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Ann-Mara Lanza and Colette Aufranc were elected to the Select Board Tuesday night, winners in a busy and crowded election night.
A non-binding referendum question, asking if residents want to change the name of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day passed, 2,255-1980. Now, the matter shifts to the Select Board.
All told, 4,593 of 17,890 Wellesley voters cast ballots, about 26 percent.
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Background and experience
For over 15 years, I’ve served Wellesley: Library Trustee (13 years), Town Meeting Member (seven years), League of Women Voters Vice President (Board, 10 years), social action/racial justice/education leadership at Temple Beth Elohim, Schofield PTO, Scouting and, most recently, advocate for housing affordability. I have a strong financial background, with a MBA from The Wharton School and a career in management consulting. My husband and I have lived in Wellesley for 25 years, raising two children. I got involved in town politics to work for all families. In 2006, I co-chaired a successful fundraising campaign to reopen the doors of our two branch libraries. Later, as a Library Trustee, I supported the creation of budgets, led the strategic planning efforts, helped with the transition to a new library director, and secured town funding for the upcoming interior renovation of the main library, ensuring that patrons will effectively be ser