Name: Beth Dahlstrom
Title: Town Planner
Company: Town of Franklin
Location: Franklin, Mass.
Birthplace: Framingham, Mass.
Birth Date: 1977
College: B.S. Environmental Design, concentration in Urban Studies, Minor in Political Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Master of Public Administration, Clark University
First job unrelated to your current field: Honey Dew Donuts
First job in current field: Coordinator of Development Planning & Technology, Worcester Business Development Corporation
Hobbies: Bird watching, cooking, hiking
Favorite Novel: "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"
Favorite Film: "Star Wars"
Person you admire (outside of family): Theodore Roosevelt and Queen Elizabeth I
Keys to success: Being proactive rather than reactive, honesty and making an impression while still being modest.
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Bed and breakfast owner
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