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board and directors

Barbara W. Morris,  M.A. & A.S.A.
President and Executive ,Director
Mrs. Morris graduated from Fairfield University with undergraduate and graduate degrees in Mathematics (B.S), School Psychology (M.A.) and Applied Psychology (M.A.). She became an Associate of the Society of Actuaries (A.S.A.) while working for a major insurance company in Connecticut.

Barbara has worked both in Pupil Services and as a classroom mathematics teacher with students ranging from junior high school through community college. She has been an adjunct professor in Mathematics at Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, Massachusetts from 2002 to the present.

Barbara has served in various capacities in local community organizations for over 30 years including school PTOs, Town Women Clubs and church and civic organizations while raising her family. Presently, Barbara serves on the
the Human Rights Committee for the Horace Mann Education Association, Worcester Division. With a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Northeastern University, Barbara serves on PACIO's Board as President and Executive Director of the organization
 

William McCarthy, PhD
Treasurer and Clerk

Currently, Dr. McCarthy is a criminal justice professor, teaching at a few area colleges in Central Massachusetts.  He has been involved in numerous activities which include the Boy Scouts of America and youth baseball and softball leagues. 

Bill is deeply rooted in Massachusetts and politics where he has been an activist and a leader. As a State Committee Member in Worcester, and as a County Club President, Bill has worked as a grassroots organizer, coordinator and campaign manager on a number of elections for candidates and for ballot questions. Bill has experience assisting people who have run for office, ranging from school committee and selectman races to city council campaigns, state level representative races and federal offices (representative, senator and president).


Mark Bashour,  M.Ed
 Mr. Bashour  has been a professor of Government and History at Quinsigamond Community College since 1998. He has taught courses in State and Local Government as well as U.S. Government.
 
Mark has been involved in several non-profit groups, including the Goddard Memorial Association which brought forth the Robert Goddard Monument in Worcester, Massachusetts. Mark has also served on the Massachusetts Community College Council for the past seven years. He has chaired and co-chaired several committees, and was the vice-chair of the MCCC negotiating committee from 2012 to 2014. The MCCC is the teachers union for Massachusetts State Community Colleges. Presently Mark is president of his local Town Historical Society.
 

Deborah Hemdal Esq.
Attorney Hemdal has a small solo practice which specializes in family, special education, and juvenile justice matters. She also teaches introductory legal issues classes at Brandeis University, Newbury College, and Anna Maria College. Deborah also writes articles on issues in healthcare law for the Massachusetts Lawyers Journal.
 
Deborah volunteers her time as a Council Member for the Health Law Section of the Massachusetts Bar Association and chairs the Human Rights Committee for the Horace Mann Education Association, Worcester Division.


Richard Ricardi
Mr. Ricaridi has worked in eastern, central, and western Massachusetts for 54 years, in education, the arts, civic engagement, and other realms.
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