David Narkewicz was 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 Northampton since 1993. Their two daughters, Emma (11) and Zoe (9), attend the Northampton Public Schools.