Otero, Vanessa
MemberDepartment of Transportation (MassDOT)
- Agency Department of Transportation (MassDOT)
- Division MassDOT Board of Directors
- Title Member
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Address
10 Park Plaza, Suite 4160
Boston, MA 2116 - Phone 857-368-4646
- Reports To Governor Maura Healey
Official Record
- Year Started Current Position 2021
- Years in Current Position 6
Personal Information
Nothing on file.
Education & Career
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Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Women’s Studies from Smith College
- master’s in Public Administration from the University of Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Springfield Fellow in Urban Planning in 2012.
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Previous Employment
- Chief Operating Officer at Partners for Community. She has led strategic planning, grant writing, program evaluation and risk management efforts, in addition to overseeing $70 million in public and private grants and contracts. Otero was previously Director of the North End Campus Coalition, where she was responsible for developing and implementing community-based programming to address health indicators in Springfield. She also serves as Commissioner of Springfield Water and Sewer and as a founding member of the Puerto Rican/Latino Leadership Council and the Healing Racism Institute of Pioneer Valley.
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Organizations
- Board member of Sisters of Providence Health Systems/Mercy Hospital
- Regional Employment Board
- Brightwood Development Corporation
- Massachusetts Convention Center Authority
- Veritas Preparatory Charter School
- New England Farm Workers’ Council. .