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Geoff has 10 years of experience as an elected official in two different cities and has a breadth of city municipal experience unmatched by any current elected official in Framingham, including the Mayor and all City Councilors.​ 

 

Geoff played a leading role in reforming financial management in the Framingham school district, when he served 4 years on the School Committee from 2018-2021, and was Chair of the Finance & Operations Subcommittee.

 

Geoff lead the effort to bring best financial practices back to the Framingham Public Schools by managing the hiring of Lincoln Lynch as Executive Director of Finance & Operations, and then working with him and the Superintendent to completely redesign the budget process and the budget book, which captures goals, priorities, aligns with strategic plans for the district and contains all budget information in a readable format, including extensive historical information.

 

The school district budgeting process was completely transformed on Geoff's watch and written into a new policy.

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Geoff also served for 2 as chairperson of the newly created Climate Change, Environment & Sustainability where his work in the climate change area resulted in the first school district policy on Climate Change, Environment & Sustainability in the state.

 

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