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Registry of Vital Records and Statistics Regulatory Advisory Committee

The Regulatory Advisory Committee advises and makes recommendations to the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics related to the Code of Massachusetts Regulations, 105 CMR 305.

About the Regulatory Advisory Committee

The statutory language establishing a Regulatory Advisory Committee within the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics can be found in Section 4 of Chapter 17 of the Massachusetts General Laws. The committee advises on the promulgation of regulations to insure the uniform administration of all laws relative to the registry and return of births, marriages, and deaths. 

The statutory language specifies that membership should of the committee should consist of:

  • The Registrar of the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
  • Four members who are local clerks
  • One member who is a genealogist
  • One member who is a historian

Meeting Information

No upcoming events scheduled
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Committee Members

NameTitleAffiliationTerm
Jennifer Raymond, PhDChair, RegistrarMassachusetts Registry of Vital Records and StatisticsOngoing
Alexis Fedorjaczenko, MPH, MFATown ClerkTown of Ashfield3 years, ending 2029
Sergio CornelioCity ClerkCity of Everett3 years, ending 2029
Amy AkellTown ClerkTown of Essex2 years, ending 2028
Joseph Vizard, MPACity ClerkCity of Waltham2 years, ending 2028
Lindsay Fulton, MAGenealogist, Chief Research OfficerNew England Historic Genealogical Society2 years, ending 2028
Katherine Benson, EdD, EdS, MFAHistorianBelchertown State School Friends Association 3 years, ending 2029

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