HomeMy Public PortalAboutAppointment of Town TreasurerCollector - GonzalezMichael J. Driscoll
Town Manager
TOWN OF
WATERTOWN
Office of the Town Manager
Administration Building
149 Main Street
Watertown, MA 02472
Phone: 617-972-6465
www.watertown-ma.gov
townmgr@watertown-ma.gov
To: All Department Heads
From: Michael J. Driscoll, Town Manager
Date: March 25, 2019
RE: Appointment of Town Treasurer/Collector
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer G. Gonzalez to the position of Town
Treasurer/Collector effective April 22, 2019.
Ms. Gonzalez has an Associate of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Law
Enforcement from the Community College of Rhode Island, and a Bachelor of Science degree in
Accounting with a concentration in Financial Accounting from Rhode Island College. Ms. Gonzalez also
has a Juris Doctor degree from Roger Williams University School of Law.
Ms. Gonzalez has been the Chief Financial Officer at the University of Massachusetts Building Authority.
Some of her responsibilities included management of the Commercial Paper Program, reconciliation of the
Owner Controller Insurance Program, and support of the Finance team's day-to-day transaction activity.
Ms. Gonzalez has served as the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Director of Finance for the
Massachusetts School Building Authority and led the budget and financial planning efforts for the grant
programs and operations. Some of her other duties included oversight of project audits, rating agency
presentations, financial statement preparation and review, the Open Checkbook transparency initiative, and
debt modeling for the Authority's $5 billion debt portfolio. Ms. Gonzalez created the Post Issuance
Compliance Calendar and Finance Dashboard to track the department's responsibilities, and monitor
deadlines and key decision -making statistics. Ms. Gonzalez has also served as a Vice President, Assistant
Vice President and Analyst at First Southwest Company Municipal Advisory Group. Her duties included
assisting Massachusetts municipalities with hundreds of note and bond transactions each year as well as
compliance with continuing disclosure filings.
With Ms. Gonzalez's extensive experience and educational background, she will be able to greatly assist
the Administration by enhancing the Treasurer/Collector' s office delivery of service, serving on the
municipal budget and capital budget teams, addressing overall Financial Management Recommendations
and any Management Letter Recommendations, and developing additional finance initiatives related to the
long-term goal of sound financial management and fiscal stability.
Please take the opportunity to contact Ms. Gonzalez upon her arrival and welcome her.
cc: Honorable Town Council
Depai tiuent of Town Treasurer/Collector Employees