COLRAIN — Nina Martin-Anzuoni has been appointed as Colrain’s new emergency management director.

The Selectboard appointed Martin-Anzuoni to the role Tuesday for a one-year term, replacing Jim Lyons, who did not seek reappointment.

Martin-Anzuoni said she is excited for the opportunity to put her experience in emergency management to use.

“I have experience in emergency planning,” she said, “and using those skills and doing something that doesn’t have to do with nursing is exciting.”

Martin-Anzuoni is a registered nurse. She also serves on the Board of Health and previously worked as an emergency planner with the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG).

As emergency management director, she would like to lead some proactive measures to teach residents what to do in emergencies.

“I’d like to see some classes for citizens on emergency planning and preparing,” Martin-Anzuoni said.

She added that she would like to see more residents sign up for the reverse 911 system. The program can be used to send town-wide emergency alerts, or to alert households in specific areas of town about situations that impact only certain parts of Colrain.

“We had that 911 call go out today about the cooling center and some people didn’t get the message,” she noted. “That’s one of the things I’m going to work on, is getting people signed up for that.”

Selectboard members thanked Martin-Anzuoni for volunteering for the position and jokingly asked if there would be any conflict of interest or challenges in working alongside her husband, Fire Chief Nick Anzuoni.

“I know there will be good communication,” Martin-Anzuoni said. “We know where to find each other.”

Reach Madison Schofield at 413-930-4579 or mschofield@recorder.com.