Lance DelPriore
Lance DelPriore serves as the Assistant Town Manager for the Town of Hopkinton. During his childhood in Brattleboro, Vermont (Winner of the 2023 Strongest Town Contest) he learned firsthand how people of seemingly divergent backgrounds can peacefully coexist to create stronger communities as well as the importance of balancing environmental conservation with economic growth. Motivated by a desire to serve his country, he joined the United States Air Force directly out of high school, where he was trained as an Air Traffic Controller. Upon completion of his active duty service, he was accepted to UMass Lowell where he completed a bachelors in Civil Engineering where he was able to apply both his love of problem solving and community building. Lance worked in private industry for a few years, but eventually felt a strong pull to return to public service. He then served as the Assistant Town Engineer / Health Agent / Planning Specialist for the Town of Sharon and the Town Engineer / Assistant DPW Director for the Town of Foxborough. Lance received his Masters in Public Administration from Suffolk University.
Lance’s wife, Sara, serves as the Children’s Librarian for the Town of Wrentham and the importance of reading is ever present in their home. Their two daughters, Amelia and Alice, have greatly benefited from their close relationship to the library, spending many afternoons tucked in a corner reading books from all different genres. Lance is a firm believer in the importance of libraries as a cornerstone of community building and a powerful equalizer, creating a safe space for people to gather and access knowledge and resources that may otherwise be out of reach for many. For leisure reading, Lance’s preferences tend to center around his love of creative thinking, humor, and overcoming difficult odds; often gravitating toward science fiction or anything that helps you see the world from a new perspective.
Lance recommends:
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams
Good Omens – Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
2001: A Space Odyssey – Arthur C. Clarke
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat – Oliver Sacks
Sphere – Michael Crichton
11/22/63 – Stephen King
The Boys in the Boat – Daniel James Brown
Project Hail Mary – Andy Weir
Speaker for the Dead – Orson Scott Card
I am Legend – Richard Matheson
Kitchen Confidential – Anthony Bourdain