The Vision to Preserve Harvard’s Rural Heritage
The Financial Expertise to Protect It
“I believe that no-one’s interest in Harvard stops at the property-line.
All of us are invested in living here, yet all of us come to the table with
different interests, values, and needs. As a government entity, the Board
of Selectmen must be responsive to those needs. We can’t opt to not serve
a section of the population because they’re ‘not our target market’ – the
town as a whole is ‘our market’. Throughout my career, my strength has been
in moving the conversation forward: leading diverse teams with various reporting
structures and alliances to positive resolution. I would be honored to bring
this strength to serve Harvard as your Selectman.”
Harvard needs a leader with the financial expertise to solve our complex
fiscal challenges and protect our rural heritage and close-knit community.
Marie has already served Harvard as:
- Finance Committee Member, bringing professional financial training
and fresh thinking to the town’s budget crisis
- Tenacious negotiator on Beacon Hill for more Chapter 70 State aid
in Education; an overhaul of Chapter 40B; more state funding for
special ed
- Finance Committee Liaison to the Council on Aging
- Founder of Harvard’s first town-wide Volunteer Fair
- Volunteer driver for Harvard Help
- CoCHair ofScholastic Book Fair
- Member, League of Women Voters
Vote Marie Sobalvarro for Selectman
Because She's For Us
- Professional financial and systems analyst
- Long-term town volunteer
- Committed to Harvard's many constituents
As a financial and systems analyst who also has a deep moral commitment
to our community -- our farmers, our elders, our taxpayers, our children -- Marie
has the dedication to protect our town's heart.
