Jennifer M. Callahan is an American government official who currently serves as town manager of

Oxford, Massachusetts Oxford is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 13,347 as of the 2020 United States Census. It was the birthplace of Clara Barton, the first president and founder of the American Red Cross. History Pre-Co ...

Early life

Callahan was born on August 24, 1964, in

Sutton, Massachusetts Sutton, officially the Town of Sutton, is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,357 in the 2020 United States census. Located in the Blackstone Valley, the town was design ...

. She attended public school is Sutton and Notre Dame Academy, a private, all-girls Roman Catholic high school in

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. Callahan earned a B.S. and B.A. at

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and a Masters of Public Health and a Doctorate in High Education Policy Research and Administration from the

University of Massachusetts Amherst The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) is a public land-grant research university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system and was founded in 1863 as the ...

. Prior to becoming a state legislator, Callahan worked as a registered nurse.

Government career

Callahan served on Sutton's long range planning committee, school committee, and board of selectmen. From 2003 to 2011 she represented the 18th Worcester district in the

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. While serving in the House, Callahan was also an assistant professor in the graduate school of nursing at the

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. In June 2016, Callahan was appointed by the

Millville, Massachusetts Millville is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,174 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Providence metropolitan area. History Millville was first settled in 1662, and officially incorporated in ...

board of selectmen to serve as the community's first town administrator. In 2018, Callahan was appointed by the Oxford board of selectmen to serve as that community's town manager. In 2022 she was chosen to serve as town administrator in

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, but unexpectedly withdrew from the job a month after being selected.

References

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