Carolyn Dykema - Public Service

Public Service

Dykema was elected to the Holliston Planning Board in 2003. In 2007, she was elected chair. She served through April 2008, when she stepped down to run for state representative. In her capacity as a member of the Planning Board, she also served on numerous related local and regional boards, notably the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, the MetroWest Growth Management Committee, and the SuAsCo Community Watershed Council.

Gov. Deval Patrick appointed Dykema to the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board in 2007.

In 2006, the American Legion awarded Dykema, one of the "Katrina Ladies", the Citation for Meritorious Service for spearheading hurricane relief through Operation Help & Hope.

The Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women named her the 2007 Holliston Unsung Heroine of the Year.

Dykema was elected to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Court in 2008 and was returned in 2010 and 2012.

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