Elizabeth Magauran, Town Clerk of Marion recently qualified for the Massachusetts Town Clerks’ Association’s (MTCA) prestigious CMMC (Certified Massachusetts Municipal Clerk) designation and will receive her commemorative pin and certificate at the MTCA Spring Conference in Plymouth, MA on June 8. Currently, only 121 of the Commonwealth’s 301 active town clerks hold this designation.
The CMMC designation is achieved by attending MTCA-sponsored educational courses and passing a 250 question aptitude test measuring the municipal clerk’s knowledge of Massachusetts.
General Laws in categories such as elections and election procedures, vital records, campaign & political finance, town meetings, Chapter 40A (planning), Chapter 41 (zoning), ethics and public records. Elizabeth has served as Marion’s appointed Town Clerk for three years. Prior to that, she served as Assistant.
Town Clerk from 2017 to 2019 and was a member of the Board of Registrars from 2015 to 2017. In addition, she served as Administrative Assistant for the Conservation Commission from 2017 to 2019. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) degree in Accounting from the University of Richmond, VA.
In addition to the MTCA, she is a member of the Plymouth County Clerks Association, the New England Association of City and Town Clerks and the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC.)
In addition, she continues her professional development through courses sponsored by the MTCA and the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Elections Division.