Howard (Howie) Barber is a CPA for 25 years and has been a school business official for 15+ years. He is currently in his 3rd year as the Assistant Superintendent of Finance & Operations with the Old Rochester Regional School District & Mass School Superintendency Union #55. Howie is also an owner / president of a public CPA firm for 15+ years. He is an active member of MASBO, having served on the Board of Directors of MASBO & Past President, was the Chair of Strategic Plan Development Committee, previous Lecturer of the Massachusetts Education Licensure Program, along with many other organization functions; as well as ASBO International currently serving on the ASBOI Editorial Advisory Committee, Presenter for Transportation and Covid Impacted Operations, Committee Planning Member for ACE, and member of the Boot Camp Planning team and Chaired the Finance Resource Management Task Group.