Talented executive with multiple years of private and public sector leadership experience in planning, developing and executing events and initiatives to achieve maximum potential. Creative and highly strategic with excellent leadership and client relations abilities. Professional and outgoing with success in building relationships.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
President
AFGE Local 2617 TSA Officers' Union
Boston, MA
11.2018 - Current
During my tenure Local 2617 became the second largest federal union in New England. I am responsible for assuring sound functioning of the union's day-to-day activities, chairing executive board meetings and directing executive officer's activities. Other responsibilities include executing fiduciary responsibilities by ensuring strong fiscal controls are always maintained as well as developing and promoting constructive labor relations with TSA management and strong professional relationships with airport stakeholders.
Managing Partner
D&M Equities
Watertown, MA
01.2017 - Current
Perform a full range of property acquisition, management, and liquidation work for complex real estate transactions. Perform market surveys, market rent analyses and building inspections; prepare request-for-lease-proposals, cost and price analyses, financial evaluations of offers, lease documents, and accompanying documentation for all types of real estate transactions. Negotiate lease terms and conditions, make final award determinations, verify the existence of necessary approvals for funding availability, and execute leases. Prepare and maintain current acquisition plans and strategies. Prepare and review required legal documentation to support acquisition determinations.
Committee Treasurer/Consultant
The Devaney Committee/Governor's Councilor Marilyn
Watertown, MA
01.1999 - Current
Track and record all financial activities of the Committee then create and submit regular reports to the state's Office of Campaign and Political Finance. Maintains the committee checkbook, reconciles to the bank account and financial reporting software used for recordkeeping, accepts receipts for deposit and makes disbursements. Other duties include recording loans, in-kind contributions and accrued expenses; providing financial updates to the committee as needed, gathering required contributor information and preparing and filing required disclosure reports (filing electronically, as required). Maintains the audit files for the committee, consisting of the back up records required for all of the above transactions.
At-Large Member/Board Secretary
Massachusetts Board of Cosmetology and Barbering
Boston, MA
05.2014 - 06.2018
Appointed by Governor Deval Patrick in 2014, re-appointed by Governor Charlie Baker in 2016, and elected unanimously to the Board's leadership team as Board Secretary. Duties include protecting the public's health, safety and welfare by licensing and regulating the over 75,000 individuals, businesses, and academic institutions in the Cosmetology, Barbering and related industries as well as adjudicating discipline hearings for licensees who provide services to Massachusetts consumers. Duties also include setting the curricula for all public and private vocational institutions and schools who provide professional industry training.
Education
MBA - Business Administration And Management
Suffolk University
Boston, MA
01-2022
Master of Arts - Public Administration
Suffolk University
Boston, MA
05-1994
Bachelor of Science - Police Science
Suffolk University
Boston, MA
05-1992
Skills
Contract Administration
Organizational Leadership
Contract Negotiation
Business Development
Employee Relations
Media Relations
Contract Management
Revenue Generation
Business Planning
Leadership Team Building
Capital and Resource Management
Marketing Expertise
Strategic Planning
Negotiation
Stakeholder Relations
Timeline
President
AFGE Local 2617 TSA Officers' Union
11.2018 - Current
Managing Partner
D&M Equities
01.2017 - Current
At-Large Member/Board Secretary
Massachusetts Board of Cosmetology and Barbering
05.2014 - 06.2018
Committee Treasurer/Consultant
The Devaney Committee/Governor's Councilor Marilyn