Marianne Paley Nadel

Marianne Paley Nadel is a long-time community leader in the City of Lawrence. For over a decade, she managed her family real estate holdings, the Everett and Stone Mills, bringing professional, educational, non-profit and manufacturing space to the downtown. Her vision created a networked tenancy that supports youth engagement, workforce development, entrepreneurship, and urban manufacturing. In 1998, she became the founding Executive Director of Groundwork Lawrence, leading the organization’s growth from a small non-profit start-up into a dynamic statewide and national model for sustainable community development and public-private partnership focused on environmental improvements, fresh food programs, youth education, employment initiatives, and community engagement.

Marianne joined the Lawrence General’s Board of Trustees in 2020, and also serves as Vice Chair of the Northern Essex Community College Board of Trustees, past board chair of the Lawrence Partnership, and long-time board member of Groundwork Lawrence. Marianne holds a Masters in Urban Planning from MIT and a BA from Brandeis University.