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Name Title Department Team(s)
Headshot of Helen O'Malley
Helen O’Malley

Program Lead

Program Manager

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
Headshot of Chris Guido
Chris Guido

Program Lead

Deputy Program Manager

Technology Lead

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
Headshot of Michael Abrahams
Michael Abrahams

Senior Finance Advisor

Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs
  • Capital Project Management
  • Financial Implementation Experts
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Bryan Adams

CFO

Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities
  • Budget Management
  • Capital Project Management
  • Grants Management
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Jennifer Ahern

Supervisor, Grants Management

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
  • Financial Implementation Experts
  • Grants Management
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Mohammad Ali

Revenue & Chargeback Manager

Executive Office of Technology Services & Security
  • Accounts Payable
  • Revenue & Accounts Receivable
Headshot of Laurana Alves
Laurana Alves

Training Lead

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
Headshot of Sampath Atyam
Sampath Atyam

Technical Quality Assurance (QA) Test Manager

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
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Francesca Bagangan

Budget Director

Department of Environmental Protection
  • Financial Implementation Experts
  • Revenue & Accounts Receivable
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Steve Beatrice
Post-Retiree

Statewide General Accounting

Office of the Comptroller
  • Capital Project Management
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Christine Bender

Auditor III

Office of the Comptroller
  • Capital/Non Capital Assets
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Cheryl Bernard

Director of Administration and Finance

Department of Public Health
  • Financial Implementation Experts
  • Grants Management
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Michelle Bessler

Director of Accounts Payable and Procurement

Department of Revenue
  • Accounts Payable
  • Contracts & Encumbrance Management
  • Financial Implementation Experts
Headshot of Debasmita Biswas
Debasmita Biswas

Quality Assurance (QA) Tester

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
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Diana Blackshear

Assistant Director, Revenue Operations

Department of Developmental Services
  • Revenue & Accounts Receivable
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Natasha Bond

Accountant IV

Department of Transportation
  • Budget Management
  • General Accounting
  • Vendor Management
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Sheila Boudreau

Accountant

Fitchburg State University
  • Budget Management
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Odile Breton

Financial Reporting Lead

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
Headshot of Janet Briand
Janet Briand

Program Coordinator

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
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Carin Bullis

Director of Budgeting

Fitchburg State University
  • Budget Management
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Maria Calderon

Director of Federal Grants

Department of Transportation
  • Grants Management
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Gordon Calkins

Director of Individual Homelessness

Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities
  • Financial Implementation Experts
  • Grants Management
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Jorge Camargo

Director of Accounting

Department of Developmental Services
  • Revenue & Accounts Receivable
Headshot of Shannon Castillo
Shannon Castillo

Trainer

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
Headshot of Thomas Cesso
Thomas Cesso, CISSP

Risk and Compliance Lead

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
Headshot of Levan Chekala
Lavan Chekala

Integration Senior Business Analyst

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
Headshot of Deepika Chivukula
Deepika Chivukula

Quality Assurance (QA) Tester

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
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James Clark

Assistant Capital Budget Director

Department of Transportation
  • Capital Project Management
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Christine Clark

Administrative Officer

Executive Office of Health & Human Services, Department of Mental Health
  • Contracts & Encumbrance Management
Headshot of Scott Claussen
Scott Claussen

Statewide Payroll Officer

Office of the Comptroller
  • Labor Cost Distribution
  • Payroll Accounting
Headshot of Jessica Cogswell
Jess Cogswell

she/her/hers

Statewide Payments and Tax Reporting Manager

Office of the Comptroller
  • Accounts Payable
  • Cash Management
Headshot of Chris Colen
Chris Colen

Senior Advisor to Executive Sponsors

Executive Office of Technology Services & Security
  • Program Management Office
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Annette Connolly

Director of Accounting

Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities
  • Grants Management
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Jean Connolly

Budget Director

Department of Revenue
  • Budget Management
  • Financial Implementation Experts
Headshot of Russell Curry
Russell Curry

Data Analyst and BI Engineer

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
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Angelo DeBortoli

EDP Systems Analyst III

Office of the Comptroller
  • Cash Management
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Quentin Elias

Auditor IV

Department of Revenue
  • Budget Management
  • Financial Implementation Experts
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Alain Fabo

Budget Director

Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities
  • Budget Management
  • Capital Project Management
  • Financial Implementation Experts
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Michael Faiola

Director of Payroll

Department of State Police
  • Labor Cost Distribution
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Salvatore Firicano-LoBono

Accountant V

Office of the Comptroller
  • Financial Implementation Experts
  • Grants Management
Headshot of Sheppo Fisher
Sheppó Fisher

Senior Advisor

Office of the Comptroller
  • Accounts Payable
  • Budget Management
  • Contracts & Encumbrance Management
  • General Accounting
  • Program Management Office
  • Vendor Management
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Deborah Floyd

Accountant IV

Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation
  • Revenue & Accounts Receivable
Headshot of Elena Fobert
Elena Fobert

Trainer

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
Headshot of Dan Frisoli
Dan Frisoli

Security Lead

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
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Biruk Gebreamlak

Electronic Data Processing Systems Analyst IV

Office of the Comptroller
  • Accounts Payable
  • Cash Management
  • Contracts & Encumbrance Management
  • Financial Implementation Experts
  • Revenue & Accounts Receivable
Headshot of Tracey Geden
Tracey Geden

Quality Assurance (QA) Lead

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
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Douglas Geist

Regional Planner

Department of Environmental Protection
  • Revenue & Accounts Receivable
Headshot of Jim Guan
Jim Zong-Zhou Guan

Conversion Developer

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
Headshot of Prathima Gupta
Prathima Gupta

Quality Assurance (QA) Tester

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
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Andrew Haase

Accountant V

Department of Transportation
  • Capital/Non Capital Assets
  • Contracts & Encumbrance Management
  • General Accounting
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Laura Hahn

Finance Process Manager

Department of Revenue
  • Financial Implementation Experts
  • Revenue & Accounts Receivable
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Veronica Harvey

EDP IV - Federal Grants Program Lead

Office of the Comptroller
  • Financial Implementation Experts
  • Grants Management
Headshot of Evanice Torres
Evanice Henniger

Director of Business Partner Engagement, Statewide Payroll

Office of the Comptroller
  • Labor Cost Distribution
Headshot of Erik Herman
Erik Herman

Trainer

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
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Rachelle Hersey

Auditor IV

Department of Revenue
  • Contracts & Encumbrance Management
  • Financial Implementation Experts
Headshot of Bryan Hightower
Bryan Hightower

Team Lead

Budget & Capital/Federal Project Management Lead

Office of the Comptroller
  • Budget Management
  • Capital Project Management
  • Program Management Office
Headshot of Kristine Hill Jones
Kristine Hill-Jones

Assistant Comptroller, Contracts, Vendors and Non-Tax Revenue

Office of the Comptroller
  • Contracts & Encumbrance Management
  • Vendor Management
Headshot of George Hom
George Hom

Conversion Data Architect

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
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Sarah Hough

Director of Contract Administration

Department of Mental Health
  • Accounts Payable
  • Contracts & Encumbrance Management
Headshot of Jon Howard
Jon Howard

Procurement & Contracts Manager

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
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Helen Howard

Program Coordinator III

Department of Environmental Protection
  • Financial Implementation Experts
  • Revenue & Accounts Receivable
Headshot of Poongothai Ilangovan
Poongothai Ilangovan

Conversion Data Architect

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
Headshot of Christine Jacinto
Christine Jacinto Your browser does not support the audio element.

she/her/hers

Organizational Change Management Lead

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
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Sara Johnson
Department of Developmental Services
  • Revenue & Accounts Receivable
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Julius Kamau

Administrative Officer

Department of Mental Health
  • Cost Allocation
  • Grants Management
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Male Kamya

Chief Financial Officer

Department of Environmental Protection
  • Budget Management
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Annemarie Kates

Deputy Chief Administrative Officer

Executive Office of Technology Services & Security
  • Accounts Payable
Headshot of Bhavya Katragadda
Bhavya Katragadda

Quality Assurance (QA) Tester

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
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Kraig Keady

Accountant IV

Office of the Comptroller
  • Cost Allocation
Headshot of Kevin Kecy
Kevin Kecy

Quality Assurance (QA) and Testing Director

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
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Tim Kennedy

Director of Strategic Sourcing

Division of Operational Services
  • Contracts & Encumbrance Management
  • Financial Implementation Experts
  • Vendor Management
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Anubha Khankari

Accountant V

Office of the Comptroller
  • Financial Implementation Experts
  • General Accounting
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Bryan Kingsbury

Director of Revenue Accounting and Financial Reporting

Department of Revenue
  • Financial Implementation Experts
  • Revenue & Accounts Receivable
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Thomas Kinney

EDP Systems Analyst IV

Department of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance
  • Capital Project Management
  • Contracts & Encumbrance Management
Headshot of Matt Kristin
Matt Kristin

Technical Implementation Lead

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
Headshot of Alice Kyeba
Alice Kyeba

Accountant V

Office of the Comptroller
  • Cash Management
  • General Accounting
Headshot of Kathy Lambert
Kathy Lambert

Data Integration/Interfaces Application Developer

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
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Stephanie LeBlanc

Director of Payroll

Fitchburg State University
  • Payroll Accounting
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Daniel Lee

Deputy Director of Accounting

Department of Transportation
  • Capital/Non Capital Assets
  • General Accounting
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Sage Lewis

Accountant IV

Office of the Comptroller
  • Financial Implementation Experts
  • Grants Management
Headshot of Pauline Lieu
Pauline Lieu

Assistant Comptroller, Chief Financial Reporting Officer

Office of the Comptroller
  • Capital/Non Capital Assets
  • Debt Management
Headshot of Xuan Luong
Xuan Luong
Post-Retiree

Project Manager

Office of the Comptroller
  • Vendor Management
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Xuan-Huong Luu

Accountant V

Office of the Comptroller
  • Accounts Payable
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David Margas

Director of Accounting

Executive Office of Health & Human Services
  • Financial Implementation Experts
  • Vendor Management
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Theresa McDonald

Director of Payroll

Salem State University
  • Labor Cost Distribution
Headshot of Kevin McHugh
Kevin McHugh
Post-Retiree

Former Assistant Comptroller, Payroll and Payments

Office of the Comptroller
  • Labor Cost Distribution
Headshot of Howard Merkowitz
Howard Merkowitz
Post-Retiree

Former Deputy Comptroller

Office of the Comptroller
  • Budget Management
  • Cost Allocation
  • Grants Management
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Neil Montague

Systems Director

Executive Office for Administration & Finance
  • Budget Management
  • Capital Project Management
Headshot of Leonard Montone
Lenny Montone

Revenue Operations Coordinator/EDP IV

Office of the Comptroller
  • Financial Implementation Experts
  • Revenue & Accounts Receivable
Headshot of Sam Moy
Sam Moy

Team Lead

General Accounting, Payroll Accounting and Cost Allocation Lead

Office of the Comptroller
  • Cost Allocation
  • General Accounting
  • Payroll Accounting
Headshot of Halona Mui
Halona Mui

Ledger Unit Manager

Office of the Comptroller
  • Cash Management
  • General Accounting
Headshot of Tiffany Mulligan
Tiffany Mulligan

Team Lead

Vendor Management, Contracts, Encumbrance Management, and Accounts Payable Lead

Office of the Comptroller
  • Accounts Payable
  • Contracts & Encumbrance Management
  • Program Management Office
  • Vendor Management
Headshot Sarah Murphy
Sarah Murphy

Labor Cost Management (LCM) Integration Expert

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
Headshot of John Newell
John Newell

Statewide Payments Supervisor

EDP IV

Office of the Comptroller
  • Accounts Payable
  • Cash Management
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Thuy Nguyen

Supplier Data Warehouse Payroll

Department of Revenue
  • Financial Implementation Experts
  • Payroll Accounting
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Bill Nichols

Fiscal Officer

Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs
  • Budget Management
  • General Accounting
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Kathy O’Brien

Payroll Director

Bunker Hill Community College
  • Labor Cost Distribution
  • Payroll Accounting
Headshot of Kelly O'Brien
Kelly O’Brien

Quality Assurance (QA) Tester

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
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Jennifer O’Callaghan

Contract Unit Manager

Office of the Comptroller
  • Contracts & Encumbrance Management
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Kathleen O’Connell

Chief Financial Officer

Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs, Department of Public Utilities
  • Grants Management
Headshot of Tim O'Neill
Tim O’Neill

Team Lead

Revenue, Accounts Receivable, Cash Management Lead

Office of the Comptroller
  • Cash Management
  • Revenue & Accounts Receivable
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Lourdes Ordinola

Director of Accounting

Executive Office of Health & Human Services, Department of Public Health
  • Grants Management
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Jennifer Pacheco

Assistant Vice President, Finance

Bridgewater State University
  • Accounts Payable
Headshot of Robert Pashkowsky
Rob Pashkowsky

Operations System Administrator

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
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Jacqueline Paye

Operating Budget Manager

Department of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance
  • Labor Cost Distribution
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Susan Perez

Deputy Treasurer

Debt Management

Office of the State Treasurer and Receiver General
  • Debt Management
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Shannon Pettis

Staff Associate

Salem State University
  • Labor Cost Distribution
  • Revenue & Accounts Receivable
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Michael Phillips

EDP Systems Analyst III

Division of Operational Services
  • Contracts & Encumbrance Management
  • Vendor Management
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Richmond Pittman Jr.

Vendor Customer Registration Manager

Office of the Comptroller
  • Contracts & Encumbrance Management
  • Vendor Management
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Paula Plessas

Auditor IV

Department of Revenue
  • Accounts Payable
  • Financial Implementation Experts
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Minot Powers

Assistant Treasurer

Chief Financial Officer

Office of the State Treasurer and Receiver General
  • Cash Management
Headshot of Catherine Quan
Catherine Quan

Financial Lead

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
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Sara Qudah

EDP Systems Analyst III

Office of the Comptroller
  • Budget Management
  • Capital Project Management
Headshot of Priya Ram
Priya Ramakrishnan

Data Analyst and Business Intelligence (BI) Engineer

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
Headshot of John Reardon
John Reardon II

Team Lead

Debt Management & Capital/Non-Capital Asset Management Team Lead

Office of the Comptroller
  • Capital/Non Capital Assets
  • Debt Management
  • Program Management Office
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Christina Rehm

Director of Payroll and Data Warehouse

Department of Revenue
  • Financial Implementation Experts
  • Payroll Accounting
Headshot of Wagdy Rizk
Wagdy Rizk

Auditor IV

Office of the Comptroller
  • Debt Management
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Eliza Rubino

Director of MassHealth Accounting

Executive Office of Health & Human Services
  • Accounts Payable
  • Budget Management
  • Contracts & Encumbrance Management
  • Financial Implementation Experts
  • General Accounting
  • Revenue & Accounts Receivable
  • Vendor Management
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Stefanie Rucker

Non-Tax Revenue Unit Manager

Office of the Comptroller
  • Revenue & Accounts Receivable
Headshot of Caroline Russell
Caroline Russell Your browser does not support the audio element.

she/her/hers

Communications Lead

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
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Karin Sadler-Goodnow

Director of Budget and Capital Planning

Department of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance
  • Capital Project Management
  • Contracts & Encumbrance Management
  • Financial Implementation Experts
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Maria Santos

EDP Systems Analyst IV

Office of the Comptroller
  • Contracts & Encumbrance Management
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Steven Scibelli

Director, Financial Accounting

Westfield State University
  • Labor Cost Distribution
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Christine Scott

Post-Retiree

Department of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance
  • Capital Project Management
  • Contracts & Encumbrance Management
Headshot of Junior Simms
Junior Simms

User Access Testing & End-to-End (UAT/E2E) Quality Assurance (QA) Test Manager

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
Headshot of Thomas Smith Vaughan
Thomas Smith-Vaughan

Chief Operating Officer

Office of the Comptroller
  • Accounts Payable
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Kevin Stanton

Administrative Officer

Department of Public Health
  • Contracts & Encumbrance Management
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James Styles

Deputy Director Business Applications and Solution

Department of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance
  • Capital Project Management
  • Contracts & Encumbrance Management
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Danny Tam

MMARS Analyst

Executive Office for Administration & Finance
  • Budget Management
  • Capital Project Management
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Sorraia Tavares
No longer with agency

Former Senior Development Manager

Division of Operational Services
  • Contracts & Encumbrance Management
  • Vendor Management
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Kostandin Theodhori

Director, Federal Aid Programming and Reimbursement Office (FAPRO)

  • Grants Management
Headshot of Dhana Thirukumar
Dhana Thirukumar

Sr. Enterprise Data and Information Architect

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
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Edward Tom

Deputy Director of Revenue

Executive Office of Health & Human Services
  • Financial Implementation Experts
  • Revenue & Accounts Receivable
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Rita Tucker

EDP Systems Analyst IV

Office of the Comptroller
  • Contracts & Encumbrance Management
Headshot of Chaitanya Velupula
Chaitanya Velupula

Functional Quality Assurance (QA) Test Manager

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
Headshot of Bill Weiss
Bill Weiss

Human Capital Management and Payroll Lead

Office of the Comptroller
  • Program Management Office
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Jonna Willis

Director of Procurement

Executive Office of Education
  • Procure to Pay
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Tony Yee

Revenue Coordinator

EDP Systems Analyst IV

Office of the Comptroller
  • Revenue & Accounts Receivable
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Timur Yontar

Capital Budget Director

Executive Office for Administration & Finance
  • Budget Management
  • Financial Implementation Experts
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Meng You

Chief Financial Officer

Department of Public Utilities
  • Budget Management
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Jenny Yu

Accountant V

Department of Transportation
  • Capital/Non Capital Assets
Headshot of Jessie Zuberek
Jessie Zuberek

Budgetary Team Manager

Office of the Comptroller
  • Budget Management
  • Cost Allocation
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