minghella Burlington
Sergeant Joseph A. Albert Taunton
Sergeant Joseph F. Ballou Brimfield
Sergeant Brian C. O'Riordan Marshfield
Sergeant Robert G. Smith Ashland
Sergeant James M. Duggan Amesbury
Sergeant Bruce P. Pinto Worcester
Sergeant Roger A. Tetreault, Jr. Springfield
Sergeant Stephen J. Cunningham Arlington
Sergeant John R. O'Brien Hanson
Sergeant Shawn A. Murray
Sergeant Mark R. Frenzo
Sergeant Timothy G. Babbin Hopkinton
Sergeant Steven J. Gallant Topsfield
Sergeant Dean A. LeVangie Brockton
Sergeant Michael F. Hogan North Andover
Sergeant Christopher N. Sanchez Feeding Hills
Sergeant Karl P. Brenner Holden
Sergeant Michael Popovics Wareham
Sergeant Robert A. Johnson IV Whitinsville
Sergeant Marion B. Fletcher Wakefield
Sergeant Walter Combs Ware
Sergeant Timothy J. Curtin Quincy
Sergeant Mario R. Monzon North Attleboro
Sergeant Jody A. Reilly Sagamore Beach
Sergeant Thomas E. Fitzgerald Longmeadow
Sergeant Timothy F. MacDougall Wilmington
Sergeant William P. Qualls Plymouth
Sergeant Paul A. Horgan