MassLandlords Annual Election Results 2025; Board Resolution Expands Seat Count to Eight

In October and November, MassLandlords members voted in our annual elections on the next directors to succeed Michele Kasabula, Alec Bewsee and Steffen Amun Ra on our five-member volunteer board. We met our quorum target of 543 responses, with 654 members participating online including abstentions. The outgoing Board of Directors also passed a resolution to expand the number of board seats to eight.

This year’s histogram may show the impact of membership tenure. Bosco, Naatz and Reejhsinghani have all been members for at least five years. Dowd is new as of this summer.

Who Ran in the 2025 Election?

The nominees were Stephen Bosco, Marguerite Dowd, Carrie Naatz and Sanjiv Reejhsinghani.

Please join us in thanking all four for their willingness to serve. In an organization of more than 2,500 members, every bit of public spirit and volunteering adds up to an increasingly impressive state-wide organization, and a positive force for the creation of better rental housing in Massachusetts.

How Was the 2025 Election Carried Out?

Voting was electronic. Members were asked to rate candidates on a score of 0 to 5 using a score voting ballot.

Because of prior year challenges, three seats were open to be filled.

The first seat with one year left on its term was open following the removal of director Patrick Sullivan in 2023.

The second seat with four years left on its term was open following the failure to obtain quorum in 2024.

The third seat with five years on its term is coming up with the natural expiration of the term of director Amun Ra.

Who Won the 2025 Election for Director?

Stephen Bosco, Carrie Naatz and Sanjiv Reejhsinghani have been elected to the board. This is based on receiving the highest total scores out of all scores assigned.

Because there are three seats to fill, MassLandlords staff stipulated that the highest score would result in winning the seat with the longest term remaining, the second highest the second longest, and the third highest the one-year term. Based on the scores, Naatz has the five-year term, Bosco has the four-year term and Reejhsinghani has the one-year term.

The two partial terms do not count for our form of term limits. Bosco and Reejhsinghani will be eligible to run again without a gap year when their term expires.

Why Was There a Board Resolution?

We intend for each year’s transition to be smooth. We have a five-director board with staggered five-year terms. We should swap out one director per year, such that change is gradual. With three new directors elected at once, owing to the prior past years’ challenges, the potential change could be large.

Besides not giving the new directors time to get up to speed on financials, meetings and expectations, we were (and still are) also facing a rent control ballot initiative. Certain current directors were engaged locally in politics and business communities. We wanted to make sure that this engagement could continue.

For these reasons, the Board of Directors voted to increase the number of seats to eight, and to appoint to the new seats the three outgoing directors. Directors Kasabula, Bewsee and Amun Ra will remain on the board for one more year.

This year’s optional survey shows members love our rental forms. Overall, members support all of our services. The services tied for second are events, the email newsletter and our policy advocacy. The services tied for third are our print newsletter, message boards, savings, connections and certification.

How Did the Optional Survey Go?

It looks like participants value all of our services.

The least-valued services are the print newsletter, message boards, savings, connections and certification.

The most-valued services are rental forms and policy advocacy.

We spend a lot of organization resources administering new and renewing memberships, and making sure the site works and remains up-to-date even as technologies change. Now that monthly dues have been released, we expect members to have more self-service options for membership changes and credit card changes. This should give our developers time to reevaluate certain services. For instance, we know the message boards and the service provider directory seem particularly underinvested.

How Can I Get Involved in 2026?

There are volunteer roles at the state and local level available at MassLandlords.net/volunteer. Nominations for 2026 will open next summer at MassLandlords.net/nominate.