Massachusetts State Legislature Staff Training

February 14, 2007

Presented by Suffolk University’s Center for Public Management and The John Joseph Moakley Institute

8:30 a.m. Check-in and Breakfast

9:00 a.m. Welcome
                Sandy Matava, Director, CPM
                President David J. Sargent

The Importance of Good Public Service
Introductions: Vice President John A. Nucci

Senate President Robert E. Travaglini
House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi
  

9:30 a.m. Legislative Aides: What Are the Five Most Important
               Things You Need to Know? 
Moderator: Mark Andrews, VP of Administration & Finance, 
                Northern Essex C.C., Suffolk Faculty

Arthur Bernard, Chief of Staff, Senate President Travaglini
Maryann Calia, Chief of Staff, House Speaker DiMasi
Cathy Flewelling, Chief of Staff, Min. Leader Richard Tisei
Fred VanMagness, Chief of Staff and Senior Legal Counsel, House Min. Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

10:30 a.m. The Legislating Process
Moderator:  John Berg, Professor and Chair Suffolk
                   University’s Government Department

William E. Welch, Clerk of the Senate
Steven T. James, Clerk of the House

11:30 a.m. Another Very Important Thing...
                 Dealing with the Press 
Moderator: Lorraine Carli, Adjunct Professor, Suffolk 
                  University and Communication VP for
                  National Fire Protection Associations

Alison King, New England Cable News
Casey Ross, Boston Herald
Andrea Estes, Boston Globe

12:30 p.m. Working Luncheon: The Policy Agenda
Moderator:  Linda Melconian, Visiting Assistant Professor, 
                  Public Management Department, Suffolk U.

Health Care:
Christie Hager, Chief Health Counsel, House Speaker DiMasi 
David Morales, Advisor, Office of Senate President Travaglini
Economic Development: 
Rosemary Powers, Chief of Staff, Senator Jack Hart
James Kennedy, General Counsel and Research Director for House Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies
  
1:30 p.m. Where can you find information?
Introduction: Michael Lavin, Chair, Public Management 
                    Department, Suffolk University
Moderator: Brendan Burke, Assistant Professor, Public 
                  Management Department, Suffolk University

Stephen A. Fulchino, State Librarian
Anne Ziaja, Director, Legislative Education Office
Susan Wojtas, Deputy Director, Legislative Education Office

2:00 p.m. The State Budget Process 
Moderator: Dean William J. O’Neill, Sawyer Business School

Rep. Robert A. Deleo, Chair House Ways & Means
Senator Panagiotakos, Vice Chair Senate Ways & Means

Massachusetts Financial Outlook:
Michael J. Widmer, President, Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation

3:00 p.m. Ethics: What You Need to Know
Moderator:  Maria Mossaides, Adjunct Professor, Suffolk
                   University and Renewable Energy Trust,
                   Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

Steven Thomas, Acting Senate Counsel
Louis A. Rizoli, Counsel for the House
Peter Sturges, Massachusetts Ethics Commission, Executive Director    
               
4:30 p.m. The Legacy of Congressman Joe Moakley
Moderator: Beth A. Bower, Moakley Institute Director 
About Moakley: Sean T. Ryan, Moakley Charitable Foundation
Introduction of Video:  Rep. John Rogers, House Majority Leader