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Brookline Select Board promotes Paul Campbell to superintendent and Casey Hatchett to deputy superintendent
Summary
Following Kevin Meeley’s retirement, the Select Board approved promotions for Paul Campbell and Casey Hatchett after a departmental recommendation highlighting their years of service, leadership experience, and community engagement. A promotional ceremony was scheduled for the next day.
The Brookline Select Board voted Dec. 16 to promote Deputy Superintendent Paul Campbell to superintendent and Lieutenant Casey Hatchett to deputy superintendent, moves the police department recommended after a review of experience, leadership and operational knowledge.
Chief Masters (noted online) presented the recommendations, saying Campbell brings legal expertise and decades of leadership and oversight, including roles in internal investigations and as a district court prosecutor. The chief described Campbell’s background: “Deputy superintendent Paul Campbell… has been a member of the Massachusetts bar since 1994,” and recommended the promotion to ensure continuity after Superintendent Kevin Meeley’s retirement.
The chief described Lt. Casey Hatchett’s record overseeing crime‑analysis, emergency preparedness, and training. The presentation said Hatchett helped build Brookline’s data‑driven crime analysis, ran CERT programs and coordinated major events; the chief noted she is a 2025 graduate of the Senior Management Institute for Police.
Board members praised both officers’ community engagement and operational competence. After brief remarks from members recalling rapid emergency responses following a recent Gibbs Street shooting, the board voted unanimously to approve both promotions. The chief invited officials and the public to a promotional ceremony the following day in Town Hall.
The promotions take effect as the department transitions leadership following a long‑serving superintendent’s retirement.
