Suzanne joined First Lady Michelle Obama, Governor Deval Patrick, Attorney General Martha Coakley and other Democratic leaders for a National Democratic Party event in Chestnut Hill.  Pictured: Ruth Bump (Suzanne’s mother), First Lady Michelle Obama, and State Auditor Suzanne Bump.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Anthony’s Pier 4 Restaurant
140 Northern Avenue, Boston

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Auditor-Elect Bump said, “I want to expand on the work of the State Auditor’s Audit Operations, strengthening its audit capabilities and making greater use of performance audits and other tools to help make state government better by increasing its effectiveness, efficiency, transparency, and accountability”.

Bump explained that she is looking for an outstanding CPA with government auditing and leadership experience, and is working with local and national associations of auditing professionals, including the National State Auditors Association to help in the recruitment of candidates for the position.

Bump continued, “It is vital that the State Auditor examines not just where and why tax dollars are being spent, but also how well our government agencies and programs are performing.  For the Deputy Auditor for Audit Operations, I am seeking a candidate committed to implementing the idea that enhanced performance auditing can help accomplish my goal that every tax dollar brought into State coffers goes where it is supposed to go and does what it is supposed to do”.

The Auditor-Elect also named Laura M. Marlin, former Commissioner of the Division of Occupational Safety, as First Deputy Auditor, and Gerald McDonough, General Counsel for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development as Deputy Auditor for Legal and Policy.

Marlin brings to the office more than a decade of management experience in the public sector.  As Commissioner of the Division of Occupational Safety from May 2007 through May 2010, Marlin oversaw a state agency with seven offices across the Commonwealth, administering the Massachusetts workplace safety and health, asbestos, lead and wage-related programs. Prior to being appointed Commissioner, Marlin served as Deputy Chief of Staff to Attorney General Thomas Reilly and as an Assistant Attorney General prosecuting cases involving computer crimes, fraud, embezzlement and public corruption.

As General Counsel in the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, Gerald McDonough helped to reorganize the state’s labor relations agencies, and has been helping the new Department of Transportation navigate through complicated labor issues.  McDonough has been a partner at the Boston law firm Holtz & Reed, LLP, and he is the author of the annual supplement to Alexander J. Cella’s Administrative Law and Practice treatise, part of the Massachusetts Practice Series published by West Publishing, the most cited work of its kind on administrative law in Massachusetts.  Prior to joining Holtz & Reed, Mr. McDonough was General Counsel and Deputy Treasurer to State Treasurer Shannon P. O’Brien.

“Both Laura Marlin and Gerald McDonough are accomplished professionals with a passion for public service that matches my own,” said the Auditor-Elect.  “They will be enormously helpful to me as I pursue my mission of making government work better.”

Suzanne Bump will be sworn into office on January 19^th. Bump will be the twenty-second State Auditor in Massachusetts history.

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Committee on Audit Operations

State Auditor-Elect Suzanne Bump understands that the foundation of the Office of the State Auditor is a first-rate audit operation.  She has established a committee of her transition team to focus on audit operations, identify strengths and weaknesses in this crucial area and make recommendations for improvement.

Bill Yazbek, CGFM, Retired Government Auditor, Deloitte & Touche
Daniel Bonnette, CPA, Deloitte & Touche
Harvey Creem, CPA, Retired Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Kevin Martin, CPA, Kevin Martin & Associates
Dorothy DiPesa, CPA, DiPesa & Company CPAs
Bill Jackson, CPA, W.A. Jackson & Company

Committee on Staffing and Professional Development

The Office of the State Auditor must be structured, managed and staffed in a way that enables it to conduct first-rate audits of the finances and performance of the agencies, authorities and programs of state government; to provide timely reports and recommendations; and to work with other entities to implement those recommendations.  In some key areas, the Office may need to have staff with specific knowledge and background in order to fully evaluate program performance.  State Auditor-Elect Suzanne Bump has established a committee of her transition team that will evaluate and make recommendations about staffing and professional development of the Office.  The committee will work closely with the other transition committees whose findings will inform the work of this committee.  Additionally, the committee will review the report of a Peer Review which will be completed as quickly as possible after State Auditor-Elect Bump takes office.

Kristin Demong, GREX, Inc.
Ralph Jordan, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Tom Webber, Human Resources Professional
Leon Brathwaite, Affirmative Action Office, City of Newton
Katherine Hesse, Esq., Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane

Committee on Government Performance

State Auditor-Elect Suzanne Bump was motivated to run for State Auditor because of her passion for making government work better.  The committee on Government Performance will be charged with evaluating the most effective ways to use the resources of the Office of the State Auditor, through performance audits and other tools in order to drive real change in policies and programs throughout the state agencies and authorities.

Representative Daniel Bosley
Mayor Joseph Curtatone, Somerville
Michael Lake, Northeastern University World Class Cities Partnership
Sam Tyler, Boston Municipal Research Bureau
Lonsdale Koester, Former Performance Management Director, Exec. Office of Administration & Finance
Bill Tinti, Esquire, Tinti, Quinn, Grover & Frey, P.C.
Robert Behn, Harvard Kennedy School of Government (consulting with the committee)

Committee on Health Care Costs

During her campaign, State Auditor-Elect Suzanne Bump identified health care costs as one of her first priorities, and laid out plans to expand on the important work that has been done by the Auditor’s office in reviewing Massachusetts’ health care spending and to be a catalyst for accountability and results.  She has established, as part of her transition team, a committee on health care costs that will be charged with evaluating the existing capacity and resources within the Office of the State Auditor to conduct comprehensive audits of state health care spending and the performance of the programs and agencies that administer them, and develop sound recommendations for changes that will reduce costs and provide greater value to taxpayers and consumers.

Paul Romary, Lemuel Shattuck Hospital
Amy Whitcomb Slemmer, Health Care for All
Sarah Iselin, Blue Cross Foundation
Lois Cornell, Tufts Health Plan
Senator Richard Moore
Robert J. Haynes, Massachusetts AFL-CIO / Member of Board, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA
Jerry Desilets, Southern Middlesex Opportunity Council

Committee on Municipal Government

State Auditor-Elect Suzanne Bump understands that the Auditor must be a partner with municipal leaders, particularly in these trying economic times, helping them find ways to get greater value for scarce resources and finding solutions to challenges that face our cities and towns.  She has established, as part of her transition team, a committee on municipal government that will work to find ways to strengthen and improve the partnership between the Office of State Auditor and municipal leaders.

Mayor Robert Dolan, Melrose
Richard Montuori, Town Manager, Tewksbury
Senator Ken Donnelly
Mayor James Ruberto, Pittsfield
Denis Devine, Woburn Retirement Board; President MACRS
Paul Trane, Insight Companies Consulting Firms

Committee on Transparency and Communication

Transparency is a valuable tool in the hands of the Office of the State Auditor – allowing Massachusetts residents and taxpayers to see for themselves how well their government is operating on both a financial and a performance basis.  State Auditor-Elect Suzanne Bump has established a committee on Transparency and Communication.  The committee will be charged with recommending new and creative tools to make the work of the Auditor’s office more available, accessible and valuable to members of the public.

Charles Steelfisher, Alipes CME
Greg Torres, Mass INC
Michael Goldman, Government Insight Group
Archon Fung, Harvard Kennedy School, Transparency Policy Project
Jennifer Flagg, Consultant
Maureen McQuillen, Consultant
Lee Harrison, Berkshire Harrison, Inc.
Mary Fifield, Mary Fifield Associates
Brad Blake, Hill Holliday
John Moynihan, Former Publisher

Committee on Policy and Priorities

Throughout her career State Auditor-Elect Suzanne Bump has valued diverse perspectives and engaged individuals and community leaders from varied backgrounds and points of view.  She has established the committee on Policy and Priorities in order to get input from members of communities from across the Commonwealth about what priorities they would like to see in the Office of the State Auditor.

Frank Callahan, Mass. Building Trades Council
Idali Torres, PhD, Gatson Institute, U-Mass Boston
Representative Linda Dorcena Forry
Rick Lord, Associated Industries of Massachusetts
Joe Kriesberg, MA Association of Community Development Corporations
Eva Millona, Mass. Immigrant and Refugee Coalition
Michael Grunko, SEIU Local 509
John Pourbaix, Construction Industries of Massachusetts
Ray Gottwald, Suffolk University
Carlos Gonzalez, Massachusetts Latino Chamber of Commerce
Jeanette Boone, Four Corners Community Development Corporation
Debbie Fastino, Coalition for Social Justice
Brenda Jenkins, YMCA of Central Massachusetts
Vic Digravio, Association for Behavioral Healthcare

See a list of the whole team by clicking here.

“The Office of the State Auditor, which has known one leadership team for twenty-four years, will be retooled in order to meet the challenges that face the Commonwealth today and in the years to come,” said Bump.  “I am grateful that such a diverse group of professionals with a wide variety of expertise has agreed to assist in this important transition.”

The team of academic leaders, government auditing professionals, business leaders, human resource professionals, elected officials and members of diverse communities across Massachusetts represents Bump’s fresh approach to the Auditor’s Office.

Recognizing that having a first rate audit team and a professional staff with a variety of skills will be critical to creating the kind of interdisciplinary approach that forms the basis of Bump’s vision for the Office, she has established a transition team with seven committees which will focus on: Audit Operations, Staffing and Professional Development, Government Performance; Health Care Costs; Municipal Government;  Transparency and Communications; and Policy and Priorities.

In keeping with her key campaign priorities, Bump established the committee on Government Performance to provide a strong foundation for her focus on making government work better.  The committee will be charged with evaluating the most effective ways to use the resources of the Office of the State Auditor, through performance audits and other tools, to drive real change in policies and programs throughout the state agencies and authorities.

Also, Bump has established the committee on health care costs.  The committee will evaluate the existing capacity and resources within the Office of the State Auditor to conduct comprehensive audits of state health care spending and the performance of the programs and agencies that administer them, and develop sound recommendations for changes that will reduce costs and provide greater value to taxpayers and consumers.

Attached with this press release is a full list of Transition Team members with descriptions of each committee.  Transition committees are still being formulated and new members will be added in the coming weeks.

Suzanne Bump will be sworn into office on January 19^th. Bump will be the twenty-second State Auditor in Massachusetts history.

For information about the transition, contact:

Laura Marlin, Transition Manager
transition@suzannebump.com

Thank you.

After an extremely long day and nearly a year of campaigning we have finally made it to victory.  We’ve shared some amazing achievements over the course of the year, but last night we won the prize.

I am incredibly proud to have been selected by the voters of Massachusetts to succeed Joe DeNucci as the next State Auditor!  And, I am incredibly proud to join Attorney General Martha Coakley to become Massachusetts’ second female constitutional office-holder!

Campaigning around the state this year has been both gratifying and humbling.  It has filled me with alternating sensations of heady possibilities and sobering responsibilities.  But every day has been worth it. Not just for me, but, I believe, for the Commonwealth as a whole.

Because this campaign has focused public attention on this incredibly important job, and it has helped set expectations high.

During this campaign I began a dialogue with the people of Massachusetts, and I look forward to continuing it, in order to enhance the public’s understanding of and input into the work of the State Auditor.

And I intend to work hard to get better results from our government and there by increase public confidence in it.

In my public life as a legislator and cabinet member, and in my personal life, I have been particularly motivated to act on behalf of those who are struggling –  those who have lost their jobs, their homes, their health, or their hope, those suffering from addiction, discrimination, or the lack of education or opportunity. I have been proud to stand with them and for them.

As State Auditor, I will continue to act on their behalf, to ensure that our society and our government acknowledges and strives to meet their needs.

At the same time, I will be focused on making sure that our policies and programs deliver value to the taxpayers, who rightly demand that government respect their contributions to the public good, and that it spend those contributions wisely and well.

We all have legitimate concerns about how our tax dollars are being spent, but I don’t believe we need to compromise our values in order to find solutions.

I am grateful to each one of you who believed in me and who gave me your vote, your ideas, your labor, and your treasure.  Thank you to my volunteers, staff, friends, and family for the million different things you gave to make this campaign a success. Thank you to our friends in labor, the Latino community, the LGBT community, the Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus and all endorsing organizations.

Thank you for this honor.

Please click here to download a “Dear Friend” message that you can email or print and mail to your friends, family and neighbors.  Please spread the word about Suzanne Bump and let everyone know she should be our next State Auditor!

Dear Friend,

On Tuesday November 2 we will elect a new State Auditor. There is aclear choice in the race for State Auditor.  Suzanne Bump has been a leader in both the public and private sectors and is the only candidate who has a vision for using the Auditor’s office to make real changes in state government and hold state agencies accountable for how they spend our hard-earned tax dollars.

We know Suzanne Bump will do these things as State Auditor because she has done them before.  As Secretary of Labor and as a State Representative Suzanne Bump has challenged the status quo, reformed state agencies, and gotten results that have saved taxpayers money and made government work better.  Now we need your help in electing Suzanne Bump this coming Tuesday!

The recession challenges us to watch every dollar we spend – that includes government.  By working smarter, government can save money and deliver better services.

Leadership.  Accountability.  Results.

Please join me in voting for Suzanne Bump for State Auditor on

Tuesday, November 2, 2010.

And please forward this message to 10 friends and ask them to vote for Suzanne Bump on November 2, 2010. For more information, please visit the website at www.suzannebump.com.

Thank you.