David Narkewicz was first
elected to represent Ward 4 on the Northampton City Council
in 2005. He was re-elected to a second term on November 6,
2007.
Prior to seeking elected office, David served as a citizen
appointee to the Transportation and Parking Commission
(2003-2005) and the Zoning Board of Appeals (1999-2003). He
was also actively involved in numerous community
organizations, most notably the Northampton Education
Foundation where he had served as Co-President and a member
of the NEF Endowment Fund steering committee.
David is a former district aide to U.S. Congressman John
Olver (D-MA), for whom he directed federal funding and
economic development initiatives in western and central
Massachusetts. He had previously served on the Washington
D.C. legislative staff's of Congressman Doug Walgren
(D-PA), Congressman Dennis Eckart (D-OH), and Congressman
(now Governor) Ted Strickland (D-OH), working on a broad
range of public policy issues.
Councillor Narkewicz is a proud alumnus of the University
of Massachusetts at Amherst, where he graduated Phi Beta
Kappa with a B.A. in Political Science. He was the
University's first-ever recipient of the George Goodwin,
Jr. Public Policy Scholarship and was awarded the Alumni
Association's "Senior Leadership Award."
Prior to college, David served on active duty in the United
States Air Force as a personnel specialist. After
assignments in Texas, Mississippi, Maine, and Washington,
D.C, he completed his military service as a member of the
Massachusetts Air National Guard while attending UMass.
David was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts on April 25,
1966 and grew up one of nine children in nearby Shelburne
Falls. His late father, Joseph Narkewicz, was a 35-year
employee of Massachusetts Electric and a World War II
veteran. His mother, Madeline Narkewicz, was a homemaker
and later a Realtor. A product of public education, David
graduated from Mohawk Trail Regional High School in 1984.
David and his spouse, Dr. Yelena Mikich, have lived in Ward
4 since 1993. Their two daughters, Emma (11) and Zoe (9),
both attend Bridge Street School.