The Boston Municipal Research Bureau will honor nine city employees and two individuals from the private sector as “everyday heroes of public service” who use their “integrity, initiative, leadership and commitment to the public good” to the benefit of the City of Boston at the annual Henry L. Shattuck Public Service Awards dinner Thursday evening at the Westin Copley Place.

The awardees include individuals whose jobs and positions keep them in the public eye, like James Hooley, the city’s EMS chief, who is the recipient of the 2024 Shattuck Chair Award, and Michael Curry, president and CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, who will be presented with a Shattuck City Champion Award, and others who contribute more quietly to the common weal.

• Jane Kelly, a teacher and reading specialist in the Boston Public Schools for the past 20 years, works with some of the city’s most vulnerable students, many of whom are reading significantly below grade level as high school students.

• Brian McLaughlin, senior program manager for the public facilities department, oversees planning and construction of all city-owned buildings.
• Gary Marino has served as the Boston Police Department’s community service officer in East Boston since 2011.

• Timothy Bradeen, senior traffic engineer for the Boston Transportation Department, has worked for the city for more than 30 years employing what the Bureau called his extensive familiarity with the city’s geography, streets, and traffic patterns.

• Michael Kerr is director of Human Resources in the city’s Planning Department where he “works hard to make staff feel heard, valued and a part of the process.”

• Robert Limardo is the deputy superintendent of field operations for the Boston Water & Sewer Commission who has worked for the city for 36 years. He “works in knee-deep waters to ensure drainage issues are fixed and the roads are passable,” the Bureau noted.

• Lorraine Schettino, business manager for the Boston City Council, has worked for the city for more than 22 years. Her duties span from human resources to procurement to customer service. •

• Tracy Wiggins is special assistant librarian and circulation supervisor at the Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library. An employee for over 30 years, her warm demeanor has earned her the nickname “Sparkle. In the Bureau’s opinion, “She serves as a great ambassador for the Boston Public Library.”

• Pamela D. Everhart, senior vice president and head of regional public affairs, inclusion, and impact at Fidelity Investments, joins Michael Curry as a Shattuck City Champion.

The awards are named for Henry Lee Shattuck, a committed citizen of Boston who founded the Research Bureau in 1932 and served as its chairman for 17 years