On Thursday, Gov. Deval Patrick appointed Alumna Vanessa Otero to the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) Board of Directors. The MCCA owns and oversees the MassMutual Center in Springfield, MA, in addition to the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC), the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center, and the Boston Common Garage.
Vanessa received her Masters of Public Policy and Administration from CPPA in 2009. She is currently the director of the North End Campus Coalition in Springfield and runs her own consulting firm, specializing in grant writing, program development and professional development. Prior to this, she worked as a parent facilitator for the Springfield Public School District and as program design and management manager for the Holyoke-Chicopee-Springfield Head Start Program.