Deans/Directors
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Deans
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Directors
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Stephen Crosby
Dean
(617) 287-5550
steve.crosby@umb.edu
Stephen P. Crosby, the founding Dean of the John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies,
has nearly 40 years of experience in policy making, entrepreneurship and non-profit leadership.
Mr. Crosby served as Secretary of Administration and Finance to Governors Paul Cellucci and
Jane M. Swift from 2000-2002. He was responsible for development, legislative approval and
implementation of the governor’s $23 billion annual operating budget and a $2 to $3 billion
capital budget. He supervised 22 agencies with 3,000 employees. In 2002, he served as chief of
staff to Governor Swift.
Mr. Crosby has worked nearly full-time on non-profit boards, serving as chair of the Boston
History and Innovation Collaborative, the Center for Applied Special Technologies (CAST), vice
chair of The Poverty Institute, and board member for the AIDS Responsibility Project,
headquartered in Los Angeles.
Mr. Crosby is founder and publisher of CCI/Crosby Publishing in Boston. He has served as
chairman and CEO of technology and publishing companies, including Interactive Radio Corp., Inc.,
SmartRoute Systems, Inc., Crosby Vandenburgh Group, and MetroGuide, Inc. In addition,
Mr. Crosby's career includes work as a campaign manager and senior advisor for local and
national candidates and elected representatives.
Mr. Crosby received his B.A. from Harvard College and his J.D. from Boston University. In
addition to his work as a policy maker, he has provided public policy commentary on WBUR-FM,
New England Cable News (NECN), and in the Boston Globe.
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Jeffrey Burr
Associate Dean
(617) 287-5550
jeffrey.burr@umb.edu
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Sandy Blanchette
Assistant Dean
(617) 287-5534
sandy.blanchette@umb.edu
Sandra Blanchette came to the McCormack Institute in 1994 as a graduate assistant
in the MSPA program. After receiving her M.S. in Public Affairs, she worked as a
research assistant and administrator with the Center for Social Policy,
participating in studies involving housing in Massachusetts, Community Action
Organizations, the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission, Hospital Quality
Initiatives and organized a Housing Issues Seminar Series. Sandra Blanchette
served in various roles in the Town of Avon, as an elected member of the School
Committee and as chairman of the Personnel Board and the Recycling Committee. She
is currently an appointed member of the Finance Committee. Prior to coming to the
McCormack Institute, Sandra spent over sixteen years in the healthcare field.
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