Jonathan Gray

Jon joined the SRPEDD team in January 2023. He brings the agency a background in local agriculture, land use planning, as well as energy and environmental advocacy. Jon is a member of the Taunton Redevelopment Authority and Taunton Agricultural Commission, and formerly served as as member of the Taunton Pathways Committee.

Since 2016, Jon has collaborated on the advancement of the Taunton River Trail, a 22-mile continuous network of shared use paths that will one day connect the communities of Taunton, Dighton, Somerset, and Fall River along the Taunton River. For his Eagle Scout service project, Jon established the Broad Cove Nature Trail in South Dighton in 2009.

Jon has a passion for public service and previously served on the staff of the Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership (SEMAP) and the Town of Dighton Zoning Board of Appeals. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the Isenberg School of Management and a master’s degree in sustainability science from the School of Earth & Sustainability at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.