Barbara Travers Running For Melrose City Council Seat

MELROSE, MA – Barbara Travers is running for Melrose Ward 6 City Council Seat, she announced on Monday.

“Since moving to Melrose, I have developed a deep love for this community,” Travers said in a news release. “How could you not? Melrose is such a unique place and I find something new to love with every walk to school with my kids, stroll with the dogs, or trip to Main Street. Preserving what’s unique about our community while cultivating its future is what’s inspired me to pursue a role on City Council.”

Travers has worked in nonprofit management and community involvement. She currently serves as the director of operations for Root Cause, a nonprofit consulting firm focused on the effective and sustaining deployment of social change initiatives. In her role, she works in strategic leadership and financial management along with HR and culture oversight.

“Nonprofit management requires the ability to bring stakeholders together and discipline to make the most of limited resources,” she said. “As Melrose works through financial challenges facing our schools and municipal services, my professional and volunteer experience will allow me to help organize and operate the city functions into clear, comprehensive, equitable and
sustainable systems.”

Travers is a part of the Keep Melrose Beautiful Campaign and has been active in the Winthrop Elementary PTO since 2021, taking on the role of treasurer in 2022. She lives on Sewall Street with her husband Dave and their twin girls, along with dogs Pickles and Dilly and cat Steven. She is a graduate of Boston University.