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David has been the Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations with the Lexington Public Schools since July 2019.  Prior to joining Lexington, he was the Director of Finance in the Bedford Public Schools for sixteen years.  David came to public education after ten years of service in state government and the nonprofit sector.  He holds a BA in Government and Economics form Clark University and a Masters in Public Administration from Suffolk University.

Daniel Gale has been in school finance since 2008 and has worked in Worcester, Clinton, Grafton, and now Hudson.  He graduated from Bucknell University with a major in Business Mgmt and from Clark University with a Master in Public Administration, and also completed the MASBO licensure program.  Daniel is currently on the Board of Directors of MASBO.  He enjoys professional development and collaborating with colleagues.  When not in the office, he enjoys playing all sports, especially golf, with friends and with his son.

Jared is the Vice President of LITIX and former CFOO and Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations.

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Ted Cormier is Director of Client Services of VADAR Systems, Inc. For more than two decades, Mr. Cormier has led the development of VADAR's financial products. He has worked with countless FD's, accountants and school business administrators to assist in UMAS/DESE chart of account migrations and DLS/DESE state reporting utilities.

Frank Natale is CEO of VADAR Systems, Inc. Mr. Natale has worked with town and school financial officials for the last 26+ years to create easy to use, sophisticated financial software built specifically for Massachusetts towns and school systems.

Emily Devin is a Senior Education Advisor on the Amazon Business Team. She is Massachusetts based and has been working with Massachusetts School Districts for the past 15 years and is knowledgeable on Massachusetts procurement laws.

Joe has a diverse background of sales, sales leadership, government affairs, and product ownership. His experiences have equipped him to solve problems for stakeholders.

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For the past 20 years, Mike has helped many public schools in providing his expertise in designing their 403(b) and 457(b) voluntary plans to be in compliance and to maximize their benefits. Through his collaboration, you will benefit from his dedicated comprehensive approach in providing your employees with a retirement benefit that meets your needs with a personal touch. Lastly, the Equitable solution offers personalized guidance around enrollment, education and investing to build a program that works for your employees. Mike is FINRA licensed and holds a Certified Retirement Education Specialist (CRES) certification through NTSA.

Frank DeFrancesco and the team from New Canaan Group has been dedicated to educating and empowering educators for over 16 years. Since 2008, when Frank was first asked by the State of Connecticut to help streamline their pension presentation, he has been invited by countless school districts and organizations to build and provide workshops on financial topics of importance to educators and staff in the public schools. When he is not meeting with clients to help them retire with confidence, he is dedicated to expanding the availability of these workshops, driven by his passion for financial education.

Bob Hamel is currently serving as Public Sector Resource for Custom Computer Specialists, LLC. He was a career public school educator for over 35 years and served for the last part of his career as Assistant to the Superintendent in the Springfield Public Schools. Bob served 23 years in the East Longmeadow MA Public Schools as a teacher, assistant principal, and for a number of years, as Director of Administrative Services. He has been a member and Director of MASBO for numerous years and has served on the “Technology Committee” of ASBO. Bob has been a presenter at a number of local, state and national conferences and continues to conduct seminars on many topics including Cybersecurity, Physical Security and E-Rate.

Suzanne McLaughlin is the Executive Vice President at Custom Computer Specialists. Suzanne is passionate about technology, but more importantly compassionate in her approach, immediately putting clients at ease. With more than 30 years of technology consulting and management experience, Suzanne focuses on cyber security, physical security, infrastructure design, networking and collaborative technologies. With the increase in cyberattacks, Suzanne is frequently called upon to assist with recovery efforts. As both a solution provider and remediation expert, she helps clients navigate the complicated, and scary, aftermath of a cyberattack, immediately putting clients at ease with her expertise.

Morgan works on Trane's Energy Services team to help K-12 school districts create and maintain safe, comfortable, and efficient schools with high performance learning environments. Morgan graduated from Clemson University with her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. She is currently attending Boston University for her MBA with a focus on Social Impact.

Melissa leads Trane’s regulatory thought leadership, market intelligence, and advocacy in the energy sector. She has over 15 years of experience in advocating for sustainable and resilient community infrastructure solutions.  Melissa holds a B.S. in Public Relations from California State University and a M.B.A. from Rutgers University.

Matthew Deninger is the Chief Strategy and Research Officer at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. In this role, Matt works to support school districts in their efforts to enhance equity, use research to inform decision-making, and use resources to improve academic achievement across the board, especially in areas that serve historically underserved students. He oversees the administration and implementation of a wide range of funding mechanisms, including several major federal grant programs (ESSER, ESSA, IDEA, and Perkins).

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Lindsey Albernaz is a Certified Public Accountant, former auditor in the Governmental and Nonprofit public accounting sector and is currently the Business Manager for READS Collaborative located in Middleboro, MA. While starting her career out in public accounting in 2005, Lindsey transitioned into the public education beginning as the joint Director of Business and Finance for the Somerset Public Schools and Somerset Berkley Regional School District in 2014. She joined READS Collaborative in 2019. Lindsey holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and master’s degree in Taxation. She currently lives with her husband and two daughters in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.

Michael MacMillan is currently the Business Manager for the Monomoy Regional School District. He previously held the same position in the Cohasset Public Schools and Wareham Public Schools. Prior to entering school finance, Michael worked in school technology, national government finance and policy, and management consulting.

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Rob O’Donnell is the Director of School Finance at DESE. The unit that he oversees is responsible for the Chapter 70 program, charter tuition and reimbursement calculations, school choice, the End of Year Report data collection, and the development of related data reports.

Jay Sullivan is the Associate Commissioner for District & School Finance in the Department of Elementary & Secondary Education. In this capacity, he directs the Offices of School Finance, School Business and Regional Governance. He also oversees a variety of financial programs, including Special Education Circuit Breaker, School accounting, End of Year Financial Reporting and Auditing, Transportation, as well as federal compliance issues relative to maintenance of effort requirements and the calculation of district’s indirect cost rates. Jay has worked for the Department for over 43 years as an auditor, administrator and business manager.